Why we’re running it: To see if Lexus’s first EV can compete with the established premium electric SUVs
Month 2 - Month 1 - Specs
Life with a Lexus UX 300e: Month 2
A small economy decline over time - 30 March 2022
When I was first handed the keys to the UX 300e, its digital display showed 3.2 miles per kilowatt hour – a reasonably efficient figure. That number has since fallen to 2.9mpkWh, which means I’m getting 18 fewer miles per charge. Is that the hours spent on the motorway or my overzealous acceleration? I might need to adjust my driving style
Mileage: 5235
Is this the plush electrified SUV our man has been looking for? - 16 March 2022
It is now four months into life with the Lexus UX 300e and my commute is just as comfortable as ever. The EV has excelled in most environments, with effortless acceleration and helpful regenerative braking that efficiently brings it to a near-stop in crawling traffic and at junctions.
The bulk of my driving is on motorways and A-roads, with short distances in town. It is very good in built-up areas and the compact, precise turning circle proves particularly useful in multi-storey car parks and on roundabouts.
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Toyota late to party and you would have thought they'd come up with something a bit special but in the real world pretty much everyone has a better range/price point even the 4 year model 3 which happens to be 160kg or so lighter.
£45k for something the size of an e2008.
This is the only EV i have driven. The car is small to be called mis size, but perfectly fine for most people who drive one up, or 2 at the most. It would not be good as a family car. The silence is nice, the performace more than you need in something tall, although i thought that some what of an optical illusion. Its really not much taller than a typical hatch, but the styling makes you think its taller.
It seems set up for comfort more than anything else, and thats probably the right thing. I found the brakes to be grabby and poorly modulated, odd when Lexus have done that so well with the Hybrids for years. Range of maybe 150 miles seems what it will do before you get nervous. Overall i wasnt a great fan, but i will say brakes aside, its a nicer drive than the hybrid version we get instead