The 2023 Lexus UX 250h F Sport subcompact SUV

What is a UX? The UX is a subcompact SUV assembled in Miyawaka, Fukuoka, Japan, and is sold worldwide by Lexus. It debuted in 2018, and the UX nametag stands for Urban Explorer.

The Bottom Line: What is a UX? The UX is a subcompact SUV assembled in Miyawaka, Fukuoka, Japan, and is sold worldwide by Lexus. It debuted in 2018, and the UX nametag stands for Urban Explorer. The 250h is a hybrid version of the car, and the F Sport edition is the upscale trim model with AWD. The UX is Lexus’ entry level luxury SUV.

The power train for the 2023 UX is a 2.0L liter 4 cylinder engine paired with an electric motor, with 2 electric motors in the AWD all wheel drive models, powered by a nickel metal hybrid battery pack. A total of 181 horsepower is managed by a CVT continuously variable automatic transmission, and power is then sent into an electronically controlled AWD all wheel drive traction control system. Gas mileage is impressive with: 41 MPG city, 38 MPG highway, and 39 MPG in combined driving.

This week Lexus sent me a 2023 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD SUV to test drive and review. The base window sticker for this F Sport AWD model is $43,605. The options on the test car are: the wireless charging pad for $75, the head up display for $900, the intuitive parking assist for $565, the power rear cargo door with a kick open sensor for $550, and the premium paint for $595. The MSRP manufactures suggested retail price, including the $1,150 destination charge is: $47,440.

After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealer fees, the out the door in your garage total purchase price came to: $53,370. At just over $53 Grand the UX 250h F Sport is the first step into the luxury subcompact SUV field, and it is a Lexus, so you get the best of the Lexus luxury model line up, for an entry level price.

To make this SUV stand out from the crowd it has the F Sport handling package and it includes: a set of 18″ F Sport alloy wheels, dark roof rails, rain sensing windshield wipers, a moonroof, LED fog and LED cornering lamps, color keyed over the fender stripes, a black roof panel, automatic self leveling headlamps, auto dimming and heated exterior mirrors with memory, an adaptive variable suspension system, heated and ventilated F Sport front seats with memory, active sound control and aluminum door scuff sill plates.

Lexus style interior comfort starts with: an automatic dual zone climate control system with rear vents, front power bucket seats with heat and cool, a 60/40 split folding rear seat, a smart access entry system with push button start and stop, a 12.3″ information center stack color display screen, an adjustable rear cargo deck board, a rear tonneau cover, carpeted floor and cargo mats and a Lexus premium 10 speaker sound system.

Safety and technology appointments are: Bi Level LED headlamps, LED daylight running lights, LED turn signals, LED tail lights, 10 interior air bags, an anti-locking braking system with electronic break force distribution and braking assist, a location specific tire pressure monitoring system, the Lexus Safety system 2.5 with pre-collision and pedestrian detection, dynamic radar cruise control, lane tracing assist, lane departure alert with steering assist, intelligent high beam headlamps, road sign assist, an electronic parking brake, and a backup camera with blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert.

The UX 250h is an all around solid subcompact luxury SUV, boasting an upscale high quality interior, and plenty of standard driver assist technology. Favorite feature: the color multi-information head up display. This wide, full color, head up display projects a range of frequently checked information, on the lower windshield glass in the driver’s line of sight, including the current vehicle speed, tachometer, audio system, posted speed limits and more.

As an added bonus, in the April 2023 Consumer Reports Auto Issue, CR rates the 2023 Lexus UX 250h as a CR Recommended best buy in the $35,000 to $45,000 2 row SUV class. It’s just one more reason to put the Lexus UX 250h on your top 10 list of SUV models; which has been highly rated and reviewed, by the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center.

So, when you’re ready to buy a new subcompact crossover SUV, the 2023 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD SUV should be on your ride and drive list, as it’s one of the newest and best priced, crossover models in the subcompact luxury SUV class.

Call, click or visit your local Lexus dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2023 Lexus UX 250h F Sport AWD SUV. And remember that the base price for a new UX 250h starts at only $35,340. Lexus – Experience Amazing.

Be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, “You Are What You Drive” And maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should “Drive one, Buy one, Today”.

This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a “Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense” editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. “Tony the Car Guy” is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net