Which Is A Better Buy? New Lexus GX550 Overtrail or a Built Older GX460?
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- Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
- I hope you all enjoyed this video, Chris from Westcott Designs shot an edited this video for me. I can't want to see what Jeff and his team have in store for the new Lexus GX550.
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Huge shout to Chris of Westcott Designs for shooting AND editing this video for me while I was in Utah! I think he did an amazing job! Can't wait to see what Jeff and his team make for the new GX550!
I have a 2022 GX460 that’s the same color as the one in the video. After seeing that one I want to drive mine out to Westcott Designs and have them make a duplicate.
Utah? I see saguaros. 🤔
@@XploreAz I was in Utah. He was still in AZ where Westcott Designs is...
@@nickb1690 ohhhhh yes
@@TRDJon ah ok I was a little confused. I live in Phoenix and I was thinking there is no way this was filmed in Utah. Haha. Thanks.
After watching this video jon, i now want to buy a GX460 to go along with my 5th gen. l really like the interior of the 460.
You can purchase a 2021 Lexus Certified GX Luxury with Sport and Off-Road Packages for 45K to 55K. Less if you don’t care about Lexus Certified. That leaves a whole lot of money on the table to “Fix” the front, sides, and rear, plastic. Start with a Victory Blitz Front Bumper in Aluminum - much improved approach angle and looks like it came with the vehicle. Light enough that it won’t mess up your handling👍!! Included: Mark Levinson Sound System with CD Player - Dual pane acoustic glass - Fulltime 4WD with Center locking diff - ATRAC, MTS, and Crawl Control - KDSS and proper off-road controls on the center console next to the gear lever - Full off-road camera system👍 Electronic or Air Lockers (Front and Rear) available after-market. Proven V8 reliability💪💪!! What’s not to like🤷🏼♂️?!
This is exactly what I did. And I’m not lying these GX 460s are getting traded in for the new GXs andddd I think people are starting to realize the value and they are getting bought up fast. Several ones I was shopping for trying to get a steal ended up getting scooped up and had to pull the trigger on one
Would absolutely love a “build vs buy” comparing a Built-up 5th Gen 4Runner vs a stock TRD Pro or Overtrail 6th Gen
That would be a good one too!
Love the gx550 and Land Cruiser. Can’t wait to see them in person and compare the size to the 4Runner
For sure! Gonna be hard to choose
The money I could throw into my 2018 GX460 and make it nearly perfect wouldn't touch a new GX 550. Add that to the proven reliability of the 460 and the answer is clear. I might revisit the 550 in about 5 years when all the bugs are worked out. Turbos needing repalced and being considered a wear item by Lexus doesn't just instill me with confidence.
I’ll take the tried and true GX460 . Reliability trumps everything on the 550 . In 5 years we’ll know if the 550 has the same reliability.
For sure time will tell!
Toyota is definitely coming out with great new vehicles! Now I'm just waiting for better interest rates before making a purchase😩
Really anxious to get our GX550 Overtrail+
Miss my old 5th gen 4runner TRD ORP so the GX will be a very welcoming vehicle 🙂
Can't wait for you to have it!
The barn door is designed to easily access the roof rack from the rear. Unfortunately, there is no custom option for a rear-opening box to take full advantage of the design.
Love the styling of the GX550 and Land Cruiser. The 4runner, by comparison, looks like garbage--fake hood scoop on the TRD pro, glossy piano black plastic everywhere. Ugh!
The new 4Runner looks like it was designed by a Fortnite kid
550 all day every day
The “outdated” one is luxury and unquestionable reliability. The new one’s interior looks outright budget and the twin turbo engine setup is designed to have much higher maintenance costs for sure. Good $$$$ move for Toyota but no thanks.
My 13 GX was nothing but trouble AND outdated.
Personal opinion. I HATED that old big @$$ grill
@@mr75204my 2010 is great
Just waiting on people to start dumping their 460s.
The GX 550 definitely comes with some very positive upgrades. However, I think there are too many things it missed. Exposed rear wiper, should have kept it tucked like the 460, KDSS only available in Oveertrail, so not standard, I've been inside the new one and it does not feel like you are in a luxury SUV 460 is better. Taking away the top air vents also shows a bit of a cheap shortcut . I have the Black lIne edition and even mine has the top air vents and second row heated seats. The engineers must have forgotten to design an integrated trailer hitch so it looks like they just slapped one on at the last minute. Gas savings is not even worth mentioning since there's 1 MPG difference. The turbo engine will need to prove itself. Not ready to give up 2022 460. Nice comparison though, thank you.
Exactly. Lexoyta interior is where the cost cutting occurred, as well as the loss of KDSS, the exposed wiper is awkward when opening the rear window and it will also freeze up as it’s exposed now. The engine I’m sure will be reliable but not as reliable as the V8. Upright windshield is a chip magnet, and the mirrors are great for off-roading but don’t look like they belong on a luxury vehicle. Throw in the ADMs the dealers are charging and it’s crazy.
I’d like to see a new modified GX against a built outgoing GX
Soon!
550 is an upgrade to 4runner, 460 upgrade would have kept the v8 and leather
I still want a 460
I like the looks of GX550 over the GX460. However, I think the infotainment and nannies in all new Toyota products are terrible. The GX550 is no different! With that said, for overlanding, I would go for the GX470.
GX460
I’d take the lc250. I can’t get over the interior screens in the GX. They’re going to age like a heavy smoker.
I do wonder if they’ll release more interior colors for further model years.
Have a 2016 GX460 Basic. Compared to the new GX550, it never felt more luxurious.
Only thing about the wood on a steering wheel is that it gets slick when you are driving with sweaty hands. I prefer the leather. We had an RX and it had wood, too. I hated it. At least they only dropped to the V-6. You can replace that rocker panel on the 460 with one from a 4RNR Limited and get rid of having to cut the step off. You did a good job with this walkaround. I hope you do one for this 550 after John gets finished with it.
Very true as well for the wheel. I hope they made some headway when I go back to WD.
I mispoke here on the rocker panel. The 4RNR Limited is the trim line that will NOT work. It has an attached step. You want a rocker that doesn't have a step built in. Also, the shape of the rear door at the bottom rear actually still flares out. I am sorry, but I cannot get along with the ends of the original rocker with the lower half cut off.
I like both, I would probably go with the 550 for MPG as I have a 2023 Tacoma TRD OR ACLB for Overlanding and longevity. Might just save money and go for a 6th Gen T4R.
Great comparison Jon. Looking forward to more content from the Utah excursion. I'm anxious to see what Jeff comes up with for Overtrail you featured in the video.
Waiting on editing and getting more content from others.
Thank you for the support!!
460 all day, the bean counters got ahold of the 550, someone in the executive leadership realized how susceptible to gimmicks and aesthetics millennials and gen Z are. the 460 is unmatched in reliability, with a quality interior made to actual Lexus standards. the 550 is a shoe box wrapped around a Toyota interior, with a 50/50 shot of a grenading engine.
I would think the GX 550 hybrid would be the same as the Tundra since the TTV6 is almost the same just 0.1L less displacement
I just bought out my leased GX460, and boy, do I plan to take to town with it! I'll lift it real soon 💪
The interior of GX550 and generally new Lexus is extremely low quality and ugly. I prefer the previous gen.
my # 1 reason is gas mileage on the GX550 overtrail no stupid 3rd row ,opt to delete the moonroof
all good options for sure!
Isn't it just a 1 mpg difference in fuel economy? I keep seeing folks mention improved gas mileage as a reason to get the 550 over the 460, but it seems like it's a non-factor.
Sir the new engine is truly suspect
@@Thesinfultruth yes see LX600 blow up engines also
@@youtubecarspottersguide1not at 30k
Interesting that 6th Gen T4R lost KDSS and GX 550 got E-KDSS
LC250>460>550 for me. All are super nice though.
GX550 is better. Exterior has a rugged design with offroading in mind, no ugly, exaggerated grill. Proper power liftgate, no swing gate stupidity. Better MPG. Updated interior with digital displays. More power.
I can tell the one you like & the one you don’t, but I think I’ll stick with my GX 460 👍🏼
I think GX460 looks better and also has a more classic luxurious interior. Specially with captain's chair
Idk about that. The seats are trash for a luxury vehicle
no used 550's is the real problem!!
The GX 550/LC250 has 3 zone climate although standard on the LC250
LC for the win
@TRDJon there are 5 LC250 trims outside the US, only two were brought here, somehow the base GX doesn't have 3 zone climate control. Think the huge miss is the new 4runner might not have 3 zone climate control
I wonder if the EKDSS system is going to be a pain in the ass to maintenance vs. the SBD on the Toyotas.
yea time will tell for sure on that one
My thoughts on that too they should just went disconnect sway barss ekdss doesn't make real scenes🤡🤡... that will be the only thing make me think twice about gx550😪😪 fixing ekks going be expensiveeee!🤕🤕🤯no doubt 😢
@@zlt4lt4zz71from my understanding it is better driving on the road. Disconnected sway bar won't be for highway. Older GX also had kids so it not new tech though it is a bit different on new gx550.
@bobby350z understand but it doesn't help when the price🏷🏷come up for fixing something that Toyota can't get correct so u prefer disconnect sway bar that's why I will go for the 6gen 4runner even do I love have that Twin turbo V6🤩😍😢🤤🤤
This is silly. Build last years GX460 or this newer GX550? Build a '23 MY vs buy a '24 MY. Hilarious...
Physical buttons rule over a touch screen! The interior of the 550 looks Spartan vs the 460 interior. I'd wait a few years for the 550 to get the bugs worked out!
No one will take this vehicle off roading. Maybe 5-10 years down the road, when people sell these as warranty expires. Then will you see these off road.
2nd
Should wroth more the 2nd my man🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️😵Lmaooo😂
❤❤❤
1st
you know it!
Gx460 with arb bumper
Jon,
Do you know what size you can go up to on the 550 without having to cut, while still maintaining full articulation?
What are the specs? Any rubbing? Offset ? Lift? Tire size?
Let’s cut the bs…THE OLD GX IS ABSOLUTELY BETTER IN ALL ASPECTS
Whichever one you don’t have to pay for remote start 😮💨
I’d take the 460 for now
No vent on the ceiling on GX550 overtrail is a dealbreaker for me.
Just curious as to why? you don't drive sitting on the back seats.
@@bobby350z once you have it you can’t not have it. It’s very comfortable for the family and for the overall experience even when alone. I have an LX570, it even has vents on the B pillars. Too bad this GX550 overtrail does not have them, but fortunately non overtrail models do.
Why isn't the 460 more popular? Maybe because its 91 Octane recommended and it has worse milage rating.
The new 550 is also recommended for premium and its mileage is almost the same as the 550!
To be truly honest. This is beautiful content
The fact is.. the old gx is Truly better in every aspect
The old engine is better… interior is better and it looks better
The new one can’t compete PERIOD
Appreciate you watching!
Give me the older one... I'll take it!! 👈
Manufacturer original always wins
Dose 35 fit in the spare tire well?
I’d say no
Both the new LC and 550 look incredible. But price wise I'm looking to pick up a gently used 460 and building it out.
That is my thought. Living in Honolulu there will be some really nice gently used well maintained 2023 lease return/trade-ins around 2026.
the GX 460 is much better
yea???
I test drove the GX 550 a couple weeks ago. Felt more like a Toyota rather than a Lexus. Bought an LX 570 that same day. 😍
Idk my man just having the Twin turbo V6 makes it much better then the gx460... if it was around $55k I'll give it tu you that it's much better but there asking tu much for old technology🤡🤡 there lowballing the💩💩ppl with that old tech at over $70k+😳🫤🥴
@@zlt4lt4zz71 I don't think you understand the argument... the reason why people buy Toyota/Lexus is because they *are* old technology, which has translated into more reliable and lower maintenance vehicles.
And no vent on the ceiling..
New for me
New GX is nice for sure
2022+ GX460 is a better buy for most. Proven platform, updated infotainment over the older years, cheaper, way more off-road mods, auxiliary tank to hold more gas available etc etc
My man you smoking some great stuff how could you justify $70+k on old tech theres no way its BS🤡🤡 they made 10 fold there money back selling gx460 and lowballing ppl for ancient tech if it was under $55k I'll give it to you but NO!! that's a dirty move on @Toyota and ppl like you is why every one else is getting lowball with thise ridiculous price 🏷🏷🏷🏷 shame on you LOL😂😂
GXBob installed an infotainment in a 2017 GX460.
I’ll say 460 for now - save a few bucks and wait to see how the 550 shakes out in a few years
Indeed!
Are u stupid..,, ur saving about 50 grand lol
550 Overtrail.
Imagine replacing turbos and batteries at your friendly lexus dealer
The GX 550 doesn’t have a hybrid system. It is like the non-hybrid Tundra
@@J.Young808not yet, but a hybrid version is on the way.
You act like turbos are a new technology…
@@JStryker7 yea I haven’t seen Japanese turbos fail in anything and especially the IHI Turbos that the Lexus are using now are some of the best in the industry period.
That California plate makes me puke! 😂
lol hahaha
Hey Jon love the content! Do you happen to know what type of seat covers are on that 460? Thanks bro!
They were either carhart or canvas back liner.
Doesn’t own either of them but thinks he can give us an in depth review. Props to him for fooling Lexus enough to get his hands on a 550 though
🤦🏻♂️ the amount of assumption in this comment is hilarious
Westcott is garbage lol
It’s ok to admit if you can’t afford quality US made products.
@@TRDJon is fox and king no longer US made?
@@TRDJon Scotty Kilmer is right about the other car channels. A bunch of sell outs to their sponsors. I get it you have to appease your sponsor but ima call you out if you call me out hahaha
That’s because you don’t know what good American stuff looks like or you can’t afford it!🤣. Guess what Toyota Corporation likes it and so do half the Toyota dealers in the country that buy from us so must not be to bad! Just saying! Let me know if I can help you with anything.
@@westcottdesigns The dealers like it because its cheaper and provides bigger profit margin. They be charging fox and king prices for a spacer lift from westcott designs lol
The GX 460 isn’t that bad …
Gx460. That 550 is goofy
What you talkin bout, Willis!? The 550 is 🔥🔥🔥
460
Nice!
I hope we can eventually get the overtrail with a 3rd row.
No rear view camera mirror only with the luxury plus. But it’s available on the Land Cruiser. SMH!
GX 460 is Lexus. GX550 is Toyota.
No lol
Exactly the new gx CAN NOT COMPETE WITH THE OLD PERIOD
@Toyota out did itself with the gx550 Twin turbo V6 but🤤🤤 think they should of added front locker 🤔 dont get why @Toyota didn't do it for the price🏷🏷 there asking if the bronco came with full lockers should been a must for Lexus🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️ why why😪😵 they even mist it out on the LC with fron locker as well its BS😪🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️
GX460 = classy
GX550 = rav4 on steroids
lol!!!!!! You better run to the eye dr. You’re blind
The 550 is closer to the full lc300 than the old 460
The rear seats are not roomy. 2025 GX, Land cruiser 250, 4runner are the same design of wheelbase. SAD...
What seat covers in the 460?
I wanna say Carhart
@@TRDJon Thanks