THE COLOUR IS MONEY

WHEN WHITE ISN’T THE BUDGET OPTION

- FELIPE UBILLA

LEXUS UX 250H SPORTS LUXURY

Price as tested $65,500

This month 256km @ 6.4L/100km

Total 893km @ 6.9L/100km

A WHILE BACK, I stepped out for lunch with a colleague to a local bakery. I put in my order and listened in bemusement as my friend requested his.

“I’ll grab a white roll, with white chicken – and mayo, please.”

I couldn’t help but quip, “Could you possibly be any whiter!?”

As a colour, white is often thought of as being very safe and boring. When it comes to cars, white paint generally gets associated with fleet cars or unmarked police vehicles. And let’s not even get into the argument about white not actually being a colour at all...

But the white UX250h which currently sits in my driveway looks anything but boring. The Sonic Quartz paint looks stunning in the sunlight with a light pearlescent tone accentuating the sharp lines of the exterior styling. The neighbours have certainly given it the nod of approval and most importantly, so has The Boss.

PICK AND CHOOSE