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Lexus LBX crowned ‘Car of the Year’

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Gareth Herincx

3 days ago
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The all-new Lexus LBX has been named What Car? Car of the Year for 2024. The stylish hybrid crossover also took home the Best Small SUV category award.

What Car? editor Steve Huntingford, said: “The title of What Car? Car of the Year is reserved for the model that has moved things on the farthest in the past 12 months, and this year, that’s the Lexus LBX.

“Despite competing in the hugely competitive small SUV market, it’s a better all-rounder than every rival, not least because it’s the first car in the class to combine hybrid efficiency with big-car luxury.”

What Car? Car of the Year Winners 2024

  • Car of the Year: Lexus LBX
  • Small Car, sponsored by MotorEasy: Renault Clio 1.0 TCe 90 Techno
  • Family Car: Toyota Corolla 1.8 Hybrid Icon
  • Hot Hatch: Mercedes-AMG A45 S Plus
  • Small SUV, sponsored by Solera Cap HPI: Lexus LBX 1.5 Premium Plus
  • Family SUV, sponsored by Quotezone: Kia Sportage 1.6 T-GDi 3
  • Plug-in Hybrid: Mazda MX-30 R-EV Prime-Line
  • Small Electric Car, sponsored by Myenergi: MG4 EV SE
  • Executive Car: Tesla Model 3 RWD
  • Estate Car: Toyota Corolla Touring Sports 1.8 Hybrid Icon
  • Seven-seater: Land Rover Defender 110 D300 X-Dynamic S
  • Luxury Car: BMW X7 40d M Sport (Ultimate Pack)
  • Small Electric SUV, sponsored by Blackhorse Finance: Smart #1 Premium
  • Family Electric SUV, sponsored by Blackhorse Finance: Kia EV6
  • Reliability Award, in association with MotorEasy: Lexus
  • Safety Award, sponsored by Thatcham Research: Volkswagen ID 7
  • Technology Award, sponsored by Goodwood: Tesla Superchargers V4
  • Tow Car Award, in association with The Camping and Caravanning Club: Kia
  • Readers’ Choice Award: Renault 5

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Gareth is a versatile journalist, copywriter and digital editor who’s worked across the media in newspapers, magazines, TV, teletext, radio and online. After long stints at the BBC, GMTV and ITV, he now specialises in motoring.

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First glimpse of the new Lexus LBX – free tickets

Gareth Herincx

2 days ago
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Lexus LBX

An underground car park has been transformed into an “extraordinary immersive light experience” to mark the launch of Lexus LBX – a landmark model for the brand.

The Extraordinary Car Park in Soho, London, will be open to the public from September 21-24 and admission is free.

This event, which is the second in a series of four LBX pop-up extraordinary experiences across Europe, will take place at QPark, 51 Poland Street, W1F 7ND.

You can sign up to attend the Lexus LBX preview event free of charge.

The Extraordinary Car Park takes the familiar process of driving into a multi-storey and looking for a space and turns it into an art experience.

Guests follow a walking route of discovery through LED arches and canopies of lights. Fields of undulating light bulbs spring into life, triggered by voice activation, and a display of LED batons pulse in rhythm with the viewer’s heartbeats.

The all-new hybrid LBX is the smallest Lexus yet, making it practical for daily city driving. Lexus hopes the baby SUV will appeal to younger customers and those who may not have considered the brand before.

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