{"id":22187,"date":"2022-05-13T12:08:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T16:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22187"},"modified":"2022-05-13T12:08:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T16:08:50","slug":"2023-lexus-ux-uxh-hybrid-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=22187","title":{"rendered":"2023 Lexus UX goes hybrid-only, gets new UXh name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lexus<\/a> is making a series of updates to the UX, its entry-level crossover<\/a>, for the 2023 model year. Now only offered with a hybrid<\/a> powertrain, the soft-roader receives a better infotainment system, updated steering and suspension systems and more capable safety features.<\/p>\n

Shifting to a hybrid-only line-up brings a new name: UXh. That’s not the only change you’ll spot if you open (or download) a brochure. Buyers can select a pair of option packages called F Sport Design and F Sport Handling, respectively. The former focuses largely on appearance and equipment. It adds F Sport wheels, a specific grille, painted wheel arch flares, dark roof rails, a black roof panel, a moonroof, rain-sensing wipers, fog lights, cornering lights and self-leveling headlights. Inside, the list of F Sport-specific parts includes the front sport seats, steering wheel, gear selector, instrument cluster and pedals. The latter goes a step further with performance-tuned dampers, an Active Variable Suspension system and a brace to the steering gear. We’re told that these changes noticeably improve the UXh’s handling.<\/p>\n

Even if you choose not to tick either box, the 2023 UXh should drive better and quieter than the 2022 UX<\/a>. Lexus notes that it recalibrated the steering and suspension systems and, interestingly, added 20 spot welds to the body in order to improve structural rigidity.<\/p>\n

Inside, the most significant changes for 2023 are infotainment-related. The UXh gets the Lexus Interface infotainment system<\/a> already found in some of the other models in the range, like the NX<\/a>. It’s displayed on an eight-inch touchscreen (a 12.3-inch unit is optional) with anti-glare technology, and it brings with it a redesigned center console with a bigger wireless device charger and a pair of USB charging ports.<\/p>\n

For 2023, every UXh regardless of trim level comes standard with the Lexus Safety System+ 2.5 suite of driving aids. This bundle includes a pre-collision system, emergency steering assist, lane-tracing assist and adaptive cruise control. Lexus notes that the pre-collision system’s response range has been expanded with better hardware and that artificial intelligence helped it improve the lane-tracing assist function.<\/p>\n

Lexus dealers<\/a> across the nation will begin receiving the 2023 UXh in late summer 2022. Pricing information hasn’t been announced yet.<\/p>\n

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