That ‘basic’ UX 300e gets all the kit you’d really need, but there are two packs available – Premium Plus (from £47,400), which should account for up to two thirds of UK sales, and the Takumi Edition, which brings everything but the kitchen sink, including 18-inch alloys. The steering is nice and light, which makes it easy around town.

Therefore, the design team for the UX300e has had an easy job; the only visual changes to differentiate it from the regular UX are a more aerodynamic front grille, special 17-inch 'aero-ventilating' alloy wheels and different badges.

At a glance Handling 3 out of 5; Performance 4 out of 5; Usability 3 out of 5; Feelgood factor 4 … However, combine that weight and that torque into a front-wheel-drive configuration - there's no other drivetrain option for the UX300e - and a heavy foot will see it slip around as those front wheels spin. Lexus boffins identified the uptake of urban EV was most suited to the urban-crossovery-ness of the UX, and that most Lexus owners were travelling just 29 miles per day – hence the range.

But, wait, it's 2020 and Lexus is advancing with the times. It's an oddity that Lexus sticks to a mechanical fuel gague here, though, despite being an electric vehicle. That's one area where other makers - Audi being one particular example - have gone overboard by burying such settings into touchscreens. If you run one as a company driver you can save huge sums every month on Benefit In Kind, while private owners will also enjoy free VED, or ‘road tax’ as it’s commonly known. 2021 Lexus UX 300e Review, Price & Release Date the Electric SUVs. Copyright © Dennis Publishing Limited 2020. Bluntly, Lexus’ first attempt at a pure electric car, based on the urban crossover/soft SUV, the UX. 2021 Lexus UX 300e Exterior Concept. It can get more expensive if you travel further afield and need to use public charging points.

Is it enough? (Pocket-lint) - The baby of the Lexus SUV range, the UX - which we first reviewed at release in the middle of 2019 - now has a new and all-electric face in the guise of the Lexus UX300e. DS 7 Crossback E-Tense 4x4 review: a worthy X3/Q5 rival? Let Zuto search the market - we work with trusted lenders to find the right car finance for you. It can’t overcome the shortcomings of Lexus’s own system, but at least allows Android Auto to display music info alongside a usefully sized map. Even so, Lexus’s engineers deserve praise for how they’ve integrated recuperation into the brake set-up, because the transition from energy harnessing to discs and pads is smooth. As the only “only all-electric crossover SUV in the premium segment” Lexus would prefer you to view the UX as a natural rival to the Tesla Model 3 and Polestar 2.

A closer comparison in terms of size and cost will be the fully electrified Volvo XC40 and forthcoming VW ID.4 when they arrive in the market.