Lexus proclaims the world debut of the new UX 300e, a major evolution of the model’s first manufacturing BEV mannequin. The up to date UX 300e joins the new UX 200/250h introduced earlier this 12 months, with deliveries scheduled to start in spring 2023.
Since the 2005 launch of the RX 400h, the world’s first hybrid SUV, Lexus has been a pioneer of electrification in the luxurious market. Based on the electrification imaginative and prescient “Lexus Electrified” introduced in 2019, Lexus goals to satisfy the numerous wants of world prospects via a broad vary of electrified automobiles, from HEVs to PHEVs and BEVs. Using electrification expertise to considerably improve elementary automobile efficiency, Lexus continues to refine the timeless pleasure of the automobile, via hallmark precision and class. In 2020, Lexus launched UX 300e as the model’s first manufacturing BEV mannequin. In 2022, this was adopted by the introduction of the Lexus RZ, a devoted BEV mannequin. As of the finish of August 2022, cumulative gross sales of Lexus electrified automobiles stand at roughly 2.3 million items, as the model accelerates their improvement and adoption to contribute to the realization of a carbon-neutral society.
In addition to its maneuverable physique measurement and distinctive “UX” city compact crossover design, the UX 300e is very regarded by prospects in search of a distinctly quiet and refined BEV driving expertise. The enhancements introduced for the UX 300e are primarily based on the relentless pursuit of perfection underneath an “Always On” philosophy. Enhancements distinctive to the BEV powertrain embrace a newly developed battery pack with capability elevated from 54.4 kWh to 72.8 kWh, leading to a cruising vary of 450 km*1―over 40% longer than the present mannequin. The UX 300e additionally inherits the additional refinements made to the dynamic precision of the UX collection for confidence-inspiring efficiency, together with the expanded performance of lively security applied sciences, and the evolution of superior options via the newest multimedia system.
The up to date UX 300e underwent rigorous testing and analysis at Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama. The low heart of gravity created by the under-floor placement of the BEV battery pack provides the UX 300e a pure efficiency benefit, as do customary rear Performance Dampers*2. For much more refined dynamics, physique rigidity was strengthened with the addition of 20 spot welding factors, and the Electric Power Steering (EPS) and shock absorbers have been optimally tuned for the all-electric mannequin.
When it involves superior expertise, performance of the “Lexus Safety System +” lively security expertise was expanded with the goal of offering a safer and safer driving expertise. In addition, the newest multimedia system brings a bigger, greater decision contact panel show, the type and change structure of the instrument panel and console space have been optimized, and two new Type-C USB connectors have been added to the entrance of the console for improved usability when charging gadgets.
