Updated Lexus UX 300h 2025 have received official EPA ratings, and for the popular all-wheel-drive version, they’re slightly better than what luxury brand Toyota estimated a few months ago.
While this U.S. version of the UX looks almost identical to the 2024 and previous models, it’s now hybrid only. And so it gets a new badge for 2025: UX 300h instead of UX 350h.
EPA ratings also increased. The UX 300h AWD now gets 42 mpg, up from 39 mpg, and the UX 300h in front-wheel-drive form gets 43 mpg, up 1 mpg.
2025 Lexus UX vs. 2024 Lexus UX EPA Rating
The new hybrid highlight brings an updated fifth-generation version of Toyota’s planetary gear-based hybrid system, combining a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder gasoline engine with a more powerful electric motor. The front traction motor now offers up to 111 horsepower and 152 lb-ft of torque — which in the front is higher than the gas engine’s 150 horsepower and 139 lb-ft — while in manual versions The all-wheel drive has an additional motor for the rear wheels that provides up to 40 lb-ft of torque.
Either way, total system output is 196 horsepower, up from 181 horsepower for 2024. That drops the 0-60 mph time slightly to 7.9 seconds with AWD and 8, 0 seconds with front-wheel drive.
Lexus UX 300h 2025
The UX line is the most affordable model in the Lexus lineup, starting at $38,640 in base 300h form or $40,210 with AWD. The Premium trim costs $3,200 more and is equipped with heated and cooled front seats, a sunroof, rain-sensing wipers and a power tailgate with kick sensors. F Sport versions top out at $48,675 with the Handling package which adds adaptive dampers that react to inputs from the steering wheel, g-sensors, etc.
It’s also small, measuring 177.0 inches long, 72.4 inches wide and 59.8 inches tall overall, with a 103.9-inch wheelbase. Don’t expect to fit tall passengers in this model’s back seat or try to fit three abreast, although officially it’s good for five.
Lexus UX 300h 2025
Lexus UX 300h 2025
Lexus UX 300h 2025
At the front, the gear lever has shifted gears by string. Door panel layout has been revised, trim has been revised in top F Sport models, and top Premium and F Sport trims feature a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system compared to a standard 7.0-inch system.
While this UX shift to hybrid-only may seem small, it’s part of a seismic shift toward electric vehicles. In recent years, Lexus has been said to have a more optimistic view of the future of electric vehicles than Toyota, and the company revealed to Green Car Report that 800-volt EV architecture ready for a number of future models. The Lexus RZ450e is the only fully electric Lexus model today and many other models are being deployed. The luxury brand has teased one LF-ZL concept which it says previews a production EV due in 2026. It could also launch the wire control system which RZ is already available in other markets.
