- Lexus reveals up to date LX with new hybrid powertrain for $115,350
- Chassis reinforcements to assist hybrid powertrain promise to enhance steering and stability
- Up to date Lexus LX additionally beneficial properties rugged Overtrail grade
Lexus on Thursday launched a brand new hybrid powertrain to the LX full-size SUV for the 2025 mannequin 12 months, marking the primary time Lexus’ largest automobile largest automobile has featured electrification.
The bottom hybrid mannequin can be the brand new Overtrain grade, and it’ll value $115,350 together with a $1,350 vacation spot cost when it arrives in early 2025.
The hybrid powertrain stars in a brand new flagship mannequin dubbed the LX 700h, and consists of a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6 paired with an electrical motor sitting between the engine and the LX’s commonplace 10-speed computerized transmission. Drive goes to all 4 wheels by way of a four-wheel-drive system with a 2-speed switch case.
In contrast to different Lexus hybrids, the powertrain within the LX 700h contains a typical starter motor and alternator, as an alternative of relying solely on the hybrid system’s electrical motor to deal with these duties. This was performed, Lexus stated, to make sure the automobile can nonetheless perform within the occasion of the hybrid system failing, which is essential whenever you’re out on a distant path.
The identical powertrain options in Toyota’s Tundra and Sequoia fashions, the place it produces a mixed 437 hp, however the Lexus LX 700h is rated at 457 hp and 583 lb-ft. Toyota’s pickup and SUV are shut cousins of the LX, together with sharing the identical GA-F body-on-frame platform.
The present LX was launched for the 2022 mannequin 12 months and at current is obtainable completely in LX 600 guise. This mannequin comes with a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6 good for 409 hp.
Different modifications made to the LX for 2025 embody a new Overtrail grade. Just like the Overtrail grade provided in the smaller GX, the LX Overtrail grade provides entrance and rear differential locks, and 18-inch wheels with all-terrain tires (one other first for an LX). It additionally provides distinctive design particulars like gloss black exterior accents, an out there Moon Desert exterior paint end, and an out there inside coloration and trim theme known as Monolith.
Lexus stated it additionally made some reinforcements to the chassis to accommodate the hybrid powertrain, which has the additional benefit of bettering general rigidity and consequently improved steering really feel and dealing with stability. The engine mounts have been strengthened to deal with the elevated weight of the powertrain. Lexus additionally launched a brand new cross member and relocated the spare tire to accommodate the battery beneath the rear ground. Moreover, the usual 12-volt auxiliary battery was shifted to the facet of the rear deck, from its former dwelling within the engine bay, with a brand new brace for the battery additional enhancing rigidity. The radiator assist was additionally made extra sturdy, and a sturdier instrument panel brace was added as properly.
A phased rollout throughout varied areas is scheduled to start late this 12 months from its Yoshiwara Plant in Japan.