{"id":9537,"date":"2019-10-18T23:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-18T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/?p=9537"},"modified":"2020-07-16T22:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T12:57:29","slug":"toyota-rav4-vs-lexus-nx300h-comparison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/toyota-rav4-vs-lexus-nx300h-comparison\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota RAV4 Vs Lexus NX300h Comparison"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_8851\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8851\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8851 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_rav4_1.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota RAV4\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8851\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2020 Toyota RAV4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>VS<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_9561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9561\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9561 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lexus_nx_1.jpg\" alt=\"Lexus NX300h\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lexus NX300h<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This is the new Toyota RAV4 vs Lexus NX300h comparison for 2019. With the wait list for the RAv4 especially the Hybrid version we looked at what else was available with a Hybrid engine and at a affordable price. Guess what? There aren&#8217;t many! There&#8217;s the \u00a0PHEV Hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander, Lexus UX250h and this, the Lexus NX300h. The NX300h is the prior generation RAV4 with lots of upgrades or upmarket trim in Lexus fashion and it definitely visually different from the donor RAV4. With a long wait list for the RAV4 Hybrid some would consider the Lexus version although it is more expensive but not completely unaffordable due to various finance offerings.\u00a0Many will claim there&#8217;s no cross shopping between these two models due to various factors detailed below but we definitely think there will be due to the scarcity of the RAV4 Hybrid and the Lexus UX is not exactly setting the world on fire in terms of sales.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota RAV4 vs Lexus NX300h exterior design: The RAV4 does not push the design envelope as with most Toyota models. While is does have design clues from other Toyota Tacoma and 4Runner is also has Jeep and VW design clues. The RAV4&#8217;s rugged front end is different but every other design element is not unique. The Lexus NX on the other hand hides it&#8217;s older RAV4 origins very well and it&#8217;s a good looking SUV and we think where Mazda as an example took their inspiration for it&#8217;s current designs. However the NX&#8217;s \u00a0paint quality and other &#8216;upmarket&#8217; design elements like the chrome give it a contemporary luxury look. It may be overall a conservative design but it looks good.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota RAV4 vs Lexus NX300h interior: While the interior of the RAV4 is a noticeable upgrade from the hard plastic featured but looked OK older model the new RAV4 is mostly soft, looking and feeling better but still imparts a &#8216;mass market&#8217; design ambience. It feels bigger and more comfortable especially around the dashboard. The tablet screen uses the latest tablet design trend by all manufacturers although we can understand the ease of use factor but it&#8217;s not the nicest looking panel. Overall the RAV4 has a nice new interior no more or less and meets expectations for 2019. On the other hand the Lexus NX300h interior is a much nicer place to be in terms of look and feel. It&#8217;s hard to criticise the NX300h as for the price it is exactly what you would expect.<\/p>\n<p>Toyota RAV4 vs Lexus NX300h engines and technology: We can only assume that the NX300h was the basis for the Hybrid version the RAV4. The difference we can only assume is that the RAV4 has the same tech as the NX although we can also assume that the NX has been tuned for better performance? In terms of safety they have equilivent systems but the NX clearly has more motor assisted conveniences. Ultimate engine performance is difficult to determine on Hybrids as Toyota don&#8217;t quote their combined power output just the petrol engine output which s clearly doesn&#8217;t represent the electric motor&#8217;s contribution.<\/p>\n<p>The conclusion and winner of the Toyota RAV4 vs Lexus NX300h comparison is probably the NX300h but it is conditional. Sure there various NX models that start around $55,000 \u00a0price range and the Hybrid version is priced from $57,000 which is the only one that can be directly compared in terms of the spec with the new RAV4. Is the base NX300h worth $10,000 more than the top range RAV4? Yes! \u00a0However with entry level RAV4 Hybrids around $41,000 the price difference to the entry level NX400 Hybrid is quite large. That said with low interest rates on Lexus loans you should at least check out the financing side&#8230;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<table style=\"width: 700px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2027171236681273\"; \/* MotorBLOG HLink Unit 1 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"6842347948\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mark=\"1\"><strong>Toyota RAV4<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><strong><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mark=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\">Lexus NX300h<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8852\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019_rav4_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9562\" src=\"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/lexus_nx_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"170\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\"><strong>Engines<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">4 Cylinder Petrol<br \/>\n2 Litre (1987cc) 91 Octane<br \/>\nDOHC EFI VVT<br \/>\nClaimed 127Kw @ 6600RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 203Nm @ 4400RPM<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">4 Cylinder Petrol<br \/>\n2.5 Litre (2487cc)<br \/>\nDOHC EFI VVT<br \/>\nClaimed 114-147Kw @ 5700RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 210Nm @ 4200RPM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">4 Cylinder Petrol<br \/>\n2.5 Litre (2487cc)<br \/>\nDOHC EFI VVT<br \/>\nClaimed 152Kw @ 6600RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 243Nm @ 4000RPM<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">4 Cylinder Petrol Hybrid<br \/>\n2.5 Litre (2487cc)<br \/>\nDOHC EFI VVT<br \/>\nClaimed 163Kw @ 4000RPM<br \/>\nClaimed 221Nm @ 3600RPM<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mark=\"1\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">Kerb weight FROM 1515Kg<br \/>\nTowing capacity up to 1500kg<br \/>\n*Dependimg on engine type<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">FROM 1835 Kg<br \/>\nTowing capacity up to 1000kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\"><strong>Fuel capacity &amp; consumption<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">Up to 55 litres<br \/>\nIL4 2.0 litre Petrol 6.8 litres per 100km<br \/>\nIL4 2.5 litre Petrol 7.3 litres per 100km<br \/>\nIL4 2.5 litre Hybrid 4.8 litres per 100km<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">Up to 56 litres<br \/>\nIL4 2.5 Petrol Hybrid 5.6 Lts per 100km AVG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\"><strong>Other specifications<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">6 speed Auto\/manual or CVT Auto<br \/>\nOverall height\/width 1685\/1865<br \/>\nOverall length\/wheelbase 4615\/2690<br \/>\n4WD system: 2WD or AWD<br \/>\nANCAP Safety: 5\/5<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">CVT Auto<br \/>\nOverall height\/width 1520\/1870<br \/>\nOverall length\/wheelbase 4640\/2660<br \/>\n4WD system: 2WD or AWD<br \/>\nANCAP Safety: 5\/5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mce-mark=\"1\"><strong>Capability\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">Angle of: (degrees)<br \/>\nApproach xx Departure xx Breakover xx<br \/>\nGround clearance (unloaded) 188mm<br \/>\nWater Fording depth xxmm Max<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">Angle of: (degrees)<br \/>\nApproach xx\u00a0Departure xx\u00a0Breakover xx<br \/>\nGround clearance (unloaded) 200mm<br \/>\nWater Fording depth xxmm Max<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mark=\"1\"><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><span style=\"color: #446d8c;\" data-mark=\"1\"><strong>Pricing<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\">2019 FROM $30,640 &#8211; 47,140 AUD<br \/>\n*Always check with the dealer for up to date pricing, specifications, on-road costs, accessories and specials etc.. everything as usual is subject to change!<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">2019 $57,200 &#8211; 76,900 AUD (Hybrid only)<br \/>\n*Always check with the dealer for up to date pricing, specifications, on-road costs, accessories and specials etc.. everything as usual is subject to change!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;\" colspan=\"2\" valign=\"top\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" width=\"288\"><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ google_ad_client = \"ca-pub-2027171236681273\"; \/* MotorBLOG HLink Unit 2 *\/ google_ad_slot = \"5105621021\"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 15; \/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\/\/ <![CDATA[ \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VS This is the new Toyota RAV4 vs Lexus NX300h comparison for 2019. With the wait list for the RAv4 especially the Hybrid version we looked at what else was available with a Hybrid engine and at a affordable price. Guess what? There aren&#8217;t many! There&#8217;s the \u00a0PHEV Hybrid Mitsubishi Outlander, Lexus UX250h and this, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,7,502,73,5],"tags":[512,214,510,255,207,511,518],"class_list":["post-9537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lexus","category-medium-suv-reviews","category-nx","category-rav4","category-toyota","tag-best-hybrid-suv-for-sale","tag-lexus","tag-lexus-nx300h","tag-toyota","tag-toyota-rav4","tag-toyota-rav4-vs-lexus-nx300h","tag-toyota-rav4-vs-lexus-nx300h-comparison"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9537"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10273,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9537\/revisions\/10273"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/dixonarchive.com\/motorblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}