2010 Lexus GX460 - First Drive Review - Car and Driver
The Lexus GX460 is a gilded version of the Toyota 4Runner , a mall-cruising shopping-utility vehicle with the chops for off-road adventure. But whereas the 4Runner more or less embraces its off-road pretensions, the GX hides its ruggedness under a veneer of civility and opulence. We praised the GX’s combination of versatility and refinement when it launched in 2003, yet by 2007, it could manage only fifth place in an eight-vehicle comparo of $50,000 luxury SUVs. And so it makes sense that in today’s challenging automotive market, Lexus expects to sell only 14,000 of the redesigned GX next year, less than half of what the old model managed when new. Much the Same, Just More of It. Replacing the 263-hp, 4. 7-liter V-8 and five-speed automatic transmission in the previous 2003–09 GX470 is a 4. 6-liter V-8—hence the new GX460 moniker—mated to a six-speed automatic. Indeed, that output merely matches that of some V-6s. Acceleration is adequate, but with 5300 pounds to lug around— 500 or so more than before—and a gearbox that’s hesitant to downshift except under full throttle, the GX460 feels like it could use... Source: www.caranddriver.com
