Updated 2018 Lexus NX Coming This Year

CARS.COM — Luxury SUV shoppers will have an updated Lexus NX to check out later this year. Lexus announced that a refreshed NX, the Toyota luxury division’s small SUV that slots below the RX, will debut at the 2017 Shanghai auto show in mid-April. A U.S. version will follow, but don’t expect to see it at an American auto show. It likely will appear at dealerships this fall as a 2018 model, spokeswoman Nancy Hubbell told us.

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The NX has been around since the 2015 model year and comes in NX 200t and NX 300h variants with turbocharged and hybrid four-cylinder drivetrains, respectively. Lexus promises “an updated exterior design” plus “interior enhancements that add convenience and functionality,” and its teaser image shows a deconstructed front-quarter section with what appears to be a more-intricate, triple-LED headlight.

Still, Hubbell characterized the 2018 changes as modest overall. “I wouldn’t say it’s groundbreaking,” she said.

Stay tuned for more; Lexus’ press conference at Auto Shanghai 2017 is April 19.