Talking Cars 401: Driving the 2023 Lexus LX600
Plus, how soon will traditional gas stations be phased out in favor of EV charging locations?
Main theme: Redesigned for 2022, the Lexus LX600 takes the latest Toyota Land Cruiser (not offered in the U.S. market) and wraps it in a posh, upscale package. The new LX remains a big and burly body-on-frame SUV with loads of luxury and plenty of off-road capability. But the big news is the switch from the long-serving V8 to a much smaller, twin-turbo V6 that actually produces more horsepower.
We share our first impressions of this large three-row SUV, discussing the ways that the new powertrain is better and the ways it’s worse, why second- and third-row comfort is surprisingly lacking for such a big vehicle, and who actually buys a $110,000 SUV? We finish things off by each making a case as to whether we’d buy the new LX if we had the money. And if we wouldn’t, which SUV would we buy instead?
Audience question: How quickly do you see the transition from gas to electric happening? And do I have to worry about not being able to find a gas station to fill up my brand-new BMW Z4?
As with other "Talking Cars" episodes, this one is available free through Apple Podcasts. (Subscribe to the audio or video.) You’ll also find the audio on Spotify (log-in required) and video on YouTube.
- Driving the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, episode 400
- 2023 10 Top Picks: Best Cars of the Year, episode 399
- Driving the 2023 Toyota Crown, episode 398
- Driving the 2023 Toyota Prius, episode 397
- Driving the Lexus RX350h Hybrid, episode 396
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