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Lexus LX 570 Coming to New York

kart1 submitted on 3/13/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:28:31 PM

145 user comments | Category: Spy News | Source: | SOURCE: www.thecarconnection.com

"In a brief press release,Toyota confirmed that its Lexus brand would be unveiling a new LX570 sport-utility vehicle at the 2007 New York auto show.

The new model replaces the outgoing LX470, which shares its running gear with the Toyota Land Cruiser. The new LX is expected to share the new 5.7-liter V-8 engine Toyota installs in the Tundra pickup.

Spy shots of the Toyota Land Cruiser [Click Link] show a smoother body style, which the Lexus edition will likely adopt as well.

Other details are slim. Toyota says the third-generation LX ute will "reach new heights in performance via a powerful new V-8 engine while achieving elevated levels of comfort, style and safety."

Toyota's press conference takes place on April 4 at the Jacob Javits Center in Manhattan."

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Uh oh...
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:03:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

thank the lord, LX is soooooooooooooooooo old looking
— MBKing (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:27:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

I have heard it will have a power folding rear seat.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:30:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

If it folds into the floor, that will be an accomplishment because the drivetrain set up.
— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:29:49 AM | | Votes: -3

The LX will have power 2nd and 3rd row seats. They will not fold down into the floor. They will still fold up similar to what they do now, except with the touch of a button instead.
— Ironman273 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:26:49 PM | | Votes: -1

I heard it will be big and ugly
— henbmw (View Profile)

Posted on 3/18/2007 11:08:01 PM | | Votes: 1

Wake me up when they they dont rebadge it as a toyota landcruise.
— M53R (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:34:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

LC is better than (almost) anything (SUV) in the world.

LX is even better because it is a better LC.
— SupraNeverBack (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:50:10 PM | | Votes: -9

norwood has a few benz's
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:34:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Benz GL450's good days will be over soon.

Minimum: Tundra's 5.7L v8 381hp/401Lb.ft #87 gas+6sp

The best: I hope it could be 5.7L with D4-S direct injection over 400hp, 430lb.ft + 8sp, 20mpg highway.
— SupraNeverBack (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:38:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5

Maybe the frontend will look like the Tundra?...lol
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:03:13 AM | | Votes: 5

it's a safe bet that the range rover and GL450 will continue to outsell the LX many times over.

the land cruiser is great--especially priced in the 50s. however, it makes no sense to pay many thousands more for an LX.
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:58:14 AM | | Votes: 5

bulldogz please where are you located, I haven't seen loaded GL's anywhere for $48K. Even Fleet Rates does not show a massive discount on GLs unlike the R Class which are almost two-for-one.
— MercBasher (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:34:55 AM | | Votes: 1

20 mpg highway?
I seriously doubt that.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:04:58 PM | | Votes: 6

on the "auto-mile"?
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:41:22 PM | | Votes: 1

This thing definately need to be put out to pasture and shot. No matter what Lexusmaniac says.
— SilverAero (View Profile)

Posted on 3/13/2007 11:46:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

Looks like a behemoth and not a good real estate agent SUV.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:01:32 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

Several realtors in my area (south florida) drive LX's with their clients. Now for personal use they use Aston Martin, Mercedes CL and Porsche!
— MercBasher (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:36:18 AM | | Votes: -6

Well naturally, I know 2 agents that drive a Bentley and a Maybach.

A 4 door car is the best real estate car to own.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 7:23:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

nicad, people have been using real estate agents in America for over 200 years.

BTW, do you know any doctors that want to buy a 3 to 6 million home in Newport Beach?
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 10:56:40 PM | | Votes: 2

well, i do actually. he is head surgeon at a hospital in RI. but along those lines, do you know any doctors that buy 10mil apartments in NY? real estate makes more money than a doctor could imagine, check the forbes 400 richest in america list.
— henbmw (View Profile)

Posted on 3/18/2007 11:13:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

"Maybe the frontend will look like the Tundra?...lol"

It would be the Toyota Sequoia that would look like the Tundra. If the LC/LX have grown in size... imagine how big the next Sequoia would be.
— Alec (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 2:02:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Can't wait.The current model is still considered to be on the same level(luxury,on/off road,practical,reliable...etc but a little shorter on Performance) as GL or Range Rover.

The All-new one will be outstanding.

JUGNU
— JUGNU (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 2:26:01 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -8

Nothing similar!
They're exactly the same car!
And I'm not even going to bother with your other ridiculous claim.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:06:34 PM | | Votes: 6

Rupert, you are wrong. They are not "exactly the same car". I'm not going to take the time to explain again- look it up.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:19:30 PM | | Votes: -7

Don't bother. They're still on that Lexus=Toyota ignorant mentality.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:14:13 PM | | Votes: -5

The Land Cruiser and Lexus LX are exactly the same! The Lexus has quad headlamps and more wood.
Maybe the American LC is different, but I have just compared the European LC Amazon (you're LC) and it is a carbon copy, but with a Lexus badge. Touch screen, reversing camera, adjustable suspension, our Amazon has everything the Lexus does bar 1 thing. A wood gearlever.
I'm not trying to be rude, but they really are. If they aren't, please explain how. I was always under the impression that they were.
And just to say, the Toyota LC Amazon here costs over 95000 dollars. They sell about 3 a year.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:55:57 PM | | Votes: 9

Oh and our Land Cruiser is the Lexus GX, with a busier grill and fussier headlamps.
And the interior is, again, exactly the same but the Lexus has more wood.
See here:
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/models/?model=884

click Gallery (on the right under About This Car) and see for yourself.

Do the same for our LC Amazon (your LC and LX):
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/models/?model=1147
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 2:13:43 PM | | Votes: 7

The Lx470 IS the same vehicle as the Land Cruiser 100. That said, it is the best SUV in the world. Range Rovers are expensive unreliable mall runners for rich housewifes. Range Rovers are no longer proven in the african sahara or the aussie outback.
— GS450h (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 3:45:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

lexusking.

regarding your comment "The Lexus brand is ten times better than the Range Rover and Mercedes.There's nothing similiar between the Landcuiser and LX. A LEXUS IS ALWAYS A LEXUS. PERIOD."

now contrast that with sales for 2006:
LX: 5,500
landcruiser: 3,300
range rover: 12,000
GL: 20,000
escalade: over 50,000

it's your opinion that lexus rules this category, but not the opinion of most people who actually buy a high-end SUV.

personally, i'd take the range rover over any of these...incomparable style, performance, gorgeous seats....
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:52:43 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6

EVERYONE knows that the LX is a Land Cruiser in a tuxedo. Who doesnt know this? If the LX isnt a Land Cruiser: then a QX56 isnt an Armada, the Navigator isnt an Expedition and the Escalade isnt a Tahoe...
— Caddyman (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:48:33 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

I agree and I think rebadging cars should be illegal!
— kpaxx (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 9:06:18 AM | | Votes: 2

Dealers always say that. The Toyota dealer next door tells every customer that the Camry and the ES350 are identical other than the badge on a daily basis but of wait.. you probably think this is true as well.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 3:25:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

They were until the current model Camry/ES debuted...
— Caddyman (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 7:05:53 PM | | Votes: 2

God I hate camoflage, I can't tell anything from that.
— PlanB (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 8:12:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

bad copies of LR/RR that killed them everywhere. damn if bad copies are like this than they should build more, no?
— kart1 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:45:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

The current line of Land Rover products blows away the stuff they were making a decade ago. However, what they were making a decade ago was famously unreliable crap. Engines based upon an old Buick design didn't help matters.

Even a modern day Range Rover might get you a prime valet spot, but it might not get you home.

That's not to say they aren't good vehicles from a design standpoint, but to say their unreliable ways are in the past is quite foolish.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 10:26:00 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

They are improving the realibility, at least now it's just electronics, rather than the air suspension bottoming out (that happened to me a few times).
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:07:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6

sevorbeupstry- It is a fact because you say it is so? J.D. Power 2006 vehicle dependability study, which may be a better authority than you, places Land Rover not only dead last, but almost double as bad as the next worst, which is Saab.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:24:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

No, remember, JD Power is totally irrelevant to a Toyota/Lexus hater.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:16:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -8

The LX interior is a joke compared to that of the Range Rover. See for yourself:

LX470
http://www.lexus.com/lexus-share/images/gallery/models/LX/photos/interior/g_int8.jpg

Range Rover
http://www.landroverusa.com/us/en/Vehicles/Range_Rover/Photo_gallery_media/Interior_Photos_253D731E-31BB-4092-BA40-4F15E4BDFC00_252x760.jpg
— eric2097 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 10:33:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

Ruched leather....

That's Mercedes Benz style - M-B 1995 that is.
I have no idea who would still buy such a joke of a car...and with a 5.7 it sure won't be coming to Europe.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:09:17 PM | | Votes: 6

Rouched leather was used in many American cars in the '70s and '80s, that's nothing new.

And EVERY SUV interior is a joke compared to a modern Land Rover interior.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:11:49 PM | | Votes: -6

So when Lexus use it in their most expensive SUV, you must question, why?
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:57:49 PM | | Votes: 6

But when Benz used it, nobody questioned anything...
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 2:23:52 PM | | Votes: -8

Because it was fashionable.
Now though, it isn't.
Lexus don't use it in the IS, GS or LS, why the LX?
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:30:16 PM | | Votes: 4

are you guys talking about purses or cars?
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:58:14 PM | | Votes: 4

Rupert,

Clearly the IS, GS, and LS are fairly new cars next to the decade-old LX. "Roushed" leather was popular when the LX was first introduced. If the new one has that in its interior, then you can talk trash about how outdated it is.
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:08:11 PM | | Votes: -1

It doesnt matter how popular rouched leather seats were when the LX was "Introduced". Thats what mid-life refreshing/restyling is for. You see they have made tweaks to the exterior of the LX470 over the years, why not tweak the weak interior?...
— Caddyman (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:59:02 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Who considered the LX interior "weak?"
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:49:56 PM | | Votes: -1

For a brand like Lexus, yes the interior of the LX470 is weak.
— Caddyman (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 7:03:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

What's the difference between this Toyota SUV and the GM Hummer H2?

Nothing is the correct answer.

Buy a house!
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 12:09:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

THANK YOU!!!
— Caddyman (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:02:19 AM | | Votes: 2

Awesome. Can't wait to see it.
— r_driver04 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:02:54 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

Mitch and Will are fairly balanced.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:31:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9

I'm not sure who the most open-minded Lexus fan is here, but I do think you are one of the most ignorant Lexus-haters here.

— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:34:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

I mean the Buick 215 V8 which was slapped into Land Rovers begining in 1961. I think it was used until the BMW engine was introduced.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:25:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

It's the same engine.
A 3.5 litre, aluminium V8, used in Rover and Land Rover products for 35 years.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:59:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8

Yep, that's the low-tech POS I'm talking about.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:19:01 PM | | Votes: 1

They have a few LXs here but they have have more Range Rovers. I love Range Rovers its 10 times better then the fugly LX.And the LX interior looks like the Hyundai Azeras. Range Rovers are classic and beautiful. And you Lexus fanboys deboost me all you want. I don't care!!
— jt716 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 1:44:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

10 times better?

In what regards?

It certainly isn't quality.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 2:25:50 PM | | Votes: -2

Good luck getting home in your RR when you are in Africa. The lions will laugh at you! Do you know LC is the official vehicle of the United Nations?
— ctsang (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 2:32:16 PM | | Votes: 0

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:31:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10

You are, without a doubt, the most blinkered, ignorant and inwardly looking person I have ever encountered.
Not only is your never ending obssesive devotion to Lexus rather pathetic, but the fact you dismiss alternative views and ideas and vehicles for no reason other than to proliferate your own personal view is idiotic (dismissing the Range Rover and X5?), and making ridiculous claims about a non-existant as yet car, with no information at all, that are often wrong (since when is the Cayenne the class leader? And a Lexus best handling SUV?) is just stupid.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:37:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10

yes, the lexus-polished military vehicle is to compete with a porsche.

is this guy running around an asylum with his ass hanging out the back of his johnnie screaming about an important message he needs to give president reagan or what?

— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:49:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9

see my comment with sales data. you're delusional.
— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:54:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

The LX570 is not targeting the Porsche Cayenne- sorry to contradict you.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:17:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

I posted the Edmunds version of this article.

001 hasn't put it up yet.

No matter what Lexus says, this car won't be a performance leader.

No matter how much power it has, this car won't be a performance leader.

The GL's nimbleness is far and away the best in the full-size class. In addition, it has the beautiful interior and the off-road capability, as well as practicality, and a 25mpg diesel option.

I know what I'd get.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 4:50:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

"No matter what Lexus says, this car won't be a performance leader.

No matter how much power it has, this car won't be a performance leader."

Your attitude that Mercedes is the best at everything is annoying.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:04:28 PM | | Votes: 0

he likes audi too!!!
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:38:47 PM | | Votes: 0

And yours that Lexus is the best at everything isn't?

Can you at least admit the GL is quite impressive?

I don't think the C is the best- I think the IS is better. I don't think the R is good at all. The SLK is my least-favorite roadster. The GLK will probably be pretty boring.

I thought the GL was just a big ML when it came out, and found it boring. Then, I read the reviews. I haven't driven it, but the car is said to have amazing handling for its size, without sacrificing customary Mercedes comfort or luxury. It also has a usable third-row. AND it's less money than an Escalade. It's my kind of full-size SUV.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:07:55 PM | | Votes: 1

There you go with that tit-for-tat blame game. Clearly I do not think that Lexus is great at everything, and even if I did, I wouldn't be trying to force that opinion down everyone's throat. What's even more shocking a revelation is that you've made all these claims without even driving the GL.

Let's see, you haven't driven the GL, and the LX isn't even out yet. And people talk trash about the Lexus fans?
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:03:35 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Mercedes is not the best at everything.
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:05:07 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Whats wrong with Audi? Audi is awesome.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:19:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

You're right. I freely admit that I haven't driven the new GL450, unlike some who claim to have driven very expensive vehicles but really have not.

I made the "revelation" after I read review, after review, after review, just gushing over the GL's qualities. When it came out, I thought the LX470 was better, and I tried not to like the GL. However, it's just too good. It will take awhile before anyone else catches up... and that doesn't just mean Lexus.

I repeat- I wasn't talking about luxury. There's definitely a chance the LX will have a more luxurious interior than the Mercedes. I was referring to the performance of these vehicles. That's what sets the GL apart from the pack. Like the S-Class, the GL represents a truck that not only has a beautifully-made interior, but (so I've read), great handling to go along.

Can you admit that the LX570 probably won't surpass it in that respect?
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 6:44:56 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

So you stick by your claims still, after reading a few reviews? Have you even bothered to read any reviews of the LC or LX? I guarantee you there are more reviews just "gushing" over the off-roading capabilities of that legend. And again, obviously "handling" means more to you than off-roading capabilities, typical ignorance of most German fans.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 11:27:34 PM | | Votes: -1

awesome! another large suv is coming? so cool! just what america needs.
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 5:13:16 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

The LC is dead in the US and Toyota is not likely to maintain both the LX and the LC. If the LX570 is based on the new Tundra platform, provides 380-400 hp with 6sp trans (it will at least have the 381hp in the Tundra), has fold flat 3rd & 2nd row seats, L-Finesse ext/int and can tow 10,000lbs...it'll have monster sales and its price and mpg will be irrelevant. It will challenge the Escalade for primo Lux hauler.

Towing capacity outside the US is a non-issue as ROW has nothing to tow. High end US owners of performance boats, race car trailers, lux campers, fishing boats and horse trailers are looking for an alternative lux tow vehicle to the GM's. I know...I currently own a GMC Denali for towing and if the new LX570 launched next week has the features above...I'll have one within a month of it's dealership debut.

ROW shows their ugly anti-American faces whenever they disparage large luxury SUVs. In reality, they're just showing their true oolors of jealousy that they can't afford large Lux SUVs, the gas that they use or the toys that they tow. Only difference now is that they camo their jealousy by masking it with their global warming concerns. Like the exhaust from a 10 mpg ferrari or MB 600 is somehow better for the climate.

Everyone should just face the facts...Americans buying lux suvs for toy towing is an "outrage" to the ROW only because they can't afford them or the toys they tow.
— Heatwave (View Profile)

Posted on 3/30/2007 9:16:41 AM | | Votes: 1

Landcruiser is synonymous with indestructability. When was the last time anything from Germany had that reputation?

The G-wagon might be on par (minus the extra room) but there is no way the new GL is just a daisy of a truck.

Landcruiser, G-wagon, Discovery II, Hummer H1 and Jeep YJ/TJ are the last real SUVs out there. Not all are reliable though.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 6:03:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

Honestly, I don't care about off-roading at all. The GL is a superb vehicle in every other respect.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:09:01 PM | | Votes: 2

Sorry, the GL I doubt performs very well offroad (meaning more than 2 inches of mud or snow).
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 6:03:49 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4

The GL is one of the best offroaders in the business. Extremely capable offroad. Unlike the Audi Q7, which is more sports biased than the GL, the GL can peform in some of the roughest terrain with a high chance of making it out. I've heard of two German roadtests where the GL was cited as being better offroad than the Audi Q7.

Stop talking trash as usual, Huu.
— Willis (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:34:28 PM | | Votes: 7

The European car fans on this site tout around here shouting "prestige" all the time, well it certainly applies to the Land Cruiser. The Land Cruiser is an off-roading legend. Using the same mentality that the Euros often use, why should anyone give the unproven GL the time of day?
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:11:33 PM | | Votes: -2

cause it's a benz
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:39:10 PM | | Votes: 4

When you're going to the Sahara or the outback you don't care how a car "feels", how much style it's got or any other touch-feely subjective characteristic that only a soccer mom would care about. You want a durable truck (yes truck) to take you there and bring you back alive.

You obviously don't get what Cruisers are about. Keep your GL minivan.
— GS450h (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:30:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

If you are being chased by a pissed-off rhino or just picking up your kids from school during a thunderstorm, reliability is a pretty damned important trait in a SUV.

Comparing a Lexus LX or Toyota Landcruiser to a sports sedan they will always fall short. But when it comes to SUVs they are just about the best there is and have capabilities most so-called SUVs never dream of.

— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:56:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

No, of course it's not rubbish. Whether you like it or not, it is a legitiment competitor of the Range Rover. So if you say the LX is crap, what does that make the Rover?

Yes, the LX is a Lancruiser that is taken to a higher level of refinement and feature content. The exterior diffrences don't hide the fact that the LX is a Landcruiser.

Taking a well-respected and capable vehicle and adding nice things to it really isn't a bad thing. Not sure why you think it is. I don't think LX owners are denying the Landcruiser connection nor would they be embarrassed by it.

The only true negative thing about the LX/Landcruiser connection is that it gives the ignorant somtething to discuss in their desperate atempts to knock Lexus.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:38:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

I am sure this will be a quality product. Lexus does not usually underestimate
what their customers want.
— david999 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 7:43:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

So all the Lexus fans can shut their traps, I don't doubt that the LX will have a well-finished interior and the latest technology.

But Lexus claims this vehicle will take performance "to new heights." At least in the full-size segment, I don't see that as a likely possibility as long as the GL450 is on the market. There could also be a GL550 in the cards (it's not necessary because the normal GL is so swift), so the LX's power advantage would be diminished.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:11:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

You can't fathom a 5.7L V8 performing better than a 4.4L V8?

Or is it that you can't fathom a Lexus badge over a Mercedes badge?

On another note, the GL is a brand new vehicle. If the LX were a brand new vehicle, there's no doubt in anyone's mind that it would be heavily criticized for that alone.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 9:35:38 PM | | Votes: -2

The GL450 has a 4.6L V8, but point is still valid.
— Anthony (View Profile)

Posted on 3/14/2007 11:06:20 PM | | Votes: 0

we have a Gl550 in europe, but no 450. Instead there's a 420cdi.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 10:33:29 AM | | Votes: 4

How could you compare the girly GL450 to the offroad monster LX570? German is just misunderstanding the performances of a real SUV.
— SupraNeverBack (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 11:36:15 AM | | Votes: -3

How could you compare the girly GL450 to the offroad monster LX570? German are just misunderstanding the performances of a real SUV.
— SupraNeverBack (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 11:36:20 AM | | Votes: -1

Performance could mean "off-road performance", "towing", and other activities these SUVs are typically used for and not the slalom course or race track.
— GS450h (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:33:47 PM | | Votes: 3

Sorry S4, I don't have a trap to shut.
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:22:43 PM | | Votes: -1

Guys, what's wrong with appreciating MBZ, and Lexus, and Audi and BMW? Why does being a fan of one necessitate hating and criticising the other?
— mitchatlexusofmarin (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:25:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

these suv's are NOT typically used for towing or off-roading. that's what they were originally designed for, but when you opt for the LX over the LC, you automatically concede that you may not even drive on a gravel drive, let alone serious off-roading. not that a benz driver will take theirs off-road much either.
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 3:23:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

"You can't fathom a 5.7L V8 performing better than a 4.4L V8?"

Not what I said. Re-read my comment.

HANDLING, HANDLING, HANDLING.

The LX could be faster. Although, (I'M NOT FLAMING HERE) I would be surprised. The GL gets 0-60 times in under seven seconds in every test I've read. Like I said, it's quite swift.

But, what SETS IT APART is the way the car drives, according to the REVIEWS. It is, supposedly, more nimble than any other three-row luxury truck out there, and while doing that in superb comfort and style, it's a winning combination.

It's also $14K less than the LX470, and, get this, one thing you Lex fans car so dearly about-- the GL will perform better at the pump.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 6:50:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

And again, you know all this how?

"HANDLING, HANDLING, HANDLING"

UMmmmm... what about

OFF-ROADING, OFF-ROADING, OFF-ROADING!!!

The GL obviously has the characteristics of a sedan from the reading of your reivews, but there's no doubt in anyone's mind but yours that the LC and LX will be better off-roaders, which might I remind you are the ideas behind these SUVS!!!
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 11:31:13 PM | | Votes: -2

man, cant wait to see this, but i hope they dont put the tundra front headlights on it, because those lights would look ugly on a suv, but its real cool to have the 5.7L V8 in there. and man you guys need to stop arguing, dang.
— trd1 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:33:33 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Caddyman, we all know that the Ford, Cheavy and Cadillac is the same thing. The Cadillac is just a rebadge itself, don't fool yourself.
— Lexus (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:59:19 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

The Escalade was "JUST" a rebadge when it was first introduced. Sorry. It sucks to be you. The Tahoe and Escalade (even though the same basic SUV) are FAR MORE DIFFERENT than the Land Cruiser and LX470. You can go there with everyone else on this site but not with me. Nice try idiot. NEXT...
— Caddyman (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:12:34 AM | | Votes: 0

No they are not Caddyman. We can assume your bias by your username though.
— Will_ (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 11:33:26 PM | | Votes: -2

The land cruiser is one of the best out there! the only company that comes close is land rover, but they lack the reliability of the toyota,.
— KeyserSoze (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:35:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

This is one area where toyota has the upper hand and the experience plus the heritage most posters always whine about! it is globally renowned and respected as a robust luxurious machine that is unpretentious and does it job well, its not a poser car!
— KeyserSoze (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:42:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

so in an essence, even if the lexus shared everything with the LC I would not mind, because the LC in its own right is a legend! unlike the Europeans the toyota has been in the game for some time. How ironic that its the Germans that lack heritage.
— KeyserSoze (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 12:49:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

"no soul or "luxury" heritage"- so typical, badge whore.

— SupraNeverBack (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:37:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

very well said KeyserSoze, i was waiting for someone 2 say that

the LC/LX and Range Rover are the best FULL SIZE LUXURY SUV class, next to the "Bling Out" Caddy damed i luv that truck and the box out bad boy G500

for yall fools to even mention the GL, Cayenne or X5 in this leauge is crazy,
— Denali (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 1:45:15 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

The GL and Q7 are both criticised for being monsters, but the Q7 hides it's bulk better.
— Rupert (View Profile)

Posted on 3/15/2007 5:08:10 PM | | Votes: 0

ML 63 AMG will piss on any Lexus SUV and looks very sporty and unique, better than any Lexus SUV in my opinion. Not to mention the sick looking Brabus.
— WeFlyHighNoLie (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2007 8:38:26 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

MLs are nice, but Brabus stuff sucks.
— answer (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2007 10:06:53 AM | | Votes: 0

ML is one of the most unreliable vehicle of all time. Let the lions have you for supper.
— ctsang (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2007 10:51:33 AM | | Votes: 1

Until the Range Rover's mechanical problems are solved, its a gamble at best. The ML63 AMG is just a box with a lot of heart. Why spend all those bucks for a fast box. The X5 is nice but lacks in size. I know the new model has seating for 7 but it looks cramped.

The Land Cruiser/LX 570 definitely needed an overhaul. More power and size places it on par with its competitors. Depending on its new design, it may get a point up on the competitors. We already know that it will be reliable, off-road capable, roomy, powerful and get better gas mileage than its competitors.

Hopefully, its looks better than it does now.
— Jay7 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2007 5:33:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Maybe the LC would be legit if it had German dinga-linga-ling.

Offroading was the last thing MB was thinking of when they designed the GL. Just like the Range Rover may be big, but it's no longer meant for anything other than asphalt.

That's the beauty of Toyota/Lexus. They have both real SUVs and crossovers, not crossovers pretending.
— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 3/16/2007 7:33:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

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