Good bye E70, Hello Lexus GX460

[midwest x6]

My wife has had 4 RX's and each one of them was rock-solid...And I would have been bored in a week driving any of em.

But hey, everyone has their own personal criteria for vehicle needs. If yours matches-up well with what Lexus does (and does not) deliver, you'll be a happy camper.

GL and drive it in good health as my dad would say!

[E53is]

Originally Posted by xoutpostking

No kiddin! What they expect you to be there for a whole day?

yes because they fail

[Fraser]

In most markets outside the US, the Lexus GX460 is sold as a Toyota LandCruiser 150 Series, or Toyota Prado. How Toyota/Lexus can still put a solid, truck axle at the back of these things and still lie straight in bed at night is beyond me. Compared to the dynamics/handling/steering of an E70, the GX460/LandCruiser 150 is back in the horse and cart days.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by Fraser

How Toyota/Lexus can still put a solid, truck axle at the back of these things and still lie straight in bed at night is beyond me.

Maybe they're watching the Ford Mustang, and waiting for Ford to go first.

[brian5]

Originally Posted by xoutpostking

YOU DECIDE

That's one ugly looking SUV

[Jordo]

Originally Posted by Fraser

In most markets outside the US, the Lexus GX460 is sold as a Toyota LandCruiser 150 Series, or Toyota Prado. How Toyota/Lexus can still put a solid, truck axle at the back of these things and still lie straight in bed at night is beyond me. Compared to the dynamics/handling/steering of an E70, the GX460/LandCruiser 150 is back in the horse and cart days.

I'm not sure what your saying. A solid axle is a superior set up compared to independent. Well each has it's pros, but for your typical hill Billy that is hitt'en the trail to drink beer and poach deer out of season, a solid axle can support more weight and has better ocolation carictoristics.

So a solid axle is more "truck-ish".

^and yes I'm well aware that my spelling sux.

[Fraser]

Originally Posted by Jordo

A solid axle is a superior set up compared to independent.

Superior off-road, yes, but not anywhere else. And, how many GX460s will be hitting the trails do you think?

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by rufusdedog

According to owners I met in the service area bullet-proof reliability.

Were all those people just hanging out there watching movies in the theater or were their broken cars being fixed?

[Jordo]

Originally Posted by Fraser

Superior off-road, yes, but not anywhere else. And, how many GX460s will be hitting the trails do you think?

Oh, oh, oh. I miss understood what you were saying. Yes I agree 100%. They are pushing the luxury image, but have a chevy pick up rear end in it. That handles like one too. (probably because it's cheap) and I think less then 1/10 of 1% will ever venture off a stone driveway.

[kthankzbye]

Lexus is very soft and comfty, kinda like driving on a cloud, which means greater chance of falling asleep.. haha Jk. I was looking at the older GL's, which looks much nicer. But the only thing was the stupid rear hatch. I don't understand why they need to make it open like a door. I live in NYC and people park behind you, bumper to bumper, and it makes it impossible to open if it's a SUV whose behind you.