Ingabe i-Lexus NX ka-2022 entsha ingaba i-premium SUV yase-Australia ethengiswa kakhulu? Izimbangi zamanani aphezulu iBMW X3, Audi Q5 neMercedes-Benz GLC zizonyakazisa ingxenye yegesi, hybrid nePHEV.

I-NX450h+ plug-in hybrid izoba ifulegi lohlelo lwe-NX.

I-Lexus NX ka-2022 entsha ingaba imodeli ethuthukisa ukuthengiswa kohlobo oluphambili lwaseJapan e-Australia.

I-NX idlala esigabeni seSUV esiqhudelanayo nesikhulayo, futhi inomncintiswano onzima, ikakhulukazi owaseYurophu.

Ngesikhathi kumenyezelwa amanani aphelele entengo entsha yesizukulwane sesibili i-NX ngoDisemba, kwabonisa ukuthi iLexus izimisele ngokuthatha indawo eyengeziwe esigabeni samaSUV aphambili.

Abanye abadayiswa kakhulu kulesi sigaba - i-Audi Q5, BMW X3 neVolvo XC60 - banolwazi olunzulu ngemikhiqizo yabo njengoba sebenesikhathi eside besemakethe kune-NX. Futhi abanye abantu bangase bakhethe ibheji yaseYurophu kunebheji yaseJapane.

Kodwa isizukulwane esisha i-NX sinakho konke okumele sikhuphukele esicongweni eshadini lokudayiswa kweSUV uma isiqala ukudayiswa ngoFebhuwari.

I-NX entsha inohlu olubanzi kakhulu lwezimbangi zayo, enikeza izinketho eziyisishiyagalolunye. Itholakala ngezinjini ezimbili ezine-four-cylinder kaphethroli: enenjini engu-152 litre enamandla angu-243 kW/2.5 Nm kanye nenjini engu-205 litre turbocharged enamandla angu-430 kW/2.4 Nm.

I-Lexus iphinde inikeze i-179kW hybrid powertrain futhi, ngokokuqala ngqa ohlotsheni, i-227kW plug-in hybrid (PHEV) enebanga likagesi wonke elingu-75km.

Lezi yizinjini ezine ongakhetha kuzo. Kuzoba nezinketho ezimbalwa ze-powertrain namuhla kusihlwa kune-Q5 noma i-X3, kodwa iyona kuphela imodeli enophethiloli, i-stock hybrid kanye nezinketho ze-plug-in hybrid.

Amanani nawo ayancintisana kakhulu uma eqhathaniswa nomncintiswano. Isuka ku-$60,800 ngaphambi komgwaqo we-NX250 Luxury with front-wheel drive (FWD) futhi ikhuphukela ku-$89,900 ku-NX450h+ F Sport with all-wheel drive (AWD), okuwukuphela kwenketho ye-PHEV. Ihybrid ethengekayo kakhulu ibiza u-$65,600.

Le ntengo yokuqala ingaphansi kwawo wonke amamodeli esincintisana nawo, ngisho nentsha iGenesis GV70 (eqala ku-$66,400).

I-plugin futhi ibiza kancane kunamanye ama-PHEV afana ne-BMW X3 xDrive30e ($104,900), Mercedes-Benz GLC300e ($95,700e) neVolvo XC60 ($8).

Imodeli entsha ifakwe isethi yakamuva yezinto ezisiza abashayeli, kanye nesethaphu yakamuva ye-Lexus multimedia enezikrini zokuthinta eziqala ku-9.8 kuya ku-14.0 amayintshi.

I-Lexus ithengise ama-NX angu-3091 ngonyaka odlule, yehle ngo-12.1% kusukela ngo-2020. Idayiswe ngabakwaBMW X3 (4242), Volvo XC60 (3688), Audi Q5 (3604), Mercedes-Benz GLC (3435). kanye ne-GLB (3345).

ILexus ikhiphe iPorsche Macan (2328), Range Rover Evoque (1143), BMW X4 (981), Land Rover Discovery Sport (843) nezinye eziningi.

Kodwa ngesikhathi i-NX izodayiswa, iningi lalezi zinhlobo lizobe selidayiswe iminyaka eminingana, kanti iLexus izobe icwebezela njengengane entsha emakethe.

Njengoba ukuthengiswa kwe-hybrid kukhuphuka e-Australia - amayunithi akhuphuke ngo-20% kuya ku-70,466 ngonyaka odlule - I-Lexus isilungele ukugxuma. I-NX isuselwe ohlotsheni olufanayo lwezakhiwo ze-Toyota/Lexus Tnga njenge-RAV4 edume kakhulu futhi ihlanganyela ngokufana okuningi nayo.

Ngonyaka odlule, u-72% wokuthengiswa kwe-RAV4 kwafakwa ugesi, okungaholela ekuthengisweni okwengeziwe kwamamodeli ayi-NX hybrid.

Noma ngabe kwenzekani, umjaho wokuthengisa we-premium SUV usuzoshuba.