7 Luxury Touches in the 2025 Lexus NX Worth Experiencing

The 2025 Lexus NX transforms expectations for mid-size luxury SUVs. Crafted in Canada with meticulous attention to detail, this versatile vehicle delivers an experience that goes beyond transportation. The NX embodies Takumi craftsmanship—the Japanese tradition of artisanal precision—and Omotenashi hospitality principles that anticipate your needs before you even recognize them yourself. With four distinct powertrains available, including two electrified options, the NX adapts to your driving preferences while maintaining the premium experience Lexus is known for.

Panoramic Moon Roof

The cabin experience transforms dramatically with natural light, and the panoramic moon roof—newly added to the NX 450h+ Executive and F SPORT 3 grades for 2025—creates an atmosphere of openness that enhances your connection to the world outside. Unlike conventional sunroofs, this expansive glass panel extends over both front and rear seating areas, allowing everyone to enjoy the sky view.

The power-operated sunshade gives you complete control over light and temperature, seamlessly retracting with the touch of a button when you want to bathe the cabin in natural illumination. During night drives, the panoramic view of the stars adds an unexpected dimension of luxury that turns ordinary journeys into memorable experiences. This feature particularly shines during winter months, when daylight hours are limited but the cabin remains bright and inviting.

Thematic Interior Illumination

Light becomes an interior design element with the 64-colour thematic ambient illumination system available in Luxury grade and above. This customizable lighting subtly highlights the cabin's architectural elements while creating an atmosphere that reflects your mood or preference.

The system illuminates footwells, door panels, and console areas with a soft glow that enhances visibility without causing distraction. You'll appreciate this feature most during evening drives, when the carefully positioned lights guide your hands to controls and storage areas. Beyond practical benefits, the ability to select from 64 distinct colours allows you to personalize the cabin environment, transforming the vehicle into your personal space rather than just a means of transportation.

Advanced Touch Steering Wheel

Your hands maintain constant contact with the steering wheel, making it your primary interface with the vehicle. The advanced touch steering wheel in Executive and F SPORT 3 grades elevates this connection through intuitive technology and premium materials.

The touch-sensitive controls respond to light pressure, allowing you to adjust audio volume, activate voice commands, or switch information displays without removing your hands from the wheel. During winter months, the heated rim provides welcome comfort that conventional vehicles treat as an afterthought. The wheel itself features a variable grip thickness that supports proper hand positioning for both relaxed cruising and dynamic driving.

This thoughtful design creates a direct link between your intentions and the vehicle's responses—a subtle but significant luxury touch that you'll appreciate on every drive.

Mark Levinson Premium Audio

True luxury engages all your senses, and the available 17-speaker Mark Levinson Premium Audio system transforms your NX into an exceptional listening environment. This system isn't merely about volume—it delivers precise sound staging that places instruments and vocals exactly where they should be in the acoustic space.

Engineers tuned this system specifically for the NX cabin, accounting for materials, dimensions, and seating positions to deliver optimal sound quality to every seat. The result is remarkable clarity that reveals nuances in your favorite music that you might have missed before. Available in Executive and F SPORT 3 grades, this premium audio system makes even familiar drives more enjoyable by creating an immersive acoustic experience that rivals dedicated listening rooms.

Leather Upholstery and Heated/Ventilated Seating

Premium materials create the foundation of comfort in a luxury vehicle. The NX Executive grade features genuine leather upholstery that combines durability with a supple touch that improves with age. The precision stitching and perforated pattern reflect attention to detail that distinguishes true luxury.

The climate-controlled front seats—heated and ventilated in most models—maintain your comfort regardless of external temperature. On winter mornings, the heated function quickly takes the chill off, while ventilation keeps you cool and dry during summer heat. Select models extend this comfort to rear passengers with heated outboard seats, ensuring everyone enjoys the same level of consideration.

The driver's seat memory function in Premium grade and above stores your preferred position, automatically adjusting when you enter the vehicle—a small but meaningful luxury that eliminates the need to readjust after another driver uses your NX.

Advanced Park System

Luxury isn't only about materials—it's about reducing stress through thoughtful technology. The Advanced Park system, newly added to the NX 350 Executive and F SPORT 3 grades for 2025, transforms parking from a potential source of anxiety into a demonstration of technological sophistication.

This system uses cameras and sensors to identify suitable parking spaces and then controls steering, acceleration, and braking to maneuver into position with precision. You simply monitor the process and can override if needed. This technology particularly shines in tight urban parking scenarios, where space is limited and pressure from other drivers can create stress.

By handling one of driving's most challenging tasks, Advanced Park adds a luxury of convenience that you'll appreciate every day—especially in crowded shopping areas or busy downtown locations.

Lexus Interface with 14-inch Touchscreen

Digital connectivity forms an essential component of modern luxury, and the Lexus Interface system with its available 14-inch touchscreen serves as the technological heart of your NX. This North American-designed system prioritizes intuitive operation through natural voice commands that respond to conversational language rather than requiring memorized phrases.

The high-definition display available in Luxury grade and above provides exceptional clarity and responsiveness, positioning important information within your natural line of sight to minimize distraction. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration connects seamlessly with your digital ecosystem, while the Lexus App allows you to monitor and control vehicle functions remotely.

The system learns your preferences over time, adapting suggested routes and media recommendations to match your habits. This personalization transforms technology from a potential complication into a seamless extension of your lifestyle—the essence of modern luxury.

The 2025 Lexus NX balances performance with refinement in a package designed to exceed expectations. Starting at $50,815, it offers authentic luxury with practical advantages including standard all-wheel drive and a choice of powertrains ranging from the efficient NX 250 to the plug-in hybrid NX 450h+ with 60 km of electric-only range.

Experience these luxury touches yourself at Lexus of Lakeridge. Run your fingers across the premium materials, feel the response of the advanced touch steering wheel, and listen to the clarity of the Mark Levinson audio system. Some aspects of luxury can't be fully appreciated until you experience them in person—we invite you to discover what makes the 2025 NX exceptional.