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Lexus NX vs Subaru Crosstrek

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Lexus NX
Lexus NX

$63,400 - $95,900

2025 price

Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru Crosstrek

$29,905 - $47,990

2023 price

Summary

2025 Lexus NX
2023 Subaru Crosstrek
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.5L

Flat 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

Unleaded Petrol/Electric
Fuel Efficiency
1.3L/100km (combined)

6.5L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Misses out on a few items for a flagship model
  • Not as flashy inside as rivals
  • Plug-in hybrid powertrain won't win over everyone

  • Hybrid not quite efficient enough for cost
  • Spartan second row
  • Minor annoyances e.g. chimes and screen
2025 Lexus NX Summary

The Lexus NX 450h+ F Sport is a well-specified and plush-looking medium SUV that has a plug-in hybrid powertrain - a first for the brand.

On paper, it seems to tick the boxes for size, luxury and efficiency but we've been testing the flagship grade to see if it's a winning combo in real life.

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2023 Subaru Crosstrek Summary

Things are going well for Subaru. In the first half of 2023, all of its models in Australia are outselling their figures for the same time last year by hundreds, some even by thousands.

Except for one model, the XV. In fact, sales have plummeted! So what happened to it? It was one of the brand’s top sellers, right?

Well, it’s still here, but now it’s called Crosstrek in Australia as it already is in the rest of the world. And maybe we lied a little - it’s selling very well. In June 2023 it outsold the Forester and Outback, both well established models in Subaru’s local history.

But the name isn’t all that’s new, because this Impreza-spinoff SUV now comes as a hybrid - available here as the Crosstrek Hybrid S.

Traditionally, Subaru has been pretty… traditional. So, will a step towards the future - electrification, that is - help or hinder the Crosstrek’s rise to mass popularity?

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