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Is the 2021 Lexus NX a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

22ndof 23

  • No. Top half on 2 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 17.7 cu ft.
  • 22nd of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (6th of 23), price (10th of 24).
  • Weakest: cargo (22nd of 23).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2021 · SUVSCR-VHonda CR-VRAV4Toyota RAV4EscapeFord EscapeRogueNissan RogueRAV4 P…Toyota RAV4 PrimeDiscov…Land Rover Discovery SportQX50INFINITI QX50ID.4Volkswagen ID.4X3BMW X3CorsairLincoln CorsairQ5Audi Q5Cherok…Jeep CherokeeEnvisi…Buick EnvisionQ5 Spo…Audi Q5 SportbackSQ5Audi SQ5SQ5 Sp…Audi SQ5 SportbackXT4Cadillac XT4GLBMercedes-Benz GLBStelvioAlfa Romeo StelvioGLCMercedes-Benz GLCXC60Volvo XC60NXLexus NXMacanPorsche MacanMitsubishi Outlander Hybrid Plug-inNo number22nd of 23
24 SUVs from 2021, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2021 Lexus NX in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$37,61010th of 2461%
Best combined mpg31 mpg6th of 2377%
Most horsepower235 hp21st of 2413%
Cargo behind rear seats17.7 cu ft22nd of 235%
Rear legroom36.1 in21st of 225%
Max towing2,000 lb18th of 2314%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Honda CR-V 39.2 cu ft
  2. Toyota RAV4 37.6 cu ft
  3. Ford Escape 37.5 cu ft
  4. Nissan Rogue 36.5 cu ft
  5. Toyota RAV4 Prime 33.5 cu ft
  6. Land Rover Discovery Sport 32.7 cu ft
  7. INFINITI QX50 31.4 cu ft
  8. Volkswagen ID.4 30.3 cu ft
Show all 23
  1. BMW X3 28.7 cu ft
  2. Lincoln Corsair 27.6 cu ft
  3. Audi Q5 25.9 cu ft
  4. Jeep Cherokee 25.8 cu ft
  5. Buick Envision 25.2 cu ft
  6. Audi Q5 Sportback 25.1 cu ft
  7. Audi SQ5 25.1 cu ft
  8. Audi SQ5 Sportback 25.1 cu ft
  9. Cadillac XT4 22.5 cu ft
  10. Mercedes-Benz GLB 22.0 cu ft
  11. Alfa Romeo Stelvio 18.5 cu ft
  12. Mercedes-Benz GLC 18.0 cu ft
  13. Volvo XC60 17.8 cu ft
  14. Lexus NX 17.7 cu ft
  15. Porsche Macan 17.6 cu ft

No figure: Mitsubishi Outlander Hybrid Plug-in.

SUVs in 2021: 145. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

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