Latest Lexus Compact SUV Starts at $36K

Finally, there’s a Lexus sport utility vehicle that’s priced under $40,000.

The new-for-2015 Lexus NX is a compact crossover SUV, so it provides a car-like ride and is smaller than Lexus’ top-selling RX 350 mid-size SUV.

The NX also is the first Lexus with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which in this case produces 235 horsepower.

But a big appeal for shoppers has to be the $35,405 starting retail price for a base NX 200t, which is $6,490 less than the previous lowest-priced Lexus SUV — the RX 350, which starts at $41,715 for a base 2015 model with a 279-horsepower V-6.

PRICE AS TESTED: $49,195.

TYPE: Front-engine front-wheel drive, five-passenger, small, crossover sport utility vehicle.

ENGINE: 2.5-liter, double overhead cam, Atkinson cycle, inline four-cylinder with VVT-i mated to a nickel metal hydride battery pack.

MILEAGE: 35 mpg (city), 31 mpg (highway).

TOP SPEED: 117 mph.

LENGTH: 182.3 inches.

WHEELBASE: 104.7 inches.

CURB WEIGHT: 4,008 pounds.

BUILT AT: Japan.

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