Thanks To The Prius, The Lexus UX Gets More Power For 2025

Lexus’s smallest crossover, the UX, might get ignored by some because it’s been a bit down on power since its introduction. While the brand made moves to remedy this by making the UX’s sole powertrain option a 181 horsepower hybrid setup for 2023, prior to that buyers could choose a base front wheel drive UX200 that puttered around with a non-hybrid 169-hp I4. That’s changed for 2025, with the UX gaining more power by way of the Toyota Prius.

While it’s still hybrid only, the 2025 Lexus UX gets a new hybrid powertrain lifted from directly from the Prius. The result is 196 total system horsepower and a new name, UX300h. The hybrid powertrain consists of a 60-cell lithium ion battery located under the rear seat. It gets paired with a dual motor setup: an 83-kW motor on the front and a 30-kW motor in the rear. Lexus says with this setup, the UX300h can hit 60 mph in 7.9 seconds for all wheel drive models, eight seconds for front wheel drive models. Sadly the only transmission option for this powertrain is a CVT.

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