CO2 /tax
120-128g/km
£155
Running costs
50-53mpg (UX 250h)
£64 fill-up
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
8.5 seconds/110mph
WHEN Toyota launched its Lexus luxury offshoot in 1989, the focus was on premium saloons. But seven years after the new marque arrived, it introduced its first SUV, the LX, which was based heavily on the contemporary Toyota Land Cruiser.
Two years later Lexus launched its own crossover, the RX 300. Since then, it has provided a choice of SUVs unique to the brand, even though their oily bits are usually shared with various Toyota models.
Despite the massive popularity of SUVs, offering several of them hasn’t boosted Lexus’s sales as much as you might expect, considering the marque’s reputation for high-quality products and peerless customer service. Despite this, Lexus’ smallest SUV, the UX, is surprisingly plentiful on the used market, and it’s a likeable car, too.
History
THE UX went on sale in the UK in
