2022 Lexus NX First Drive: Grooming the Next Flagship

Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2022 Lexus NX.

Phoenix, AZ - After meeting it first online and then at a static presentation (thus no drive) in the Kingston, Ontario area this summer, we finally got behind the wheel this week of the spanking-new second-generation 2022 Lexus NX.

This new edition comes seven years after the debut of generation 1 for the 2015 model-year.

See also: 2022 Lexus NX: 10 Things Worth Knowing

In a nutshell, what we found on our quick trip down to Arizona was what we expected, more or less, that is to say a net progression of the model, but nothing to knock us off our feet. Lexus is playing it safe with this model, which isn’t that surprising given that it sees in the NX an eventual heir to the RX as the company's cash cow and best-seller.

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