The brand new Lexus LBX shall be revealed on June 5 in Milan, Italy – and we’ve obtained our first glimpse of the brand new compact luxurious crossover.

Slotting beneath the present UX, which shares the majority of its DNA with the Toyota Corolla and C-HR, the LBX seems to be a manufacturing model of the sub-UX crossover previewed in Lexus’s fleet of ideas from December 2021.

Based on a latest report, the LBX shall be based mostly on the Toyota GA-B platform, which underpins every part from the Yaris and Yaris Cross to the Aqua (Prius C), Aygo X and Sienta supplied abroad.

The tightly cropped entrance quarter teaser seems to be very per the shadowy preview from 2021, and the automobile seems to be completed in a Rose Gold paint with a frontal design not too dissimilar to the Toyota Crown household and new Prius that’s not coming to Australia.

In the meantime, the darkened rear shot reveals off a full-width LED tail gentle signature, which wouldn’t look misplaced on a Renault – particularly the Arkana. Going by the 2021 announcement, nevertheless, whereas the LBX ought to have a sporty profile, it is going to be extra jacked-up hatchback than SUV coupe.

Ought to the LBX be based mostly on the Toyota GA-B platform, it can seemingly be accessible with comparable powertrains to the Yaris and Yaris Cross – i.e. three-cylinder petrol and hybrid choices.

Within the Yaris and Yaris Cross, the 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol-electric hybrid affords a system energy output of 85kW, and gas use as little as 3.3 litres per 100km.

Lexus Australia has not given any additional particulars apart from issuing the press launch with the reveal date, although given it’s been distributed to native media it’d be logical to imagine it can make the journey Down Beneath finally.

The luxurious arm’s native division has beforehand confirmed it will enter “three new segments” in Australia by mid-2024, and we’ve already seen the brand new LM folks mover confirmed to land right here quickly, whereas the following era of the Prado-based GX off-roader can be prone to make it to Australian showrooms within the subsequent 12 months.

That makes the LBX the third ‘new phase’ providing to be seemingly for our market, and will type an attention-grabbing proposition in opposition to mainstream and premium-branded choices. At the moment, the UX opens up at $46,085 earlier than on-road prices, suggesting the LBX may begin across the $40,000 mark.

Key rivals would come with the Audi A1 and Mini vary, in addition to high-spec variations of mainstream hatchbacks and crossovers.

Whereas not a direct substitute, the LBX will function a religious successor to the outdated CT200h hatchback, which drew upon outdated Prius underpinnings in a Corolla-sized hatch package deal.

The CT was discontinued globally in 2022, and was bought in Australia proper up till 2021.

Keep tuned to CarExpert for our protection of the Lexus LBX’s reveal on June 5.

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