Lexus LX 2022

When Toyota unveiled the Land Cruiser 300, it was hinted that the model would soon be unveiled as the Lexus LX, as the premium SUV’s top SUV, which has been on the market since 1995, has always been built on the foundations of the Land Cruiser.

The group didn’t disappoint either: the fourth-generation Lexus LX has arrived, and indeed, the kinship is clear. Not only is the GA-K platform the same, carving 195 pounds off its own weight while being 20 percent stiffer than before; not only is the 3.5 V6 turbo engine right, which drives the big car with 415 horsepower and 650 Nm (a hybrid isn’t here yet, though the GA-K platform Toyota Tundra has already got it), but the silhouette is also right.

The rear suspension remained the old, front double wishbone. The steel springs, combined with a hydraulic system, implement a ground clearance adjustment that not only adjusts the distance to the ground to the driver's liking, even as the car tilts or nods. Adaptive damping and multi-position terrain mode selection are also included, so the LX does really well in the field - at least on paper. The all-terrain is aided by the circular camera system, which allows you to see under the belly of the vehicle.

To waste a word on design, Lexus has fitted the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 with a unique nose and tail, and the D-pillar has been redesigned to take on the shape of a spindle, connected to the infamous grille. The latter can even be made up of wide, chrome-plated bands - a resemblance to the mask of the dark lord of Star Wars novemology, Kylo Renn. It’s also true that we only get this bizarre grid if we choose the newly introduced Ultra Luxury trim level.

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