2024 Lexus GX550 Overtrail Overland Adventure Review
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- We take the new Lexus GX 550 to the top of a mountain to see how well it works as an overland vehicle. Along the way we test a number of features to see how off-road capable it really is.
#Lexus #LandCruiser #lexusgx
CONTENTS
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Features
03:39 - Trail Road Going Down
10:27 - Trail Road Climbing Up
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Larger tires and a better chin-- almost perfect. Dear soccer mom that buys this new- please be gentle when you're taking it to the wine tastings and grocery shopping. - signed Eager 2nd Owner.
Same haha
😂
All the lower bumper sections are removeable.
@@srandyt2 I was hoping that is the case. And there's plenty of space in the wells for bigger tires. I wonder if a lift will mess with the E-KDSS. That Overtrail is the Land Cruiser that we were hoping for. Can't wait for that rich lady to get bored and trade mine in 3 years from now. Lol...
@@jlucguerrier Yeah. I bought a 2019 GX that first belonged to a realtor lady. I get to use it for things much different than showing houses. I have never been afraid to take a new Toyota into the wild day one.
Lexus completely knocked it out of the park with this one
Well done 👏
what makes this channel so great is the camera shots. Really nobody else is doing this. The drones, the underbody protection shots, ruts, land canvasing, etc. Just a really quality review / off road channel. Keep it up!
Lexus nailed it with the styling. Sweet rig. Just picked up a 2015 GX w 86k. I wanted that Toyota V8 before it gets too hard to find! Great video as always. Long live Lexus 🇯🇵
i have a ‘16 460 Luxury bought used. That thing has been solid. The reports about these new twin turbo V6 failures on the new Tundras tell me we better stick with that V8
Yes. I sold my 22 tundra for a 23 gx460. Love the v8!
Congrats!
Coffee and driving sports TV..... Best morning ever
I love doing this waking up 👌🏼
GX550 OverTrail is my dream machine
This is excellent content! Thank you for posting it this morning. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the video.
I just saw one in person today (Nori Green). Its just beautiful, interior is simple but elegant. But am not paying no market adjustment (Premium $3.5K, Luxury $6K and Overtrail $15K to $25K )
Market adjustment really is over $15k for Overtrail? Damn
Sounds like you go to a shity scamster dealership. I wouldn't buy anything from them for any price, at any time.
0% of colorado lexus dealers are marking these up. where tf are you shopping?
Omg thank you! You are right on time with this video. I was deciding between the new GX, previous version or 5th gen 4runner. You gave me lots of insights.
You're going to regret getting the Toyota... I've looked at both pretty carefully and the Lexus is _really_ the one we are all going to want. V6, more cargo space, better suspension and much better interior... it's worth the extra $$$.
Agreed…with only around $1,200 separating the mid specced Land Cruiser and the base Overtrail GX, kind of a no brainer between the two.
@@astralzombie - I think the real question is GX Overtrail+ or Ineos Grenadier.? The pricing is close enough that the question is a tough one.
@@dirtandhappiness2023 TBH, I won’t even realistically look at any of these until at least 2026, let the RUclipsrs and mall crawlers buy the first two years of production models, we get to see what’s what, what breaks and commenters losing their minds…TFL’s 2024 Tacoma is the best example. The Ineos looks rad, but we’ll see where it stands in a few years…also a little leery of the warranty outlook vs. Toyota.
I bet the Toyota is better for viewership numbers.
@@dirtandhappiness2023totally agree!…I have an order for the IG pending. Seriously considering cancelling that and waiting for the Lexus OT. What should I do??
“This day doesn’t suck.” Indeed! Another fantastic review!
Itsa 10! This video was very educational. One of the very best things about Ryan's videos is that he doesn't assume that his viewers are gear heads. This was an excellent video about how to take your Lexus out for a family spin without worrying about "can we do this." This is why l like these videos, Ryan. Keep 'em coming!
Haven’t been this early to a video! Excited to watch.
Highly anticipated review!
Finally. Been waiting for this one review.
Love your adventures! And also reviews. Thank you for all your efforts! 🙏
Nice reviews, complex and detalied. Keep them coming!!!
Good review. Can’t wait to see LC comparison.
Excellent review! Just imagining how much work needed to be done to put out a high quality video like this.
THE BEST F...G CHANNEL EVER. YOU TALK ABOUT REAL STAFF IMPORTANT OF EKDSS AND AND ALL OF THE ROAD FUNCTIONALITY. MOST OF THE RUclipsR JUST TALK COLOUR AND IT BETTER LOOKING THEN LAND ROVER ALL BS . AGAIN THANKYOU FOR THE BEAUTIFUL DETAILS.
What a great review. Geez, you sure put a lot of work into filming - the editing, too, must have been a massive job with all the in-car, drone, and locked-off footage.
Hater’s will say with that low cut window you have to wear pants
Ryan, great video man thank you!
Living in the PNW I also always use my rear tailgate up door in my Pilot to keep me out of the rain, it’s super handy
sweet puppy
Impressive video thank you. Will be getting this for my parents.
Excellent and informative. Thank you!
It'll be in garage when I hit the lotto. Love to have one in the same color and spec as the one in the featured.
Great review. I am really interested in getting one. The tow capacity it amzing
We are Mos Def getting the GX550 in next year or 2026 , awesome review on trail route , nice drone shots.
I wish the GX550 Overtrail was comfortably in my budget. Maybe, I can find a gently used one in several years.
Blessings to you in that regard, hopefully sooner than you think.
Yep. Let's hope in 3 years there are some really nice lease returns from the rich soccer moms.
Depreciated about 40% putting them about $5-8k more than a used 4Runner.
Way nicer vehicle. Still have toyota reliability.
Curious to see how your Land Cruiser will compare directly to the GX550 OverTrail. Can't wait for your honest opinion
Cant wait for this vehicle
Another great video!! thanks! this is the exact color and trim I would order/purchase, minus those tan seats. Nori Green Pearl Overtrail with black interior 👍 price is outside my budget, so I’ll just have wait for the new Land Cruiser and 4Runner
Best SUV post Covid era 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome rig
Wow, nice ride Ryan! I can see how you would rethink the Landcruiser. We'll see how you feel after you get some seat time I guess.
Cue the bald eagle. Great review. I am going to come out there again someday, and I want to drive the BDR.
Supercool that you got an overtrail to demo. Looks like a fun trip! So what I learned with eKDSS is that its either free or locked, and that's it. No variability in the way it works outside of that. The main benefit is that you can decouple the front and rear separately vs the old system that was tied front to rear. In high range the front and rear are coupled unless the AVS detects you are on a rough road, then it keeps the rear uncoupled, except in sand mode where the rear is coupled again. In low range its the same except it keeps the front and rear coupled unless the shocks detect you are on rough roads (and you probably are if you are in low range) in which case both are uncoupled.
They understood what their buyers wanted right up until the infotainment screen. The HVAC and seat controls should never be on a screen. Period. Other than that, Lexus (aka, Toyota) did very well with this vehicle.
LOL!😂🤣🤪😝
Those are just average sized rocks, not "boulders". Boulders are the the clothes-washer-sized rocks that I have removed with my Rubicon's winch from Oregon trails.
Can't wait to see these on the road and the trails
They won’t be on trails lol, just dirt roads.
@@Jeepingshort perfect! They’ll stay in great condition for me to buy used
Really like it
very impressive
My favorite reviews over - especially living here in Seattle. This vehicle is on my wish list for this year! Curious if I can take my current X3 on the lower portion of Old Durr Road? Seems doable but curious on your opinion. With the warm weather this weekend I may have to go venture!
Thanks for the review Ryan.
I’m curious if you’ve ever did a review on the 23 Tacoma TRD Off Road?
I just sold my 11 Ranger XLT super cab 4WD and my 19 Forester Touring and bought a slightly used (6K mile) 23 Tacoma TRD OR with a 6’ bed.
There’s a trail from Wenatchee to Ellensburg that a buddy of mine and I are taking this summer. He has a 19 Tacoma like my 23.
looks dope
This is the only car I care about and want to buy.
I really like your reviews. I most likely trade in my 2020 4 Runner limited for GX550 Trail+ ..
Great job getting your review out fast and first! Who’s going to buy the new “Land Cruiser” over the Gx at the same price? Guess the mpg will be better.
One note I have for the comments section - The low ground clearance number isn't as bad as it seems. There is one spot on the front differential crossmember that is that low, but the next lowest spot I could find is the rear diff and its like 10+ inches. There is more than enough ground clearance, it just has one low spot. Its not like a Subaru where the entire bottom of the car is close to its ground clearance number. You wont have a problem with ground clearance.
But those side steps sucks. They shouldn’t be on this trim.
🤠👍 Cool rig!
I´d like these reviews because Ryan tested the cars with profesionalism, teaching us all the characteristics from the vehicles, and I learn something about mechanics and I can watching the new models nowadays. Thanks Ryan.
Hopefully there will be one to see at the auto show and try on.
New intro too!
Hey awesome video and footage. Can this keep up with your Tremor off road?
This course is great, especially you can drive it from Canadian to Mexican border on gravel roads. Big thanks to Lexus for giving us solid body on frame SUV and bigger thanks to You Ryan for review this Lexus for us. Greetings
The most surprising thing I heard is the LC 1st edition costs over $77K, that OverTrail+ territory. I’d certainly get the GX instead of LC. For a more serious off-roader maybe wait till the next gen 4Runner instead of LC which should be cheaper
The current 4Runner is a better value with 9.6 inch clearance. Bought a 2024 off-road premium. $4,000 discount,KDSS. Put on off-road worthy tires(Wildpeak), rock rails, and a very good roof rack.
This setup would put the Overtrail near $75,000 instead of $52000 for my 4Runner. My area also there is a 10% sales tax.
Surely don’t want a 2025 4Runner 4cylinder turbo.
I would get current 4R too if it’s me, but I already have a 23 GX which I plan to lift in a year or two. For Ryan’s long term review purpose I’m thinking new 4R makes more sense than LC, as 4R is so popular in NA
Great Video like always🥰
What nobody tells me is what is the Roof weight capacity?
My Tent, Awning and Shower Tent are together 100kg.
No problem for my LC 80 Series, he has 200kg Roof capacity .
What does the LC Prado and GX550 2024 have?
Very nice modern day wagon. I agree with everything you said here. And I am glad you got to enjoy the (E)KDSS on this rig. It makes it so much nicer. And it was good to see this "Overtrail Overland Adventure" was curious since 1 of your colleagues just did this vehicle on his little course, but it was not this trim. I will stick to my 4R TRD OR since I own it and it has a smaller foot print. But IF anyone were to ask me about this vehicle in this trim, I would recommend it based off your review.
I don’t know why he hasn’t tested a 4Runner with KDSS.
@@user-jm5dw3gm8y He had a 2018 4R TRD OR Premium. W.out KDSS. And has tested/reviewed other 4R's. The KDSS is an option on a 4R TRD OR. But not on other trims. Not everyone pays for it, so they are almost like a limited choice on the market. A fair amount of people whom want to do any modifications to a 4R won't spend the extra money on that option. And the others that don't modify, mostly don't know or care about KDSS. lol So, it is my guess, he has had limited to no exposure to people whom own 1 to match up the difference with ones w/out. It is a nice feature I opted in for. OR giving you that extra articulation is a game changer. On road it gives you better stability/lean manners that are not there in the standard 4R.
Good thing it comes with extra underbody protection for all those dirt roads.
What a cool trail. So different from what I’m used to with Washington. I modded and wheeled an LR4 for a number of years. Very similar philosophy of offroading. It was great, but I wish the companies explained all the electronic offroad stuff in detail for us offroaders. I want to know the info on the eKDDS and how it works. Explain to me exactly what each off Road mode is doing in engineering terms, not just general concepts. It took me forever to find all the little hacks and get arounds to make the vehicle Do what I wanted. Ultimately it’s why I’m in a Jeep Gladiator. I wanted something more simple that allowed me to make the decisions of what I wanted the vehicle to do when I am offloading. That said, for a lot of people were doing trails that are kind of like on this video, mostly using it for for service, fire, roads and camping, this Lexus would be a great vehicle. I certainly prefer it over the land cruiser. And agree, get the base model.
Wow the MPG of my dad's 7.3l f350
If I were in the market for a new SUV, this GX550 is the one.
for you its a walk in the park but imagine how did the big trucks had to get there bringing all the metal and materials to build these towers
Made everything look like a Sunday drive, not sure if they could top something so perfected we’ll have to see if it gets extra hybrid torque with the later trim
We already have a lot of this in my country. Have this and all the ladies will be your's
I still dont get it if you are making a off-road focused version with extra charges then why the hell the ground clearance kept low?it should be much higher
& off-road Focused vehicle doesn’t do good with underbelly spare either
16mpg combined sounds good to me - I average 12 in my GX460, but mainly city driving.
Hoping the turbo 6/10 speed combo on the highway is meaningfully better
Same. My modded 200LC gets about 10.3 average.
Besides performance, this may be the most aesthetically pleasing vehicle I’ve looked at in a while
I know this is too pragmatic but how much will a new windshield cost for this? I am pretty sure, with that steep windshield, it will need a one every year up here in Alberta where they use 3/4 rocks for winter traction on highways.
My favorite chanel and I watch it religiously ! .. why would they call it GX550 ? ..its a 3.4 twin turbo ? ..now Ryan when are you going to test the Grenadier at your course ? Or better do a comparison with the LC you're getting ...oh man, so many new 4x4 this year..can't wait for 6th gen 4runner to get reviewed here at Driving Sports TV ...DSTV ROCKS !!
Unfortunately the Mark Levinson stereo isn't an option on the standard Overtrail
So the regular trail don't have the front bottom camera?
So keep my 4Runner TRD Pro or splurge for this? 🤔
Im headed out there tomorrow at night time, just me.
You should do this trail in a F 150 raptor it would be great ❤🎉
great video! what are the chances an upsized tire fits underneath?
That’s a great question. I saw one review that said he thought a 35 would fit but I don’t know for sure.
Both this and the LC look amazing. The weirdest thing about them though is the pricing. Kinda confusing how closely priced they are, and I don't just mean the First Edition trims. If you go out and build them on Toyota/Lexus' sites, there really is significant overlap.
Great review Ryan! Is this the Caviar (black)?
Yes!
It appears almost gray. Nice!
When will it be at the local US dealership?
nice and no 3rd row !!! now if they can build them , id order a base model with moon roof delete , lot cheaper than the LC extreme markup " first edition " but lexus will still ship the high trim and price models not to kill the sales of the LC first edition
I really want one but the ground clearance is no good. They should have increased it for overt trails.
Overtrail in Canada is $108,237.31 CAD.
I wonder if the e-KDSS is tied into the modes or speed? When driving slow you don't really need a stabilizer bar except maybe in off camber situations in which case some roll sensors could detect that and adjust the KDSS. BTW great scoop. I think you're the first to test the Overtrail trim. Since you tested the older generations of the GX can you compare the ride and handling to this one?
The previous KDSS was where under 12mph along with other conditions it would disengage
ya that's the whole point of KDSS... it basically knows you're going slow and disconnects the bars... epic system
I don’t know why he hasn’t tested a 4Runner with KDSS.
@@user-jm5dw3gm8yonly avalible in a few trims in the 4runner and Toyota dropped it in 24'
@@chibbyylolprevious KDSS didn't disengaged it's a hydraulic system so it comprehensively gets stiffer w/ articulation or lean
The new Land Cruiser is really cool but it’s hard to ignore this with all it offers. The twin turbo v6 and much better tow capacity go a long way at making it a capable SUV. For me it’s the price and towing. GX550 surprisingly makes the land cruiser a tough buy. Both great looking too.
Just an FYI. The E-KDSS is an all new system. It operates differently than the previous version of KDSS. It allows for each corner to work independently compared to the old version. This allows for much better articulation and control.
Not each corner, the front and back.
..each axle
The old KDSS works very well.
I don’t know why he hasn’t tested a 4Runner with KDSS.
Hmmm... So what was done that the new Mitsubishi Outlander plug-in electric hybrid can't be reviewed off-road? 🤔
Great review, thanks. I think this truck should have had a split tailgate, now that's the best of both worlds - comfortable place to sit and a bit of weather protection. I really like this car, but my local dealer wants $30k markup. Guess maybe in a couple years, boooo 🤬
or wait in line
Good review! Saw one in person a few days ago and I gotta say, it doesn’t look as good in person as on the videos. Idk maybe because my 4Runner looks so good already, it’s hard to see another good looking vehicle 😅.
Sadly with all the capability, these Lexus GXs will most likely become pavement princesses or soccer practice transporters :(
Curious why everyone says this has “33 inch” tires when it clearly has a 265/70/18 on it, not a 285/70/18?
Here’s to hoping I can afford one by the time the hybrid version is available.
Not worth this much money unless you can easily afford it
Could’ve done this whole drive without even changing the modes. This GX is far more capable than most ppl realize
Where is this place?
Anyone know the b-roll music used?
I wish it had an air suspension option. You'd have better clearance for off-roading while smoothing out the on-frame ride on made made surfaces. I still might buy it, but I'll wait for the hybrid engine. It offers almost as much power with much better mileage. It's not only a significant savings over the 5 to 6 years I tend to keep vehicles, but the extended range can make all the difference when overlanding.
The air suspension on my GX failed while I was off-roading... I converted it to coil springs after that trip. I would not optioned it with air suspension if you off-road often. On the other hand, the hydraulic suspension on my LX have not failed me once even with all the off-road I do with it.
@@runnerxa I wouldn't even want it on my Jeep as the simplistic and lower weight design is preferable for Moab, serious rock crawling, or the tougher less traveled narrow trails in the Rockies. But on a luxury vehicle that you're trying to maximize both on and off-road characteristics, it's really nice when done right. I really like this GX, but I wish it had a little more clearance and a little bit better approach angle without having to mess with the suspension. You might be able to fit a larger tire without decreasing the articulation by bottoming out in the wheel well, but it doesn't look like it.
i knew i loved this new model, and love it more still. what still gets me is the gas mileage. but i know i'm dealin with a luxury car, which i'm guessing lexus doesn't feel it's a problem for the audience they are after.
was is there a giant black square during the comparison ?
It was a render bug we didn’t notice before posting
Decisions, decisions, decisions. Looking at 5th Gen 4Runner, waiting to see what the 6th Gen 4Runner is like or the GX550 Overtrail. You make a good case for the Lexus.
It is $80,000 minimum for Kand cruiser. Base 4-runner should be around $50,000. Big difference
Don't forget the LC250 as an option
Can you do an Ineos Grenadier comparison?
TFL already did
I feel like this review should be released 3-4 years later when the 2nd owners actually take them off-road. The first 1-3 years of release should be about how good this thing is at Costco and soccer practice.