Here is one car reviewer who didnt repeat like a broken radio,that Audi has the best interior. Well,it had,some 20 years ago. Not anymore. Lexus quality is top notch. Not performance. Build quality. Years after years all their major components are working as they should,while the German cars are falling to pieces.
I currently drive a Lexus CT200H 2016 model and will move to the UX within a couple of years. I'm sure I am going to be happy with it as I love my CT and can't see me not being satisfied and impressed with this model now that I have decided to stick with Lexus for at least the next few cars.
I was going to buy a Lexus CT200 until I sat in a Lexus is300 which I eventually bought. Hoping to test drive the UX in a couple of weeks, let’s see if I’m equally sold?
After 60,000 miles and 4 years we absolutely love our UX200. 31 mpg from day one. Agile, nimble handling for a CUV at $31k USD. The look is simply beautiful. Best of all, there has been ZERO PROBLEMS and we live in severe desert and mountain. The entertainment system took me about 20 mins, to get used to. I dont care about the smaller size, because the only thing we have in the back seats is dust. It is definitely a car for one or two. People who complain that it isnt a roomy people mover, get rubbers or an NX. It's like complaining about lack of space in a Miata. As for the "rigidity" of the rear cover...well that's there to conceal whats in the "boot" from potential "smash & grabbers". The resale on these are also very good.
James you obviously contradicted yourself; only positive thing about this review was the intro. Then came to your senses as the German rivals continue to possess your psyche; “Hideous materials”... “like a 1970 Datsun” ... “Pretty Nasty, (seats)”... “Infotainment system pretty nasty”... “Hideous Hideous touchpad”... “Operating system doesn’t work like German rivals”... “Bad Thing, and Minuscule storage”... “Downward turn”... “Things get even worse” (boot & back seats)... “piece of material” ... “like a kite”. This Lexus had no chance!
The infotainment system works fine in our UX, at least it works, much better than the system in my Jaguar i Pace which cost nearly 3 times the price of our UX!
@@hennokun Yes I have but quite a few years ago! I agree that UX design on Japanese infotainment systems is mediocre at best, but strangely the technology is lacking too. Slow processors, rubbish software, poor quality, low-resolution screens etc. I was amazed at how absolutely rubbish the infotainment system is in the new Toyota Corolla, for example. It even looks absolutely dreadful!
@@eleonik76 That's not what infotainment systems are for. They're typically for navigation, radio, streaming music, and controlling various functions of the car.
Technically, they are superior in every way if you plan to replace the car after 3-5 years. Lexus is superior if you want to keep it for more than a decade.
Serious question...is the touchpad a little more difficult for UK drivers since they are most likely using their non-dominant mouse hand to operate it? We have this car (F-Sport) in the US and the touchpad is pretty easy to get used to.
What is the point of review. You demand mini cross over (such as polo cross size) vehicles with yatch utility. Come on this is trending vehicle hatch back for city use.
Back to the drawing board of Practicality before Design. This is why Qashqais/ Tucsan/ Sportage/Kuga/ XTrail/ are selling. I dont know why Lexus still bothers with 6 cylinder on some models. All modern combustion engines cars could be 3 or 4 cylinders with turbos for best efficiency, performance and lower emmissions.
@@vakasm8227 Only if they are badly designed or badly treated. The problem is the human element. It is one place manufacturers could design better and limit revs but they cannot design for a lack of scheduled maintenance. The benefits of turbos outweighs the negatives eg turbodiesels and high altitude/ efficiency etc
I heard that the NX is noisy and uncomfortable for a Lexus, though. I don't know if the UX is any different. Here in the Philippines, there's a like USD20,000 different between the base models of the UX and the NX.
Thanks! Good review. Very informative! But how you love the word "REALLY" !! Surely for an Englishman...there are other similes or descriptors/modifiers? Lol.......
This bloke must be on depression tablets and towards the end of the review the must have kicked because he actually said something positive about this car, what a downer this bloke is, I have no idea how Lexus are selling so many of this model if it is as ordinary as he says 🤷♂️
Are those..... cloth seats!? On a Lexus! The worst thing a luxury car brand can do is use cloth seats in their cars. It seems that the Japanese are now copying the Germans, by using fabric seats in luxury cars.
I'm sorry, I can't finish watching. That's a rubbish car and if or when it comes to South Africa, it's going to be expensive. Total rubbish. They can keep it. I'd much rather go for a cheaper Ford Kuga ST or even the BMW X2
Nothing luxury about a whiney CVT. Then there is the gutless engine, useless space, and world's wprst infotainment interface. I'll pass. Best in class interior? Yeah that's Volvo XC40 guy, not Lexus
Spot on not a SUV but a hatchback, which is not as sexy as a SUV. Not much room at the back seats. Crappy Infontainment Centre, just don't understand logic behind this design, this stops me buying a Lexus. It will an award for one of the worst SUV of the year, if there was one.
Just a quick story behind the idea for the parcel shelf made of cloth: Every Takumi that wants to start within the Lexus factory must fold a cat with origami paper with their non-dominant hand in under 90 sec. That's one reason it's made out of cloth, cause when you fold it, it looks like a cats face. The second reason why it's out of cloth is to allow you to fill the boot to the brim without having to take the parcel shelf out.
UX is so un practical , so expensive that you might as well go for an ev car of some sort ...to mention one KIA Niro is more practical, more economical all the way round.
I am proud owner of UX, bought on Friday and I am amaized❤️ so good, sleek, quiet and comfortable! Best city car ever!
Has it got android auto?
@@lukearmitage1533I am not sure really. I have 🍎
Is the boot size a deal breaker? 💼🎒🧳 🤔
@@BoldMusic-v9inot really. I have new model, where u can lower platform, so I am happy with the boot as well
Here is one car reviewer who didnt repeat like a broken radio,that Audi has the best interior. Well,it had,some 20 years ago. Not anymore. Lexus quality is top notch. Not performance. Build quality. Years after years all their major components are working as they should,while the German cars are falling to pieces.
It may be the best of its rivals, but here in Greece it’s much more expensive
Btw it’s such a good car
"You turn the wheel and so does the car"...I certainly fucking hope so!
“It doesn’t look too fussy” I’m not sure I agree with you James
I love the color calibration of this video that it looks like a picture.
1:54 ”Lots of lovely plastics” 😀
He meant cheap plastic
Lol
I currently drive a Lexus CT200H 2016 model and will move to the UX within a couple of years. I'm sure I am going to be happy with it as I love my CT and can't see me not being satisfied and impressed with this model now that I have decided to stick with Lexus for at least the next few cars.
I was going to buy a Lexus CT200 until I sat in a Lexus is300 which I eventually bought. Hoping to test drive the UX in a couple of weeks, let’s see if I’m equally sold?
Wow. Great review of a Lexus in general. Lots of positives. I'm impressed!
they are good cars! I picked one up today
After 60,000 miles and 4 years we absolutely love our UX200. 31 mpg from day one. Agile, nimble handling for a CUV at $31k USD. The look is simply beautiful. Best of all, there has been ZERO PROBLEMS and we live in severe desert and mountain. The entertainment system took me about 20 mins, to get used to. I dont care about the smaller size, because the only thing we have in the back seats is dust. It is definitely a car for one or two. People who complain that it isnt a roomy people mover, get rubbers or an NX. It's like complaining about lack of space in a Miata. As for the "rigidity" of the rear cover...well that's there to conceal whats in the "boot" from potential "smash & grabbers".
The resale on these are also very good.
James you obviously contradicted yourself; only positive thing about this review was the intro. Then came to your senses as the German rivals continue to possess your psyche;
“Hideous materials”... “like a 1970 Datsun” ... “Pretty Nasty, (seats)”... “Infotainment system pretty nasty”... “Hideous Hideous touchpad”...
“Operating system doesn’t work like German rivals”... “Bad Thing, and Minuscule storage”...
“Downward turn”... “Things get even worse” (boot & back seats)... “piece of material” ... “like a kite”.
This Lexus had no chance!
The infotainment system works fine in our UX, at least it works, much better than the system in my Jaguar i Pace which cost nearly 3 times the price of our UX!
Why does it look exactly like carwow
If you look at older review you can see that Matt was on this channel
@@tjallaballa do you mean that it was the other way arround
@@titouanaudry4156 Mat was on carbuyer too but then in 2016 he left and started carwow
@@tatem1062 oh ok thanks my misteak then
@@titouanaudry4156 did you say steak 🥩?
Brilliant car, well done Lexus, leading the way with design, quality! Great cars.
they are! I cant wait for the new NX in 2022
Does James have a wardrobe full of red jeans? It’s all he ever wears!! Good review btw!!
He has trousers in all colours. He usually tries to match them with the colour of the car.
That back shape... I was not expecting that. Looks like something from the 80s
Why do the Japanese struggle with infotainment systems? I find it quite bizarre. Mazda, Toyota, Nissan, they're all pretty terrible.
Have you been to Japan? The state of the internet and anything UX related is absolutely hideous.
@@hennokun Yes I have but quite a few years ago! I agree that UX design on Japanese infotainment systems is mediocre at best, but strangely the technology is lacking too. Slow processors, rubbish software, poor quality, low-resolution screens etc. I was amazed at how absolutely rubbish the infotainment system is in the new Toyota Corolla, for example. It even looks absolutely dreadful!
You buy a car to drive it,not to check your facebook.
@@eleonik76 That's not what infotainment systems are for. They're typically for navigation, radio, streaming music, and controlling various functions of the car.
@@misterhoeflak Oh really, I been busy enjoying driving and never thought about it!
I understand the Europeans having a soft corner for European cars but they are no way better than a Lexus.
Technically, they are superior in every way if you plan to replace the car after 3-5 years. Lexus is superior if you want to keep it for more than a decade.
Lexus best car manufacturer in the world!!
Porsche, mercedes, bmw are all better
@@kristians2704 LOL thanks for the laugh!!!
@@ruimanuelcarvalho3432 I’m being serious. Lexus fanboys only talk about reliability and nothing else.🤦♂️
Lay off the crack!
@@ruimanuelcarvalho3432 Looks like you’re a Scotty Kilmer fan🤦♂️
Great video batch! Love the light bR
Best car we ever owned.
Great review!
Serious question...is the touchpad a little more difficult for UK drivers since they are most likely using their non-dominant mouse hand to operate it? We have this car (F-Sport) in the US and the touchpad is pretty easy to get used to.
I don‘t think so. The japanese drive also on the left side and they designed this touchpad 😂
If only the grill and the cockpit cover wasn't that big...
What is the point of review. You demand mini cross over (such as polo cross size) vehicles with yatch utility. Come on this is trending vehicle hatch back for city use.
I'm not one for SUVs but I quite like this!!
I love lexus ux hybrid iridium and lexus ux ev 300.
Love this car. Great review!
All the structural rigidity...of a kite. 😂
Back to the drawing board of Practicality before Design. This is why Qashqais/ Tucsan/ Sportage/Kuga/ XTrail/ are selling. I dont know why Lexus still bothers with 6 cylinder on some models. All modern combustion engines cars could be 3 or 4 cylinders with turbos for best efficiency, performance and lower emmissions.
Smaller engines with turbos are less reliable than larger engines that don't need turbos to boost performance.
@@vakasm8227 Only if they are badly designed or badly treated. The problem is the human element. It is one place manufacturers could design better and limit revs but they cannot design for a lack of scheduled maintenance. The benefits of turbos outweighs the negatives eg turbodiesels and high altitude/ efficiency etc
UX looks good, but practicality is horrible. Also price diff to NX is small, so NX is better choice.
I heard that the NX is noisy and uncomfortable for a Lexus, though. I don't know if the UX is any different.
Here in the Philippines, there's a like USD20,000 different between the base models of the UX and the NX.
he called the screen border, "black outer rims"??3:23!!! ain't it called frame, border or bezel.
Has this car have left hand drive
He really loves the word “really”
REALLY>?
Thanks! Good review. Very informative! But how you love the word "REALLY" !! Surely for an Englishman...there are other similes or descriptors/modifiers? Lol.......
why call it small suv? a crossover would be much better word.
Light bar*
Great Video Review
Where is all of the space.
The biggest problem with Lexus was always the interior. The exteriors are really amazing and look stunning, but the interior just doesn’t cut it.
I can only see a fancy Toyota CHR
Love the Nantucket Red jeans 😁👍
More folds than a paper aeroplane.
That kite comment......floppy floppy 😂😂😂😂😂
The new matson
Lexus 2005the best
Genuinely one of the worst cars I've ever seen, kinda like that you can get fabric seats tho. Why don't people just buy estates?
Another great review
It's a CUV
1:54 did he just said lots of lovely PLASTIC?
Unnecessary lines and useless crezes totally ungainly design . But true better than other lexus suvs .
Nice car but too expensive 😒
What? The RX looks so much better. This looks too fussy.
Both this and RX look very silly, too much design
This bloke must be on depression tablets and towards the end of the review the must have kicked because he actually said something positive about this car, what a downer this bloke is, I have no idea how Lexus are selling so many of this model if it is as ordinary as he says 🤷♂️
Amongst the firsts😜😎
Toyota~
Good thing.
Disappointed. I liked this car but it’s a bit shait. Good review.
Gorgeous car, who cares about the boot?, I don't
@The Catmother The boot in this car is pretty pathetic, some hatchbacks have bigger boots than that
@The Catmother but it's not an SUV.
All car company copy lexus ux real light.
Are those..... cloth seats!? On a Lexus! The worst thing a luxury car brand can do is use cloth seats in their cars. It seems that the Japanese are now copying the Germans, by using fabric seats in luxury cars.
It depends on the type of the fabric, some made of velvet are pretty nice, even better than leather. This one is unacceptable, though.
Base model I believe
@@rayaanshaikh5830 it certainly is, although, it offers good value to the money if compared to its competitors in their base trims.
@@rayaanshaikh5830 doesn't matter, it's still a car from a luxury brand. Not acceptable.
@Illya Kuryakin yes I do. Now go away.
really alexus it's Lexus anyway Your a copy of Carwow
Trying so hard to be Carwow, it's a bit embarrassing you're copying Mat still
He’s coping Mat Watson
Me:And he is less rude
Matt:😠😠😠😠😠
He is nothing like Matt in his review.
First comment
But why is it so ugly?
this deformed blob of a car is a disgrace. But hey I'm sure some Lemmings will buy it
I guess you didn't watch the review, because he said it was pretty nice. Haters gonna hate.
A totally pointless car!
Nah much rather European equilivent. Lexus just not as good
The UX is a terrible SUV.
A poor man's Lexus... it's just not worth it.
@Maheshan Govender Too many compromises
I'm sorry, I can't finish watching. That's a rubbish car and if or when it comes to South Africa, it's going to be expensive. Total rubbish. They can keep it. I'd much rather go for a cheaper Ford Kuga ST or even the BMW X2
crap
He didn't think so.
@@埼玉はぱ i do
@@sandrokalandadze9501 It's selling really well, so too bad for you.
@@埼玉はぱ have your own opinion, it'd be good for you, selling well does not make it a good car
@@sandrokalandadze9501 Your opinion is crap.
Nothing luxury about a whiney CVT. Then there is the gutless engine, useless space, and world's wprst infotainment interface. I'll pass. Best in class interior? Yeah that's Volvo XC40 guy, not Lexus
You forgot unbelievably s%$t road noise
Spot on not a SUV but a hatchback, which is not as sexy as a SUV. Not much room at the back seats. Crappy Infontainment Centre, just don't understand logic behind this design, this stops me buying a Lexus.
It will an award for one of the worst SUV of the year, if there was one.
Yes. It's just a fancy Toyota. No, thanks
Lexus top car brand in the world 100%
Mercedes, BMW, Porsche?
Water bottle: checked
Luggage: checked
Branch stick: missing
I just realised this is not carwow
You must be blind not to see the HUGE title. Get your eyes checked...the sooner the better. Health is important.
Water bottle check is utterly ridiculous
3:20 I think "bezel" is the word you're looking for. BTW, i appreciate the use of words such as "minuscule" and "structural rigidity".
😂
Just a quick story behind the idea for the parcel shelf made of cloth:
Every Takumi that wants to start within the Lexus factory must fold a cat with origami paper with their non-dominant hand in under 90 sec. That's one reason it's made out of cloth, cause when you fold it, it looks like a cats face. The second reason why it's out of cloth is to allow you to fill the boot to the brim without having to take the parcel shelf out.
Lol, i would take this lexus if wanna keep it for 10 years++
Too small... it's better to get used RX or brand new RAV4 for 10 000 Eur less
It IS a hatchback... a neat one too.
Fine car
He kinda likes the word ‘Nasty’, doesn’t he?
I wonder why?
gay?
A I am a little over 6 foot three so I could not even got my 15 American size foot in the back
I like the rear tail light
So is it better and quieter compared to the NX?
It's not an SUV rival for the XC40, BMW X1,... it's rather a cross-over that should be compared to for example a Mercedes GLA. Bad Comparison...
I sat in one the other day, it has a very cheap and cramped interior. It’s the worst Lexus ever made
This suv is like a sports coupe. You buy it for the style while not very practical and there's nothing wrong with that
Why cant the japanese crack the infotainment ?? İsnt that weird
How to sell a hatchback at the price of a SUV
Great video.
I love James
The trunk is small.
They really need to work on the entertainment system, it’s a deal breaker , it’s the thing that people use the most
U must be a decade old ☺️
Patrick Van Reusel he’s still right that it’s a deal breaker for many
So its a butless EV
ALOLOLOL YEEEE HAW!
Eurgh!
UX is so un practical , so expensive that you might as well go for an ev car of some sort ...to mention one KIA Niro is more practical, more economical all the way round.
Once again Mr Batchelor a very good report but can you please please now go and review the Hyundai Kona Electric?
Nice decor but my Niro 2 is better to drive and more comfortable. Its also a knee smacker. 45mpg ??? rubbish, i did 71 today