Lexus LX 570 Coming to New York

kart1 submitted on 03/13/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:28 PM
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Lexus LX 570

"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." Read Article

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Anthony - 3/13/2007 11:03:50 PM

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Uh oh...

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MBKing - 3/13/2007 11:27:08 PM

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thank the lord, LX is soooooooooooooooooo old looking

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mitchatlexusofmarin - 3/13/2007 11:30:36 PM

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I have heard it will have a power folding rear seat.

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kart1 - 3/14/2007 12:29:49 AM

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If it folds into the floor, that will be an accomplishment because the drivetrain set up.

Ironman273 - 3/14/2007 12:26:49 PM

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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.

henbmw - 3/18/2007 11:08:01 PM

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I heard it will be big and ugly

M53R - 3/13/2007 11:34:48 PMView My AgentSpace

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Wake me up when they they dont rebadge it as a toyota landcruise.

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SupraNeverBack - 3/13/2007 11:50:10 PM

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

LX is even better because it is a better LC.

1995e34 - 3/14/2007 11:34:34 PM

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norwood has a few benz's

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SupraNeverBack - 3/13/2007 11:38:04 PM

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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.

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EL34 - 3/14/2007 12:03:13 AM

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

enthusiastx11 - 3/14/2007 12:58:14 AM

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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.

bulldogz - 3/14/2007 9:16:55 AM

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the GL is selling like a rock, my dealer had loaded GL450s stickered at $48k! And that's without negotiating, they said the ML suits the needs of their clients better.

MercBasher - 3/14/2007 9:34:55 AM

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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.

Rupert - 3/14/2007 12:04:58 PMView My AgentSpace

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20 mpg highway?
I seriously doubt that.

bulldogz - 3/14/2007 1:25:03 PM

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I'm in MA, just saw 3 in Norwood last week at that price btw, 1 in showroom and 2 on lot. Not stripped, loaded.

1995e34 - 3/14/2007 11:41:22 PM

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on the "auto-mile"?

SilverAero - 3/13/2007 11:46:56 PM

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This thing definately need to be put out to pasture and shot. No matter what Lexusmaniac says.

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EL34 - 3/14/2007 12:01:32 AM

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Looks like a behemoth and not a good real estate agent SUV.

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MercBasher - 3/14/2007 9:36:18 AM

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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!

EL34 - 3/14/2007 7:23:28 PM

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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.

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EL34 - 3/15/2007 10:56:40 PM

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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?

henbmw - 3/18/2007 11:13:19 PM

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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.

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Alec - 3/14/2007 2:02:22 AM

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"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.

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JUGNU - 3/14/2007 2:26:01 AMView My AgentSpace

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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

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Rupert - 3/14/2007 12:06:34 PMView My AgentSpace

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

mitchatlexusofmarin - 3/14/2007 12:19:30 PM

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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.

Will_ - 3/14/2007 1:14:13 PM

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Don't bother. They're still on that Lexus=Toyota ignorant mentality.

Rupert - 3/14/2007 1:55:57 PMView My AgentSpace

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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 - 3/14/2007 2:13:43 PMView My AgentSpace

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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

GS450h - 3/14/2007 3:45:29 PM

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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.

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enthusiastx11 - 3/14/2007 9:52:43 PM

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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....

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Caddyman - 3/15/2007 12:48:33 AM

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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...

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kpaxx - 3/15/2007 9:06:18 AM

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I agree and I think rebadging cars should be illegal!

mitchatlexusofmarin - 3/15/2007 3:25:59 PM

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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.

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Caddyman - 3/15/2007 7:05:53 PM

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They were until the current model Camry/ES debuted...

PlanB - 3/14/2007 8:12:02 AM

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God I hate camoflage, I can't tell anything from that.

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kart1 - 3/14/2007 12:45:24 PM

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

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bulldogz - 3/14/2007 9:19:34 AM

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The LandRover company has been at the very BOTTOM for reliability and customer satisfaction the last decade, and resale is a joke. Other than the badge, this company is horrible, I won't even mention the dealer experience.

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answer - 3/14/2007 10:26:00 AMView My AgentSpace

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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.

Rupert - 3/14/2007 12:07:49 PMView My AgentSpace

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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).

mitchatlexusofmarin - 3/14/2007 12:24:23 PM

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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.

Will_ - 3/14/2007 1:16:05 PM

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No, remember, JD Power is totally irrelevant to a Toyota/Lexus hater.

eric2097 - 3/14/2007 10:33:14 AM

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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

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Rupert - 3/14/2007 12:09:17 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

Will_ - 3/14/2007 1:11:49 PM

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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.

Rupert - 3/14/2007 1:57:49 PMView My AgentSpace

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So when Lexus use it in their most expensive SUV, you must question, why?

Will_ - 3/14/2007 2:23:52 PM

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But when Benz used it, nobody questioned anything...

Rupert - 3/14/2007 5:30:16 PMView My AgentSpace

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Because it was fashionable.
Now though, it isn't.
Lexus don't use it in the IS, GS or LS, why the LX?

1995e34 - 3/14/2007 5:58:14 PM

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are you guys talking about purses or cars?

Anthony - 3/14/2007 11:08:11 PM

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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.

Caddyman - 3/15/2007 12:59:02 AM

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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?...

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Will_ - 3/15/2007 1:49:56 PM

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Who considered the LX interior "weak?"

Caddyman - 3/15/2007 7:03:10 PM

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For a brand like Lexus, yes the interior of the LX470 is weak.

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EL34 - 3/14/2007 12:09:38 PM

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

Nothing is the correct answer.

Buy a house!

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Caddyman - 3/15/2007 1:02:19 AM

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THANK YOU!!!

r_driver04 - 3/14/2007 1:02:54 PM

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Awesome. Can't wait to see it.

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Rupert - 3/14/2007 5:31:03 PMView My AgentSpace

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Mitch and Will are fairly balanced.

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answer - 3/14/2007 5:34:03 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

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answer - 3/14/2007 1:25:36 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

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Rupert - 3/14/2007 1:59:10 PMView My AgentSpace

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It's the same engine.
A 3.5 litre, aluminium V8, used in Rover and Land Rover products for 35 years.

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answer - 3/14/2007 5:19:01 PMView My AgentSpace

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Yep, that's the low-tech POS I'm talking about.

jt716 - 3/14/2007 1:44:40 PMView My AgentSpace

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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!!

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Will_ - 3/14/2007 2:25:50 PM

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10 times better?

In what regards?

It certainly isn't quality.

ctsang - 3/14/2007 2:32:16 PM

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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?

Rupert - 3/14/2007 5:31:41 PMView My AgentSpace

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Rupert - 3/14/2007 5:37:09 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

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1995e34 - 3/14/2007 5:49:33 PM

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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?

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enthusiastx11 - 3/14/2007 9:54:08 PM

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see my comment with sales data. you're delusional.

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mitchatlexusofmarin - 3/15/2007 1:17:30 PM

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The LX570 is not targeting the Porsche Cayenne- sorry to contradict you.

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S4cabriofoxone - 3/14/2007 4:50:49 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

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Will_ - 3/14/2007 5:04:28 PM

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"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.

1995e34 - 3/14/2007 5:38:47 PM

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he likes audi too!!!

S4cabriofoxone - 3/14/2007 9:07:55 PMView My AgentSpace

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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.

Anthony - 3/14/2007 11:03:35 PM

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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?

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Anthony - 3/14/2007 11:05:07 PM

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Mercedes is not the best at everything.

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mitchatlexusofmarin - 3/15/2007 1:19:30 PM

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Whats wrong with Audi? Audi is awesome.

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S4cabriofoxone - 3/15/2007 6:44:56 PMView My AgentSpace

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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?

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Will_ - 3/15/2007 11:27:34 PM

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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.

1995e34 - 3/14/2007 5:13:16 PM

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awesome! another large suv is coming? so cool! just what america needs.

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Heatwave - 3/30/2007 9:16:41 AM

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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.

huu76 - 3/14/2007 6:03:14 PM

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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.

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S4cabriofoxone - 3/14/2007 9:09:01 PMView My AgentSpace

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

huu76 - 3/14/2007 6:03:49 PM

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

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Willis - 3/14/2007 9:34:28 PM

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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.

Anthony - 3/14/2007 11:11:33 PM

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