What's your favorite thing about the 2024 Lexus NX350h?

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What is it?
Compact crossover
Smaller than RX, bigger than UX
Very similar to the RAV4 on the Toyota side
Same wheelbase
But actually a couple inches longer
Under the hood
There are 4 different powertrains you can get your NX in
This one is the 2.5 hybrid
It has 3 electric motors
And a battery under 2 kWh - so no plug in
Lexus says 239 hp
But doesnt say a torque number
eCVT
On demand AWD
Fuel economy like 38 combined
Been getting about 36 (lots of highway)
The lone hybrid
This is the only conventional hybrid in the segment
Everything else is either mild hybrid or Plug-in
Not sporty
Obviously fuel economy is the thing they care about here
Still do 0-60 in 7 sec, not slow
But cant get F Sport package on this one
No adaptive dampers
Completely fine with me
Luxy and comfy
The materials here are WORLDS better than the Alfa
Real open pore wood
Real leather
Heated and cooled seats
Auto setting climate concierge
Heated steering wheel
Heated rear seats
Pano option for $500
Glitzy
Chrome accents
Chrome kick plates
Chrome trunk sill
Trunk
Trunk is decent size, not huge
23 cu ft
RAV4 is like 37
Seats down 44
Still smaller than RAV4
Actually not too much smaller than RX trunk
Rear seats
Power fold from trunk
AND heated
Part of a $1000 package
Decent space, kinda tight for 6 footers
Digi door handles
Looks like normal door handles
PSYCHE!
Digital
Mechanical fail-safe
Sadie had a strangely hard time with these
Tech things
7 in cluster is fine, not super impressive
14 in center screen
All touch now - thank god
Wireless ACP & AA
Dual bluetooth
OTA updates
360 camera
Dumb egg view
Digital rear view mirror
Ambient light is kinda boring compared to germans
Looks
Pretty handsome
Idk about this red
The blue we had in the plug-in was it chief
Spindle grille
Triple beam & runners
Cool taillights
Lexus spelled out
Safety
Good auto-pilot system
Auto park
Steering wheel
Touch sensitive buttons
Not sure how to feel
HUD very involved
Wireless charger
Hidden storage
Dual hinged center console
Drive modes
LC style shifter
Normal modes
EV mode
Lol
Offroad mode
Lol
Price
Starts at 45k
As tested 58k