28.3.2019 Cologne. The new Lexus UX is a particular balancing act is achieved With the traditional elements of the Crossover sets new accents. Many influences from the multi-faceted Japanese Tradition, the latest model of the Premium brand, the has a few weeks available shape.
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- Interested Isn’t Architecture Concept
- Sashiko Stitching
- Washi Surfaces
- Omotenashi Hospitality
Interested Isn’t Architecture Concept
Despite the compact dimensions of the Lexus UX, the Designer wanted to implement an open and spacious interior and inspired by traditional Japanese architecture concept interested isn ‘t inspired.
“In many traditional Japanese houses, the Veranda forms a bridge between the inner and the outer world. The UX has something similar: We have created a seamless connection between the passenger compartment and the exterior,“ explains chief designer Tetsuo Miki.
This design detail gives the passengers an open and airy feeling. At the same time, the driver can assess the vehicle’s dimensions are more precise. So the UX is easier to ride and in tight spaces to maneuver. For the sake of Clarity, the flat bonnet – it is the result of the new architecture, platform, GA-C, and the deep-seated drive train.
Sashiko Stitching
The leather interior is inspired by Sashiko, a traditional Japanese sewing technique that is also used in the production of Judo and Kendo suits. The technique requires a steady, skillful Hand, and is executed by the Takumi Master. New, decorative and precise ornaments adorn the quilted leather and the look and feel of the seats.
“The traditional Sashiko stitching is over 1,200 years old. Because of their stability by means of a density of up to ten stitches per inch is popular in the manufacture of Judo and Kendo suits. Earlier so the safety of Japanese firefighters, their cotton protective suits were sewn,“ says interior Designer Keiko Shishido served this craft.
Washi Surfaces
The new Lexus UX has as the first model in the Premium brand on a dashboard, the surface structure is based on traditional Washi paper. It is of the paper-sliding doors in traditional Japanese houses known and conveys a feeling of warmth and tranquility.
Omotenashi Hospitality
Since 1989 when the first Lexus came on the market, is the brand in terms of customer satisfaction, no distance is too far: countless awards in the past 30 years, demonstrating how customers feel, the Lexus is welcome. The Inspiration for this incomparable customer service, called Omotenashi, and it describes the ability to recognize the needs of the other, even before they are expressed.
So Omotenashi so influenced the approach of the Lexus vehicles, like the new UX. An example of this is the S-Flow automatic climate control. The integrated Nano-E®, technology enriches the indoor air with microscopic negatively charged particles, the only air-cleaning and odor-neutralizing, but the moisturizing effect is also beneficial for skin and hair.
The UX is available in two drive versions: The UX 250h fuel consumption combined (correlated to the NEDC values) to 4.5 – 4.1 l/100km; CO2-emission combined (correlated to the NEDC values) 103 – 94 g/km of a hybrid system of the fourth Generation. It has a new, highly efficient 2.0-Liter four-cylinder petrol engine that was developed specifically for this platform. The virtually identical 2.0-litre petrol engine, the UX of 200 fuel consumption-combined (correlated NEDC value) 5.5 l/100km; CO2-emission combined (correlated to the NEDC values) 126 – 125 g/km is paired to a new MultiDrive CVT transmission.
The fuel consumption and emission values were determined in accordance with the prescribed EU methods of measurement (regulation (EC) no 715/2007). Further information on official fuel consumption and official specific emissions of CO2 can be taken from car emissions of new passenger cars in the “guidelines on fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and power consumption of new Passenger cars”, at all sales outlets and at the Deutschen Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT) is www.dat.de available free of charge.
Lexus UX (photo: Lexus)
