Different drivers have different lifestyles. Some of them are weekend adventurers who love the sight and smell of the off-road better than the asphalt and concrete of the cities. These weekend adventurers need vehicles that can serve as a weekend warrior. To show that it can offer vehicles suitable for such a lifestyle, the luxury arm of Toyota, Lexus, unleashed new studies – the new NX PHEV OFFROAD Concept and the ROV Concept – at the ongoing Tokyo Auto Salon 2022.

Lexus’s First PHEV Goes Off Road

Lexus NX PHEV OFFROAD Concept
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According to Lexus, the NX PHEV Offroad Concept and the ROV Concept vehicles represent its efforts to realize a carbon-neutral society and expand customer choices. With the new concepts, Lexus aims to balance a refined lifestyle and driving pleasure, while living in harmony with nature.

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The NX PHEV Offroad Concept builds on the new NX 450h+, which is the luxury brand’s very first PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) model. Boasting an EPA-estimated 36-mile range solely on electric power, the NX 450h+ sits on a new platform, thus making it longer, wider and taller than the first generation of the NX.

Lexus designed the NX PHEV Offroad Concept to feature BEV and PHEV modes, resulting in a more refined driving performance while reducing impact on the environment via reduced carbon emissions. The NX concept also offers reliable driving performance on low-friction roads. Finished in customized bronze and matte black paint scheme, the NX PHEV Offroad Concept features a lifted platform and off-road running all-terrain large diameter tires.

Going Where Off-Road Vehicles Can’t

Lexus ROV Concept
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On the other hand, the Lexus ROV Concept is a luxury side-by-side meant for recreational driving. As per Lexus, ROV stands for Recreational Off highway Vehicle, with the concept aiming to offer an enjoyable automotive lifestyle that is in harmony with nature.

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Thanks to its compact body, the ROV Concept can go into places where larger off-road vehicles cannot go, thereby going beyond traditional on and off-road driving. It boasts an eco-friendly friendly character, thanks to the fact that it has a hydrogen engine as its core – the first Lexus vehicle to do so.

Lexus Enters First Air Race World Championship

Lexus Air Racing
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Lexus is taking part in the 2022 Air Race World Championship with the "Lexus/Pathfinder Air Racing" team and pilot Yoshihide Muroya, with the aim of winning the maiden championship of the contest. To mark this new venture, Lexus is displaying at the Tokyo Auto Salon a 1/3 scale model of Muroya's Zivko Edge 540 V3 airplane.

Source: Toyota