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According to the Lexus website: "We apologize for the new LX announced on January 12, as it will take a long time to deliver after ordering." If you buy from now on, it may take us about four years to deliver your car. We apologize for the new NX announced on October 7, 2021, as it will take a long time to deliver after ordering. If you plan to buy it, please wait a year or more before you can deliver your car. " In other words, it takes at least a year to book a Lexus NX, while a Lexus LX won't pick up until 2026. "We will consider our efforts to shorten delivery time, so please understand," Lexus said.

At the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, the new Lexus NX officially launched, the new car launched three kinds of fuel / hybrid / plug-in power, the price range is 31.88-548800 yuan. As a new generation of models, the new Lexus NX is based on the TNGA architecture, the front intake grille of the family spindle is larger than that of the previous generation, and the interior of the grille has been adjusted to add vertical chrome strips. In addition, the headlamp groups on both sides will also use a brand new LED light source. On the side of the body, the new NX is not much different from the old model, but uses a more aggressive waistline design. In the rear part, the new Lexus NX adopts the popular through taillight group. In terms of size, the new Lexus NX is 4660/1865/1660mm in length, width and height, and 2690mm in wheelbase.

The interior of the new Lexus NX has been innovated, with a large number of physical buttons removed, a new three-frame steering wheel and a new shift lever, and the layout of the center console has also been adjusted, equipped with a large central control screen and LCD dashboard, but the overall design still lacks a qualitative breakthrough. In terms of power, the new Lexus NX is available in a variety of power versions, such as 2.5L fuel version, 2.5L hybrid version and 2.5L plug-in version, which will be NX 260,350h and NX 400h+ respectively. In terms of transmission, the fuel version matches the eight-speed automatic transmission, while the hybrid and plug-in versions are expected to continue to match the E-CVT gearbox.

At the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show, the new Lexus LX was officially unveiled. The new car is based on the TNGA platform, with a new powertrain and a new naming style. From the appearance, the new Lexus LX front face is equipped with metal multi-horizontal intake grille, on both sides also provides a new shape of the matrix LED headlight group, the front is equipped with a rotary dart type LED daytime driving light belt, the rear is equipped with a similar Lexus NX through-type LED taillight group, which greatly improves the vehicle recognition, while below also uses the new named tail mark "LX600".

In terms of interior decoration, the new Lexus LX is equipped with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, and is equipped with full liquid crystal instruments, suspended liquid crystal meters and three large screens for vehicle information control below, further enhancing the sense of science and technology and luxury. In terms of power, the new Lexus LX is powered by a Toyota 3.5T V6 twin-turbocharged engine with a maximum power of 415hp and a peak torque of 650Nm, matching a 10-speed automatic transmission.

As for why Lexus NX and LX take a long time to deliver, Lexus did not disclose the specific reasons. The auto industry is concerned that it may be affected by the supply of spare parts and overseas outbreaks, coupled with the popularity of a new generation of models in the global market. Previously, Toyota's new Landcool Luze did the same thing, and now it may take four years to order a car. Many netizens joked: "belief is priceless, we must wait", "Don't sell if you don't want to sell", "it's urgent to build a factory in China".

According to the data, the cumulative sales of Lexus in China reached 227000 in 2021, an increase of 1% over the same period last year, of which sales in China in the fourth quarter were 38000, down 34% from the previous quarter and 48% from the same period last year, meaning that Lexus was greatly affected by the shortage of chips in the fourth quarter. In January, Lexus sold 17800 vehicles in China, down 14.5 per cent from a year earlier.

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