Lexus LX600 Runs 12 Second Quarter-Mile With Minor Mods
The big-bodied Lexus LX600 isn’t meant to be a drag racer, but with the right upgrades, it can be.
The Lexus LX600 is a relatively new machine, having debuted for the 2022 model year. The flagship SUV in Lexus’ lineup, the LX has long been known for its off-road prowess (it is based on the Toyota Land Cruiser, after all), as well as its fine luxury appointments. What the LX is not known for – as is the case with most big, heavy SUVs – is straight-line speed. But that didn’t stop EKanoo Racing from modifying one and then taking it to the drag strip recently, with some seriously impressive results.
The folks at EKanoo Racing – which is based out of Bahrain in the Middle East – have long been known for making just about anything quicker, but now, they’ve turned their attention to the latest and greatest version of the LX. The all-new Lexus LX600 ditched its predecessor’s V8 power for a new twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 that generates a solid 409 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque, but the luxury barge also tips the scales at a whopping 6,500 pounds, making its performance a bit mundane by most people’s standards.
Though it didn’t reveal what sort of modifications it made to this LX, EKanoo did say they were “minor” in nature, so we imagine that it’s been tuned, at a minimum. However, the results are both impressive and shocking, as the big-bodied utility blazed to 60 mph in just 4.6 seconds, while completing the quarter-mile in 12.8 seconds at 106 mph. Those are the kinds of numbers we were seeing from sports cars not too terribly long ago – to think that a giant SUV can be that quick now, well, it’s pretty impressive.
While folks in the Middle East have been known to modify their large luxury SUVs to make insane amounts of power, such things aren’t quite as prevalent in the U.S. As such, the mere sight of this thing rocketing down the quarter-mile is a bit unusual, but also pretty darn awesome. As one might imagine, this is also only the beginning of EKanoo Racing’s efforts to make the LX600 quicker, and we’re certainly excited to see what they can do with it.
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