Lexus NX 350h (2025) Review

This is the Lexus that makes the financial case rather than the emotional one. It shares its mechanical bones with a RAV4 Hybrid, which is not a criticism: that is the most durable drivetrain sold in America, and the NX inherits both its economy and its indifference to neglect. What the money buys over the Toyota is a quieter cabin, materials that survive a decade of sun without going shiny, and a dashboard that Lexus finally fixed by replacing the loathed touchpad with a proper screen and physical climate controls.

Depreciation is unusually gentle. The reasons it is not a tier higher are real: the styling is fussy where the RX is resolved, the base equipment is thin enough that a competitively equipped car costs meaningfully more than the sticker suggests, and the powertrain is slow in a way that becomes obvious merging onto a fast road. It is a good purchase rather than a good drive.