Using such a word is obviously not kind in evaluating a vehicle, but that’s exactly what we’re left with. The Lexus GX 460 is not worth the money, period. Starting at $53,100, the GX is within only a few grand of all of its closest competition but has only a fraction of the offerings.

There’s a tangible likability to the GX, filled with its retro cues and buttery-soft interior. But everything that we like about this car now we will still like in 10 years, when it commands half the price on the pre-owned market. Take your $60,000 and go buy something – literally anything – else for the role of daily-driver crossover. And then down the road, if a capable weekend warrior SUV is calling your name, there will be plenty of GXs ripe for the taking.