Lexus Trademarks NX 200t & NX 300h for Upcoming Compact Crossover

I wrote this very quick in an airport on the way home from SEMA, didn't get a chance to add all the links in -- here's the one about the 2.0L turbo: http://lexusenthusiast.com/2012/10/01/lexus-to-get-turbo-charged-four-cylinder-engine-in-2014/

Thanks, Krew. BD

Recreational

Thanks, but I actually discovered that when the original source reported the trademark filing being publicized.

There is nothing "Rally Cross" about the RX.  If that WERE true, it would be a misnomer The X in the SUVs means crossover or off-roader BD

it has actually been stated that IS stands for intelligent sport.

If I am not mistaken, RX stands for Recreational Crossover. NX means Navigational Crossover , that's my best guess.

Yeah, that's a good one.

The RX name stands for Radiant Crossover.[2] It has also been labelled as "Recreation Cross Country" in some markets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus_RX

CT: Compact Touring HS: Harmonious Sedan IS: Intelligent Sport ES: Elegant Sedan GS: Grand Touring Sedan LS: Luxury Sedan RX: Recreational Crossover GX: Grand Crossover? LX: Luxury Crossover? These are the confirmed names, I'm not sure about the GX and LX.

The RX name stands for Radiant Crossover. It has also been labelled as "Recreation Cross Country" in some markets. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexus_RX

A "t" at the end of the model name clearly indicates engine type: h=hybrid,t=turbo. The letter that indicates vehicle type is the scond letter in the model name:s=sedan,x=crossover,c=coupe,t=touring(hatchback).

No, not at all. I expect that came from what I said about when Lexus files trademarks, but that isn't always the case. The IS200 was filed on November 14, 1997 and produced from late 1998. The LS430 was first filed on March 15, 2000, 5 months before production and 7 months before it went on sale in October 2000. The LS460(L) and LS600h(L) on February 28, 2005, only 10 months before introduction at NAIAS and 17 months before production in August 2006. The ES300h was trademarked on December 21, 2010 and look at it now, on sale since August 2012. I said that the earliest priority trademark filings(from filing to sales) was in November 2004 for the GS460, that was introduced in 2007. The earliest of them all is the SC400 in October 1988, later introduced in June 1991. That is different, as back then the SC development had only started in 1987. It still needed 2.5 more years, and wasn't under an established luxury brand. The NX is likely farther along and is not coming in 2015, as early as next year with sales starting in 2014.

I do expect them to start using the Camry Hybrid engine (300h) when they do their mid-gen facelift. BD

Then maybe they can explain why they showed teasers of a facelifted CTh in January and March.

Yeah I agree..

Interesting, I also think it was teased back in January in videos shown in secret only to the press. Lexus used do this very often in the 90s, as I read that Infiniti similarly debuted the 2002 Q45 and 2003 G35 in April 1999 at the 1999 NYIAS. Those cars didn't even go on sale until 2001 and 2002. They stopped doing that after camera phones became mainstream a decade ago. Lexus showed all of their products through the 2015/2016 model years somewhere in secret recently, including the next generation LS(not the faux new/facelift LS) and RX. Anyway, I would expect everything except #5 to appear next year, unless as a further developed concept. At the show, number 3 is the highest bet after the IS. After that comes the LF-CC in prototype form or an NX concept. I figure Lentz's "several" means 3-4 vehicles at most, unlike the real meaning of several.

I wishfully agree and hope it's the top four reveals. I want the NX or it's off to BMW. 

Just when I had hope for a launch in 2013 (as a 2014 model) and willing to wait a few months, I found this article: "Templin added that, even though the Japanese luxury carmaker is in no hurry to expand its portfolio, it is contemplating the launch of a new, Audi Q5-rivalling SUV in 2015 as the rising popularity of this segment makes a model placed below the RX a very interesting proposition."   http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/lexus-lf-lc-coupe-and-new-compact-suv.html Who's the voice of Lexus USA, Lentz or Templin? This is getting frustrating as to what to believe especially when we consider the compact SUV rumor launch started back in '09. Crying wolf over and and over. 

There is no good reason for the Rav4 to come out in a couple of months, and the Lexus version to wait for 2 years. And both versions have been seen testing together, in similar stages of development, leading one to believe they are close the same point in their production cycle.... BD

You can forecast based off of the Camry/Lexus ES relationship Camry came out last fall.  Lexus ES comes out August. Toyota Rav4 expected out Feb/March That means Lexus version at the end of 2013.... BD