Martin J

Agree with Paul - around 41mpg after 16000 miles. The laws of physics suggest that an NX will not match an IS in terms of fuel economy, but whether the slightly higher consumption is a deal-breaker is an individual thing. Clearly what would improve the consumption, at least for those of us who do lots of shorter trips, is a plug-in drivetrain. So far Lexus has turned a deaf ear..

Hmm - different, rater than better. The extended rear light clusters necessitate an awkward crease above the Lexus badge. Hopefully the brake lights illuminate more of the cluster than in the current model. The "NX300" designation turns out to be a new name for the NX200t, rather than the detuned V6 some of us suspected.

Thanks all for the responses. In the end decided to take it to the dealer, who uses an external mobile company. Good result for £66. Given that the tyres aren't particularly low -profile, though, was surprised how easily it happened. Will be ultra cautious in future..

Thanks for the comments. Certainly the refinement of the NX in other areas probably makes wind noise more apparent. I don't think there's a seal problem, as I've had that in the past (thanks, Vauxhall) and I suspect Paul is right that the big mirrors play a part.

Front NS wheel has sustained light kerb damage, as shown. I very rarely parallel park, and was unaware of any contact until I washed the car. If this has happened to anyone else I'd be very grateful for advice on where to take it (eg dealer, Chips Aaway, etc) and likely cost. Doesn't seem to have damaged the metal much if at all - the visible damage mostly in the paint/laquer layers. Tempted to lightly sand and apply touch-up paint myself, but not confident about result... Thanks in advance (BTW tried searching the forums but the search function doesn't seem to be working very well at the moment)

There has been extensive discussion on the US Club Lexus NX forum about wind noise in the NX, and whether there is a design problem. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/nx-models-2015-present/803803-nx-owner-survey-excessive-wind-noise.html At first I thought this was a non-issue, but after an 800-mile mostly m-way trip this week I'm coming round to the view that wind noise is excessive, and that the door mirrors are the likely cause. It's a relatively minor irritation set against the positive qualities of the NX, and probably more noticeable because of the otherwise excellent general refinement. Nevertheless, my sense is that there's room for improvement, which might perhaps be made with the rumored 2018 facelift. I'd be interested to know what others think.

An interesting thread. While it may not be the equal of the latest infotainment fits, the basic Lexus nav package (in a Luxury model) has served me well. It has - to me - one key advantage over the Premium fit (which I road tested) - the rotary knob/joystick is actually easier/safer to use on the move than the touchpad on the Premium kit. And I definitely still use CDs (and vinyl at home, but that's another story). In terms of modernity, the tech under the bonnet matters to me rather more than the infotainment. The German/JLR competition is just *so* last century, with amusingly obsolete and heavy kit such as starter motors, gearboxes, and, in most cases, engines that burn heavy oil and pump out far more NOx and particulates than the 300h. If it's modernity you're after, the NX leaves the current crop of competitors fumbling in its wake.

The update took 55 minutes today (plus my 45 minute commute each way to the dealer). I can't imagine under what circumstances anyone would turn off the car with the shift lever other than in park, as the car alerts when this happens, but for resale purposes I guess it's as well to have it done. Had a chance to check out the new Sport grade in the showroom. The spec is well below Luxury, but I loved the black wheels, which appear to be painted versions of the Premier wheels. If they'd been an option on the Luxury when I purchased mine, I'd have gone for them.

Also 99%% in normal. Eco is just annoying, and made no difference to fuel consumption when I tried it (ditto on another family member's Yaris hybrid). Sport also has marginal impact in my experience, given that you can summon maximum power by flooring the throttle. My suspicion is that the whole drive mode select thing, and the unnecessarily prominent and clunky shift lever, are there to reassure non-hybrid drivers, and buyers looking at non-hybrid competitors equipped with conventional drivetrains. Personally, I'd rather Lexus had deleted the drive modes and the gimmicky rev counter, and used the cash saved to make the HUD standard across the range.

It's upholstery-on-upholstery - but although I have leather seats suspect both armrest and head restraint are high-quality vinyl.

After 2000 rattle-free miles around Spain, my NX developed an annoying little tizz on return to the UK's blissfully smooth tarmac, emanating from the rear interior. Luckily this turned out to be nothing more than the well-documented issue of contact between the top of the stowed rear centre armrest and the central head restraint. As a short term fix raising the centre head restraint by 1 or 2 cm banishes it. Pondering a longer-term solution involving some felt on the underside of the head restraint. Anyone else had this?

Like Paul also just back from a long continental trip - 2000 miles through Spain. Broadly similar consumption - around 38 mpg on autovias, and 42 mpg on 2 lane roads, about 40 mpg overall. Generally very impressive - quiet crusing on Spain's mostly beautifully surfaced roads, and the climate control kept the cabin cool even in 39 deg external shade temp in Extramadura and Andalucia.

Great photos Andy. To go off at a slight tangent, they reminded me how underwhelmed I was with the NX brochure. The external photography was nothing special, but the token interior pictures were particularly poor, and completely inadequate to the task of enthusing the uncommitted punter about the quality and choice of finishes (not that there is much choice in the UK, but that's another matter). I hadn't sat in the Luxury trim grade until mine was delivered, but feared the worst from the tiny image of the trim in the brochure. So I was pleasantly surprised by how good the silver insert "blades" looked in real life. The website and the configurator aren't much better. I doubt whether the poor brochure loses many sales, but the 2015 edition was nowhere near as "premium" as the product deserves.

Leafing through the current Autocar in my dealership yesterday I saw a full road test of the F-Pace with the 2 litre Ingenium diesel engine, presumably the biggest selling drivetrain. I noted (i) that the NX300h is faster in acceleration from 30 to 70 mph, and (ii) the NX300h is a LOT quieter. Cabin noise for the the F-Pace at 70 mph was 70dB, cf 64dB for the NX300h when it was tested. To put it another way, the Jag is as noisy at 30 mph as the NX is at 70 mph. It looks like Jaguar have some more work to do, although this didn't stop Autocar giving it four stars compared with three for the NX.

Yes, external temp makes a big difference. After several winter tanks around 40 mpg, now back at 43. Not entirely sure I agree about hills (also live in Yorkshire) - mpg through hilly rural countryside is one of the NX's best efforts (as I found with my Prius). In my experience, fast motorway cruising is probably the weakest part of the hybrid fuel economy repertoire as compared with the heavy-oil burning competition. Struggle to get much above 40 mpg on long motorway trips. Anyway, it's spring...

Am I alone in finding the idea of a non-hybrid NX300 a bizarre step backwards for Lexus? I doubt if it will have much better refinement than the NX300h (which benefits from the max torque at zero revs of the electric motors), and it will probably have worse fuel consumption and CO2 emissions than the 200t. I'd urge Lexus to drop this turkey now, and focus on giving us an NX400h instead. BTW I've also asked about plug-in, with the usual "no plans" response.

A recurrent theme in a number of threads has been the impact that a larger petrol motor might have on NX performance, economy and refinement (ideally coupled with a plug-in Li-ion electric component). This might go two ways however. First, dropping the RX450h drivetrain into the NX – if it fits – would create a super-premium NX, and it’s easy to see Lexus product planners pricing this into the high £40Ks, mindful of the price differential between GS300h and GS450h pricing, giving a competitor to high-end Macans and F-Paces. Second, however, is a detuned V6 which might be a more appropriate base engine for the NX, with a much more modest price increase over the current L4 2.5 litre. This could deliver similar or better fuel economy & CO2 emissions (mindful of the NX-rivalling figures for the new RX), with gains in driveability and, possibly, performance; and further differentiation from the RAV4 hybrid. I’m guessing that the second scenario is the one which might be of more interest to current NX customers, but whether it makes sense in marketing terms is another matter.

Hi Andy, great pics. Have a Sonic Titanium Luxury with standard nav. Great car but recall that sorting the DAB radio was a pain, and not sure I could do it again quickly. Stations are grouped into "ensembles" and it takes some time to select your presets from the various ensembles. The full online manual is available for download through the customer portal on the Lexus UK website (under the "Owners" tab), though in the end I asked Lexus UK to email it, which they did. The manual covers all versions and specs, so it's not exactly concise reading. Just out of interest, do you have the AVS suspension?

An optimistic reading of yesterday's weather forecast prompted a 160 mile trip to and around the Yorkshire Dales, featuring horizontal rain, some steep climbs, and 40 miles of motorway, and returning about 41 mpg. For a near two-tonne SUV, I think that's impressive. Having said that, Rayaan has a point about larger petrol motors often returning better mpg since they can run at lower revs, and it's interesting that Toyota, with the Gen 3 Prius, took the petrol engine from 1.5 to 1.8 litres in search of better economy. With plug-in capability to take care of shorter journeys, a faster, 50+ mpg NX might be achievable. The NX400ph?

Individuals' priorities will differ, but to me a major problem with the F-Pace is that the affordable variants are all powered by diesel engines. Even the new Euro 6 standards for diesels allow NOx emissions of 80mg/km (NX300h = 6mg/km). My sense is that within a few years we'll start to view diesel in the same way we now do leaded petrol. The link with local air quality issues is now much clearer post dieselgate, as this recent article by Damian Carrington indicates http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/05/the-truth-about-londons-air-pollution JLR seem to be taking ages to bring petrol hybrid drivetrains to the marketplace, and in the next few years as concern about particulates mounts, and tax structures start to penalise diesels, their sales are likely to suffer.

A recent 650 mile trip (with supermarket super unleaded - or "Taste the Difference unleaded" as my family call it) has changed my overall consumption not at all, ie still around 41 mpg. The 50% motorway part was a slightly disappointing 38 mpg; the non-motorway part (mostly hilly Welsh A and B roads) was an impressive 44 mpg despite pressing on. I suspect a conventional diesel drivetrain would have reversed these figures. Incidentally, also impressed by the handling on the twisty stuff - the NX can be hustled with very little body roll. Might try non-supermarket unleaded next, given Paul's experience.

Isn't the F-Pace quite a bit longer in the wheelbase than the Evoque? I've yet to see the F-Pace in the metal, but it looks an elegant and identifiably Jaguar design, albeit a conservative one alongside Nobuyuki Tomatsu's edgy NX shape. As far as I can see, though, all the F-Pace models bar one (the supercharged petrol) are powered by diesel engines, presumably with the usual start-up and low-speed clatter, not to mention NOx and particulate emissions. It's surprising that JLR haven't been quicker to develop a petrol-electric hybrid drivetrain for the F-Pace given the well-deserved antipathy to diesel in the US and China, and increasingly, post-dieselgate, in Europe..

Have finally managed to break the 40 mpg barrier - downwards :( After tankfuls between 46.0 mpg and 40.1 mpg since July, broadly correlating with temperature, a 250-mile press-on fully-laden motorway journey earlier this week yielded 37.0 mpg. Shorter range trips since then have seen consumption back around 40. May give the NX some super unleaded for Christmas, as others have suggested, and see what the impact of that is. I used to think it was worth 1 or 2 mpg in my Prius.

Mark, just to add another viewpoint, I'm still delighted with my NX300h Luxury after 5 months; it's also my first Lexus. In my view most of the motoring journalists' observations can be discounted, not least as many of them don't take the trouble to find out how the hybrid drivetrain works. Obviously a lot depends on driving style, but I have no problems with power or hill climbing, though I agree with Rayaans that a detuned RX drivetrain would be an interesting proposition - an NX400h - especially if it was a plug-in. I'm getting fuel economy in the low forties which I think is at least as much as diesel X3/Q5/Evoque drivers are getting. But nothing else comes close in my view in terms of design - inside and out - and build quality.

I had a minor trim rattle from the interior plastic surround to the tailgate window, above the window. Some folded paper between trim and glass effected a temporary fix, and the dealership did a permanent fix, presumably with felt. It hasn't come back.