Acrad

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gx-...l#post11521527

SW17LS

“Grained trim” = plastic wood. Ugh.

TheRas900

I'm surprised by the traditional gauges as well. For years, Lexus had some of the nicest instruments. The new ES, NX and RX have been huge let downs in that area. The displays look very cheap.

guy80

it's growing on me, awaiting ability to build, then will order - really want to test drive!
Overtrail+ vs Premium due to tow rating - need a removable 3rd row though - leaning Overtrail but dislike plastic wheel well trim

Dislike the interior colors and way they did the 2-tone - I'm not a all black interior fan
Also dislike most woods, unless dull real wood - much prefer aluminum or mercedes flowing lines
Unsure about exterior colors and will need to see more of it to decide
Disklike the gear shifters, modern times it should be designed to save room and get out of the way

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

i was thinking more about off road capability. yes the bronco interior is very 'utilitarian', not luxury. i disagree with you on the defender interior which is think is something entirely different and i really like it.

defender:

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

since you have a ford bronco and a land rover defender, i'm interested in your thoughts on this. does this gx compete with either of those? had this gx been out would you have got one instead of either of those 2 vehicles you have? etc. thanks!

guy80

I did a 3-day rental in a Defender 110 v6 with air and offroad pkg. Drove to the Blue Ridge mountains and put 600 miles on it. The interior has soft touch material all over, then hard plastic as said - a lot of interior storage though - that dash!, which the Lexus seems to lack? For $80k I felt the Defender lacked interior refinement. Either give me rubber floors to wash out with a hose, or stop pretending and give me grocery getter lux.

For Lexus, utilitarian looks needs function imo. I prefer a bit more lux than the utilitarian GX interior, but can always have the dash/parts wrapped in alcantara for accent

1111GS

But this makes sense, right? Bronco starts in low 30s?
It's funny they just showed Defender on commercial. I've never sat or driven one but from what they showed on the screen, I wouldn't think it's luxurious. IMO, 2nd Gen GX's interior is nice. This one will most likely similar.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

yes starts at 35 for 'base' but goes up to starting at 86k for raptor!

if you love silver plastic.

1111GS

I don't know but I personally wouldn't want to pay 86k knowing a similar car costs less than half. Does it look 51k more luxurious?
Silver plastic in the GX never bothered me. The overall is pleasant to my eyes. BTW, which cars in this price range does not have silver plastic? Are you sure you don't have any silver plastic in your LC?

AJT123

Here's the question, when do these hit dealers?

The plan is to buy a gently used second or third model year of these without the hybrid in several years.

Acrad

"Arriving at your Lexus dealer in early 2024."

https://www.lexus.com/newGX

CCTX

Any guess/idea on when the hybrid version may be announced/available? I understand there is no official word as of yet.

According to Toyota’s global website, it’s a 2.4L I4 Hybrid similar to that of the RX500h and new Tacoma with exceptional efficiency and without compromising power output.

SW17LS

Or the $110k the Bronco Raptor I saw was market up to lol

And yes, all these cars have some silver plastic. LS400 buttons and radio faces and all were all plastic too…plastic use is not a new thing.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

guess you haven't looked at porsche pricing lately.

911 starts at $114K and something called a 911 Sport Classic starts at $272K

it's possible but not swaths of it on the center stack like the gx. i didn't like it when they did it on the rx either after having nicer wood earlier on.