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You shouldn’t use recirculation in the winter or cold weather as it traps the air inside the car. Any condensation will take a lot longer to clear up. Your ac acts as a dehumidifier but trapping the air in the car means the moisture has nowhere to go.

6 minutes ago, paulrnx said:

You might find the car will be transformed if/when you change to a decent premium tyre. My experience is that all of the bump thump and poor secondary ride quality disappears once moving away from the OE fit tyres.

It’s got Avon ZX7’s on which get good reviews so I doubt it would make much difference. There is no tyre noise at speed which some owners complain of on original tyres. 
It’s not a massive problem as such because I don’t spend much time on urban roads, just a disappointment after being used to cars with compliant suspension. For once the car reviewers got it right.
The reason I ignored them was that most reviewers said the Kuga ride was firm but I didn’t find that at all. It was a good compromise between comfort and handling.
I didn’t notice it so much on the test drive only when I got onto roads I know after I bought it. My wife who doesn’t drive and wasn’t on the test drive noticed straight away how crashy it is.

But, overall it’s a nice car in lots of areas. The pros outweigh the cons. I normally change my cars every 12 to 18 months anyway. I get bored quickly.

22 minutes ago, First_Lexus said:

^^ Funny, I couldn’t agree less! I love the fact that it feels mechanical, especially going into reverse. For me it feels well engineered and just oozes quality. I’ve had my fair share of VAG automatics too - the last being a Tiguan with the exploding DSG gearbox - and just can’t see how you could think that..which just goes to prove how different perceptions and opinions are!

Yes it’s all down to perception and personal taste.
I’m a mechanical engineer and just don’t like it. Going from drive back up the box is a lot better than from park down the box. The VAG dsg’s to me, are much smoother and more precise and I’ve had a few different types. 
Once the cars in drive I use auto hold so hardly use the lever.
However, the cvt is a much nicer gearbox in operation at low speeds than the dsg’s. 

Hi. 
I’ve been on this site for years when I owned an RX400h and had to reregister for some reason. However to the point.

I’ve recently bought a 2015 NX Luxury. A brief test drive was all I had before purchase and following a few hundred miles my initial impressions are:

Internal sound suppression is excellent. I didn’t notice how good until I stepped straight from mine into a friends car which I thought was quiet to start with.

CVT is an improvement on the RX400. More noticeable going up hills than during acceleration but not too bad 95% of the time.

Build quality and comfort excellent.

Gear lever is horrible. Like something from the 80’s. Very mechanical and notchy. Nowhere near as good as VAG cars.

Suspension is too firm for my tastes, especially around town. Tyres aren’t the problem it’s just too crashy. Gets better on the open road, just. My previous three cars were a Ford Kuga 2015, Vauxhall Zafira Tourer 2016 and a Golf SV 2016. All had far superior suspension in any situation.

Overall a very nice car but because of the suspension I’ll probably only keep it for a year while it’s covered by the dealer warranty then change.