2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail + 4WD. Picture Jill Weinlein
The brand new medium to large-size 2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail + 4WD is an eye-catcher, with its squared-off physique traces, trendy headlights and excessive floor clearance.
Whereas driving an ‘Earth’ colour mannequin to the Lexus 2024 US Open of Browsing in Huntington Seashore, a motorcyclist pulled up beside me and gave me a thumbs up. He appeared over and shouted, ‘I really like your automotive.’ I laughed and mentioned “I do too!”
2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail + 4WD
This luxurious SUV is as good because the 2024 Land Rover Defender and 2024 Ford Bronco, however its much more enjoyable to drive. It presents a cooler field in the course of the motive force and passenger seat to maintain your water, sodas and snacks chilly for a highway journey.
Are you able to think about placing grocery gadgets on this field on a sizzling day for the drive house? What about filling it with juice packing containers or drinks for the soccer group after a toddler’s athletic observe or sport? It’s also a superb function for a tailgate celebration to maintain gadgets cool, earlier than going right into a sport.
Sitting up excessive, I used the illuminated door sill and inside seize deal with to get into the motive force’s seat simply. A Drive Mode may be chosen to Economic system, Regular, Sport S, Sport S+, and Customized for the kind of driving mode you like.
Inside of the 2024 Lexus GX 550. Picture Jill Weinlein
Inside options that I respect are the NuLuxe trimmed with suede seats in mushy black and olive colours. The ten-way driver and 8-way passenger ventilated energy entrance driver’s seat saved me cool whereas I drove the household to the seashore in 100 diploma So Cal summer time climate.
My favourite function is adaptive cruise management. I simply push a button, set a pace and sit again with my palms on the heated leather-trimmed steering wheel. It additionally presents energy tilt and telescoping capabilities, for a snug place.
Adaptive all-speed dynamic radar cruise management has curve pace administration, lane departure alert with steering help. It retains the automotive at a secure automotive size distance from the automobile in entrance, and accelerates and brakes relying on the driving site visitors and situations. Once I doubted the Lexus GX 550 would brake in time, I might help, but the automobile was at all times alert and stopped simply as I pressed on the brake.
With a push of the + button, the automobile would speed up to meet up with site visitors pace. This automobile appeared to know what was forward earlier than my eyes registered to my mind. This security assist in driving permits one to chill out and never be as burdened whereas having fun with the trip.
The Intuitive Parking Help has auto braking and rear pedestrian detection. There’s additionally highway signal help and lane tracing.
One other security function I appreciated is the automobile’s visibility with further tall, vertical aspect mirrors.
Inside of the 2024 Lexus GX 550. Picture Jill Weinlein
The second row of the Lexus GX 550 Overtrail + 4WD is nicely deliberate out with handbook sunglasses that may be pulled up and secured, to protect passengers’ eyes from incoming solar rays. Despite the fact that I had solely two rows, a 3rd row may be ordered to accommodate seven passengers, as an alternative of 5 passengers.
The rear seats even have a number of machine chargers and the center row may also be ordered with two Captain chairs. That is excellent for youngsters and youngsters who must cost their very own gadgets and don’t need anybody touching them on automotive journeys.
Lexus GX 550 Overtrail + 4WD
This stunning mid-size SUV has the aptitude to tow as much as 8,000 kilos. For off-road driving, the automobile has an digital Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (E-KDSS). Not solely does it have an electronically managed locking rear differential, however crawl management, downhill help management, hill-start help management, and multi-terrain choice.
Better of all when driving within the night, the clever headlamps mechanically swap to excessive beams when no different automobile is detected. If a automotive approaches, the headlamps will swap to decrease beams for oncoming site visitors.
The producer’s estimated gas consumption is 15 MPG, and 21 on the freeway. Mixed the estimate is 17 MPG.
The bottom mannequin begins at round $65,000. Totally geared up the MSRP is round $80,000. To check drive one, go to your nearest Lexus.
