Lexus NX 450h+ PHEV (2024) Price & Specs
The Lexus NX range in South Africa has quietly welcomed a new PHEV derivative badged as the NX 450h+ F Sport. Here’s how much this fresh plug-in flagship costs…
The Lexus NX line-up in South Africa now includes a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) derivative, with the freshly added NX 450h+ F Sport slotting in at the summit of the range.
Priced from R1 336 200, the NX 450h+ F Sport combines a 2.5-litre petrol engine and a continuously variable transmission (CVT) with a pair of electric motors (one front and one rear) and an 18.1 kWh battery pack. This PHEV set-up generates total system power of 227 kW, while Lexus opts not to list a combined peak torque figure (though it’s worth noting the 4-cylinder engine alone offers 227 Nm).
According to the Japanese firm, the all-wheel-drive NX 450h+ can travel up to 66.5 km on electricity alone, while the claimed combined fuel economy figure is as low as 1.3 L/100 km (with a corresponding CO2 emissions figure of just 29 g/km). Top speed is listed as 200 kph, while the 0-100 kph sprint is completed in a claimed 6.3 seconds.
The NX 450h+ is offered exclusively in F Sport guise, which adds items such as a piano-black grille design, aggressively styled bumpers (fore and aft), gloss-black 20-inch alloy wheels (wrapped in 235/50 R20 tyres), sports seats, alloy pedals and plenty of “F Sport” badges, inside and out.
Other standard features include a powered (and handsfree) tailgate, a tilt-and-slide moonroof, a digital rear-view mirror, a panoramic-view monitor, wireless smartphone charging, adaptive cruise control, a head-up display, plenty of driver-assistance safety features and LED headlights with adaptive high beams.
In terms of exterior paint colours, the Lexus NX 450h+ is available in White Nova, Sonic Titanium and Sonic Chrome as standard, while Black, Graphite Black, Madder Red, Sonic Copper, Terrane Khaki, Poseidon Blue and Celestial Blue are offered on a customer order only basis. Interior trim options include Black, White, Flare Red and Hazel.
Over the opening 5 months of 2024, the NX was the best-selling Lexus nameplate in South Africa, with 153 units registered. That put it far ahead of the 2nd-placed LX (77 units) and 3rd-placed ES (69 units). As a reminder, the 2nd-generation Lexus NX launched in South Africa in March 2022, with the traditional hybrid variants joining the range in May of that year. The arrival of the new PHEV variant, however, sees Toyota’s premium sub-brand expand its NX portfolio to 6 derivatives.
The NX 250 EX (R986 800) employs a naturally aspirated 2.5-litre petrol engine, while the NX 350h EX (R1 029 400), NX 350h SE (R1 197 300) and NX 350h F Sport (R1 225 700) each add a traditional hybrid system to this base engine. The NX 350 F Sport (R1 224 000), meanwhile, features a turbocharged 2.4-litre petrol motor.
How much does the Lexus NX 450h+ PHEV cost in SA?
Lexus NX 250 EX – R986 800
Lexus NX 350h EX – R1 029 400
Lexus NX 350h SE – R1 197 300
Lexus NX 350 F Sport – R1 224 000
Lexus NX 350h F Sport – R1 225 700
Lexus NX 450h+ F Sport PHEV – R1 336 200
The prices above include a 7-year/105 000 km warranty and a 7-service/105 000 km maintenance plan. Hybrid models furthermore benefit from an 8-year/195 000 km warranty on the battery pack.
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