Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This 2026 Lexus LBX review is a full first look at the smallest car Lexus has ever built, filmed in the metal in Vibrant Edition trim with all-wheel drive. The LBX is Lexus arguing that luxury is about craft and scale rather than size, and it is a genuinely interesting argument: no spindle grille, a stance Lexus references to kagami-mochi rice cakes, semi-aniline leather with tatami contrast stitching, and physical climate controls Lexus refused to bury in a menu.
0:00 Exterior, Design & Stance
0:30 Front Grille & Tail Lights
0:51 Roofline, Badge & Proportions
1:24 Platform, Wheels & Styling
1:51 Interior, Screens & Space
2:32 Seats, Materials & Craftsmanship
2:46 Price, Rivals & Cost
3:04 Rear Seats, Headroom & Boot Space
3:26 Boot Capacity & Engine Options
We walk the design, the deleted grille, the ruby-red Vibrant Edition cabin, the 9.8-inch screen and 12.3-inch digital dials, then get to the money, the rear seat, and the boot figure that all-wheel drive quietly costs you. The honest catch: the 1.5-litre three-cylinder hybrid gets loud when you ask it for real acceleration, and LBX owners say so themselves. That matters more here than it would elsewhere, because calm is the whole point of this car.
SPECS AT A GLANCE (2026 Lexus LBX 1.5 Hybrid, E-Four AWD as filmed):
- Powertrain: 1.5-litre 3-cylinder self-charging hybrid, no plug, e-CVT
- Power: 136 DIN hp / 100 kW combined
- 0-100 km/h: 9.6 sec AWD (9.2 sec front-wheel drive)
- Economy: 4.8 l/100 km combined, 110 g/km CO2 (58.8 mpg WLTP)
- Boot: 315 litres AWD / 402 litres front-wheel drive
- Dimensions: 4190 mm long, 1825 mm wide, 1560 mm tall, 2580 mm wheelbase
- Kerb weight: 1475 kg
- Price: from £29,995 UK (as filmed: CHF 47,900)
Rivals worth cross-shopping: Mazda CX-30, Alfa Romeo Junior, Audi Q2, Range Rover Evoque, VW T-Roc, Ford Puma.
WATCHING FROM THE US? The LBX is not sold in the United States or Canada, and it is not in the 2026 Lexus USA lineup. Lexus trademarked the LBX name in the US in 2025, but no launch has been confirmed, so the prices in this video are the real European ones and are not converted. The closest thing you can actually buy is the Mazda CX-30, the other small crossover that leads on design rather than size:
MAZDA CX-30, THE US REFERENCE (2026, US market):
- Price: from $26,375 (2.5 S), to $37,900 (2.5 Turbo Premium Plus), excluding destination
- EPA economy: 24 city / 31 hwy / 27 combined mpg (2.5); 22 / 30 / 25 (2.5 Turbo)
- Cargo: 20.2 cu ft behind the rear seats, 45.2 cu ft with them folded
- Size: 173.0 in long, 70.7 in wide, 104.4 in wheelbase
For scale, the LBX is about eight inches shorter than the CX-30, which is the whole point of it and also the whole cost of it. Note the LBX's 402 and 315 litre boot figures are European VDA measurements and the CX-30's 20.2 cu ft is a US SAE measurement, so the two are quoted in their own standards rather than converted into each other.
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This 2026 Lexus LBX review is a full first look at the smallest car Lexus has ever built, filmed in the metal in Vibrant Edition trim with all-wheel drive. The LBX is Lexus arguing that luxury is about craft and scale rather than size, and it is a genuinely interesting argument: no spindle grille, a stance Lexus references to kagami-mochi rice cakes, semi-aniline leather with tatami contrast stitching, and physical climate controls Lexus refused to bury in a menu.
0:00 Exterior, Design & Stance
0:30 Front Grille & Tail Lights
0:51 Roofline, Badge & Proportions
1:24 Platform, Wheels & Styling
1:51 Interior, Screens & Space
2:32 Seats, Materials & Craftsmanship
2:46 Price, Rivals & Cost
3:04 Rear Seats, Headroom & Boot Space
3:26 Boot Capacity & Engine Options
We walk the design, the deleted grille, the ruby-red Vibrant Edition cabin, the 9.8-inch screen and 12.3-inch digital dials, then get to the money, the rear seat, and the boot figure that all-wheel drive quietly costs you. The honest catch: the 1.5-litre three-cylinder hybrid gets loud when you ask it for real acceleration, and LBX owners say so themselves. That matters more here than it would elsewhere, because calm is the whole point of this car.
SPECS AT A GLANCE (2026 Lexus LBX 1.5 Hybrid, E-Four AWD as filmed):
- Powertrain: 1.5-litre 3-cylinder self-charging hybrid, no plug, e-CVT
- Power: 136 DIN hp / 100 kW combined
- 0-100 km/h: 9.6 sec AWD (9.2 sec front-wheel drive)
- Economy: 4.8 l/100 km combined, 110 g/km CO2 (58.8 mpg WLTP)
- Boot: 315 litres AWD / 402 litres front-wheel drive
- Dimensions: 4190 mm long, 1825 mm wide, 1560 mm tall, 2580 mm wheelbase
- Kerb weight: 1475 kg
- Price: from £29,995 UK (as filmed: CHF 47,900)
Rivals worth cross-shopping: Mazda CX-30, Alfa Romeo Junior, Audi Q2, Range Rover Evoque, VW T-Roc, Ford Puma.
WATCHING FROM THE US? The LBX is not sold in the United States or Canada, and it is not in the 2026 Lexus USA lineup. Lexus trademarked the LBX name in the US in 2025, but no launch has been confirmed, so the prices in this video are the real European ones and are not converted. The closest thing you can actually buy is the Mazda CX-30, the other small crossover that leads on design rather than size:
MAZDA CX-30, THE US REFERENCE (2026, US market):
- Price: from $26,375 (2.5 S), to $37,900 (2.5 Turbo Premium Plus), excluding destination
- EPA economy: 24 city / 31 hwy / 27 combined mpg (2.5); 22 / 30 / 25 (2.5 Turbo)
- Cargo: 20.2 cu ft behind the rear seats, 45.2 cu ft with them folded
- Size: 173.0 in long, 70.7 in wide, 104.4 in wheelbase
For scale, the LBX is about eight inches shorter than the CX-30, which is the whole point of it and also the whole cost of it. Note the LBX's 402 and 315 litre boot figures are European VDA measurements and the CX-30's 20.2 cu ft is a US SAE measurement, so the two are quoted in their own standards rather than converted into each other.
Would you take the all-wheel-drive car and lose the boot space, or keep the 402 litres and stay front-wheel drive? Tell us below. Subscribe if you want the small premium SUVs covered properly, badge by badge, before you spend the money.
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