The Lexus UX hybrid crossover gets a boost in power and fuel economy for the 2025 model year, along with a change in badging from UX 250h to UX 300h.
It’s still fundamentally the same design that was introduced for the 2019 model year and refreshed for 2022, but now with some changes to the hybrid system. This is the same planetary system used in other Lexus (and Toyota hybrids), and retains a 2.0-liter inline-4 engine for gasoline power, but it now features more powerful electric motors. As before, a dedicated motor powers the rear wheels in all-wheel-drive models.
2025 Lexus UX 300h
Combined output from gasoline and electric sources is now 196 hp, up from 181 hp before. Lexus estimates 0-60 mph in 7.9 seconds with all-wheel drive and 8.0 seconds with front-wheel drive. The latter is an improvement of 0.4 second over the 2024 UX 250h, but Lexus didn’t publish a 0-60 mph time for…
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