You should have measured the ground clearance from the middle (transfercase) and/or front diff. The rear solid axle height (clearance) does not change regardless in which height mode you are. There are two type of ground clearance, minimum and running. Many manufacture state running because it gives you a higher number than the minimum like the Ram Power Wagon which has running ground clearance of 13 inches but minimum ground clearance of 8.1 inches when measured from the rear axle.
@@pennmikael The rear diff is on most vehicles the lowest point. And the highest point is usually the center of the vehicle where the transfer-case would be.
the body kit ruins it for off-roading and removal of the tailgate removed one of the subtle aspects that elevates the platform above its GX/4Runner/Prado/Sequoia brethren
Right now there is a guy in Asia with a $60,000 Land Cruiser 300 Series with locking rear, center and front differentials on 18" rims. He had to 'compromise' with the old school 4.0 V6 but he is still mocking us mercilessly 🤨🤨🤨
Being from the great lakes area, it's been so much fun watching you explore the mountains in your videos over the years. I'm super excited about seeing new locations on the show--yet more reasons for me to get out to the PNW. Thanks for another great one!
Seriously the drive you conducted is a driveway in Australia! You can take this vehicle so much further! It can clear anything that will make you think it can’t! But it can and does it easily. Just let the car do its thing and you will be amazed! Lexus/ Toyota the best in the business!
Okay after 5 reviews of this vehicle and 15 yrs of limo business in DC, I’m going to review/explain this Ultra Luxury trim. “It’s not for private use”. Part of limos is “sedan service” and there aren’t any good sedan service cars anymore which has been a nightmare for limo services. 25 yrs ago we started putting private jet seating in them which is what’s in this LX 600. Those type c’s are DP & charging which means if you’re like 70% of Americans you have RUclips or RUclips TV etc., on your phone because you stream when at home and it’s free to add to your phone, so you’re able to watch tv while riding from 1600 Pennsylvania ave DC to Dulles IA during one of our typical 12-15” snow storms and you don’t have to hold your iPad up in front of your face like a 5 yr old . We sold all our old Town Cars for Lexus LX’s decades ago and then spent another $30k to do what Lexus now does for us from the factory. Robert has 6 of these on order. Why the hell Lexus sent this to all the RUclips reviewers is beyond me, I can only assume it’s all they had at the time. If you’re not familiar with limousines and especially limos in snow country you’ll have no clue what that is, BUT how the hell did you not know what those Type C’s are for and especially from a RUclips reviewer… WHAT!! PS the HDMI is for some Windows devices.
As an executive service vehicle why would you pick this instead of an Escalade, Tahoe or GLE? And how often do you need MTC and Crawl? I’ve been a passenger in hundreds of cars (airport service) and I’ve never been picked up in an LX. (Which is actually good because there is no way to fit a tripod case in the back of this LX trim.)
You mean use a cable to charge? Yeah. That’s kind of obvious. But then there’s no point to have wireless CarPlay if you’re going to be plugged in anyhow.
I thought the same when he brought up the iPad thing. Tablets are great and a pain when you have to hold them up. Ryan spends too much time on technology crap anyhow. Used to be driving meant eyes on the road but now all this technology means the people who love driving are dodging those admiring their tech. This isn't really an American vehicle but was used to fill the vacated slot.
I’m curious to see these LX570s with executive seating, sounds cool. I have two LX570s and they would have been helpful when I used to live in DC, winters in Texas are not the same.
I was invited to the Michelin off-road adventure and I tested the GX(V8) and the new LX-600 and although it is a V6 turbo, it performed flawlessly off-road. Was able to see the articulation and the air suspension working and I was very impressed. Luxury off-road and engineering at its best is what you get with either of these beast period. I wish I could afford the LX-600 or even the previous LX-570.
Recently got to jump in one. I really like the styling, but kinda disappointed. It felt pretty cozy inside, and not in a good way. With the large width of the center console and how everything seems to wrap around your waist, knees and elbows, it somewhat reminded me of sitting in the back of a UX. Though, not literally the same, I really wish they gave it 1.5" to 2" more in between the wheelbase. And where's the trim with the rear locker and E-KDSS... I hope they don't disappoint again with the TX
So did you sell your test track that you had been using? You seem to be moving farther away from it. However you have a longer road trip to review vehicles!
Still up on the mountain. This is my life now. Lol. It is technically possible to drive around the rockslide, but it only goes about another 1/4-mile before the road is too overgrown to continue.
That is not where you want the spare tire if you're offroading. Bust a tire and you happen to be in a reduced ground clearance area, good luck getting that spare wheel out from under the vehicle.
The vehicle I’m most excited for is the Ineos Grenadier. SUVs have become so bloated and high priced. They used to be rugged and utilitarian. This makes me miss the Land Cruiser. If Toyota brought the LC300 to the USA I’d buy it.
I always think about this model need a better space and comfort in the third row like the GM SUVS or Lincoln N. But off course the reliability is same or could be better than GM and this is 🙂 fine.
The LX. Two reasons; full time AWD which is nice. Most important is the height adjustable suspension on the Lexus. But I wouldn’t think twice about taking the new Sequoia down a similar road (assuming it fits - the sequoia is wider.)
Think I'd rather have a Grand Cherokee Trailhawk for half the price...or a 4runner. No one will ever buy one of these and take it off road for that price lol.
That Lexus is capable of so much more .......I know Lexus let you have it for the day or whatever and you didn't want to scratch it up..... but you didn't put it through the steps.
The loan (we get them for a week) came when I was in the middle of moving houses and we hadn't yet built our new offroad course. Sometimes you just have to work with what you have.
@@drivingsports Between Red Lodge and Cooke City Montana there are some roads into various mountain lakes…Beartooths Mountains. I’ve driven them in a 1977 FJ 40 Landcruiser and the LX…..absolutely amazing vehicles. Excellent review though….
I agree with you I brought this car .coming from a Range Rover ! However it is very confusing a far a as spec! It should have more In conveniences! But does not! It does however just work! Which is way more than my range Rover ever did! That thing costa bomb to keep on the road. I am not over compensating! I paid $18500 for fixing my DAB radio. Which after ten months was a damaged cable in the tailgate. The thing that sunk the Rangie was it kept going into limp mode! Not ideal. The.lx just feels solid , and just works I have had no problems with it in the past seven months I have owned it. My Range rover was in the shop in the first month, having multiple campaign recalls on it as they said. Give me Lexus quality every day,
If truth be told, this new edition looks fantastic, and it's a very good thing that Lexus chose to stick with features, sizing, and styling that's proven to be a real winner. I'm leaning toward's the "ultra Luxury" model, but I'm not pleased that massaging seats isn't available for the driver.
@@drivingsports Ryan, This undersized TNGA generation of every Toyota platform cannot DISAPPEAR soon enough. I bet a CR-V has more room in the second row. Maybe the HR-V does as well.
@@RagingBad I like the LX. I just think this particular trim is ridiculous. It doesn’t have any reason to exist as an executive chauffeur vehicle. The off-road essentials are excellent.
More to your point that chicken would have to lay 307,272 eggs to afford the purchase. She should probably consider a more reasonable vehicle like the Toyota Corolla.
We have chickens, down to just two silkies now. They’re not to interested in my 4 runner, more what my wife brings out for daily treats. I would keep my eye on the girl though, she had the peek on that truck
@@drivingsports That is only because you are not considering golden eggs. Must replace the chicken with the goose that lays the golden eggs. Then it would only be about 50K eggs. 🥚
@@drivingsports I agree! I feel like a basic trim without batteries(with steelies like God intended) would be a great blank canvas for which off-roaders and overlanders could apply their preferences.
@@efaroh no, mechanically speaking, it is a land cruiser with a lexus badge. Sequoia is much bigger, even though cargo area and third row is disappointing in this current generation
I’ll watch this video again in 2035 when this vehicle is $15k, have aftermarket support, and can take it overlanding. For now I’ll keep driving my GX470.
Toyota/Lexus boggles my mind. It’s like they don’t talk to their customers AT ALL when designing ANYTHING. The Supra being built by BMW, this executive car being the only Land Cruiser available, the Tacoma only being available in luxury trims, the Hilux being unobtanium in the US but widely available in Mexico, the Yaris? What the hell is the Yaris doing in the US market? The GR Corolla being a 3 cylinder when the standard Corolla comes standard with a 4 cyl.
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As a mine worker i think LX 570 and all the land cruiser types are the real deal. They are more than capable
Thanks a lot Ryan, you are making us all miss the real Land Cruiser even more 😂
New 300 series is nothing special tbh. You guys are lucky for getting sequoia and tundra
@@dexterrr9163sequoia is trash. lc300 is the standard for durability
You should have measured the ground clearance from the middle (transfercase) and/or front diff. The rear solid axle height (clearance) does not change regardless in which height mode you are. There are two type of ground clearance, minimum and running. Many manufacture state running because it gives you a higher number than the minimum like the Ram Power Wagon which has running ground clearance of 13 inches but minimum ground clearance of 8.1 inches when measured from the rear axle.
Which area typically has the highest and lowest clearance?
@@pennmikael The rear diff is on most vehicles the lowest point. And the highest point is usually the center of the vehicle where the transfer-case would be.
Mechanically it's impressive. Everything else looks like they picked features out of a hat blindfolded and just built it.
To save money for other projects I guess!!! That’s items for the Lexus ls500 with updated software
This is the best summary of the LX.
Basicaly vehicle that has purpose
the body kit ruins it for off-roading and removal of the tailgate removed one of the subtle aspects that elevates the platform above its GX/4Runner/Prado/Sequoia brethren
Looks amazing in person. Going to be in my driveway in the future for sure
Makes me wish even more that the LC300 was sold in the states. Less glitzy interior and imo a better looking exterior.
Right now there is a guy in Asia with a $60,000 Land Cruiser 300 Series with locking rear, center and front differentials on 18" rims. He had to 'compromise' with the old school 4.0 V6 but he is still mocking us mercilessly 🤨🤨🤨
The views were amazing and that LX just Cruised up there ... pun intended haha ... fun video!
Being from the great lakes area, it's been so much fun watching you explore the mountains in your videos over the years. I'm super excited about seeing new locations on the show--yet more reasons for me to get out to the PNW. Thanks for another great one!
Refreshing to see a critical review. Keep up the good work.
I have been waiting for this review for a long time. Thank you so much! I wish Toyota would offer the Land Cruiser in the US.
Lexus: do you have money to waste? We can help you with that!
That exterior color is amazing!
Toyota designed the LC 300 to have a decent roof load. So no glasshouse sunroof.
This is the only reviewer that spend least amount of time in the second row of Lexus LX600 Ultra Luxury... LOL
Did this man just raise the body and then measure from the diff? Gnarly!
Your correct. It truly needs a big Panoramic sun roof! Come on Lexus. Put the new I-Force engine in the LX 600.
What a beautiful place. Congratulations.
🇺🇸 128K.... that's a BARGAIN! Very capable, very luxurious to take you to hell and back. I'd buy this over POS Lr, or, e.t.c.
Great Review and equally great video shots! Seems to be off Highway 302, Which Forrest Road was this in the Kitsap peninsula?
Strictly for middle eastern markets where gas is cheaper than bottled water
You can order it with the 18" wheels and proper off-road tires.
Seriously the drive you conducted is a driveway in Australia! You can take this vehicle so much further! It can clear anything that will make you think it can’t! But it can and does it easily. Just let the car do its thing and you will be amazed! Lexus/ Toyota the best in the business!
So when are you getting the LX 600 F-sport with All terrain tires? We are still waiting on a proper off-road review.
💯 amazed by how them roads on the edge of the mountain hold up to all that weathering and use 😬
Cant wait for the rumored LX750h hybrid. Someday. When we can actually buy these.
Welcome to the calmer side of the sound.
excellent video
That looked like a lot of fun.
Interior does seem a tad tight. The center console looks way too wide.
Now if the nose were different and those rock rail steps went away.......
Would you do an comparison between cullinan vs gls maybach vs range rover 4 seater vs lx 600 ultra lux
Very beautiful place and very beautiful vehicle
Okay after 5 reviews of this vehicle and 15 yrs of limo business in DC, I’m going to review/explain this Ultra Luxury trim. “It’s not for private use”.
Part of limos is “sedan service” and there aren’t any good sedan service cars anymore which has been a nightmare for limo services.
25 yrs ago we started putting private jet seating in them which is what’s in this LX 600. Those type c’s are DP & charging which means if you’re like 70% of Americans you have RUclips or RUclips TV etc., on your phone because you stream when at home and it’s free to add to your phone, so you’re able to watch tv while riding from 1600 Pennsylvania ave DC to Dulles IA during one of our typical 12-15” snow storms and you don’t have to hold your iPad up in front of your face like a 5 yr old .
We sold all our old Town Cars for Lexus LX’s decades ago and then spent another $30k to do what Lexus now does for us from the factory. Robert has 6 of these on order.
Why the hell Lexus sent this to all the RUclips reviewers is beyond me, I can only assume it’s all they had at the time. If you’re not familiar with limousines and especially limos in snow country you’ll have no clue what that is, BUT how the hell did you not know what those Type C’s are for and especially from a RUclips reviewer… WHAT!!
PS the HDMI is for some Windows devices.
As an executive service vehicle why would you pick this instead of an Escalade, Tahoe or GLE? And how often do you need MTC and Crawl? I’ve been a passenger in hundreds of cars (airport service) and I’ve never been picked up in an LX. (Which is actually good because there is no way to fit a tripod case in the back of this LX trim.)
You mean use a cable to charge? Yeah. That’s kind of obvious. But then there’s no point to have wireless CarPlay if you’re going to be plugged in anyhow.
I thought the same when he brought up the iPad thing. Tablets are great and a pain when you have to hold them up. Ryan spends too much time on technology crap anyhow. Used to be driving meant eyes on the road but now all this technology means the people who love driving are dodging those admiring their tech. This isn't really an American vehicle but was used to fill the vacated slot.
I’m curious to see these LX570s with executive seating, sounds cool. I have two LX570s and they would have been helpful when I used to live in DC, winters in Texas are not the same.
I was invited to the Michelin off-road adventure and I tested the GX(V8) and the new LX-600 and although it is a V6 turbo, it performed flawlessly off-road.
Was able to see the articulation and the air suspension working and I was very impressed.
Luxury off-road and engineering at its best is what you get with either of these beast period.
I wish I could afford the LX-600 or even the previous LX-570.
I hope they get the 6th Gen 4Runner right because so far Toyota's latest BOF truck/SUV redesigns seem disappointing.
Yeah, they seem to ALWAYS miss their market, then complain that they have no revenue for development.
You're crazy or just don't know what you're talking about
I really wanted to see how you turned around at the end of that narrow road....
Thanks a lot Ryan, by means of your videos I learn and study English.
The chicken is the highlight of the clip. LOL 😅
Love this thing, probably will never be able to afford one though.
Just Do It. And do it today, Thomas. You won't be sorry.
@@jackj5368 my wife might not approve lol 😁
@@thomas735 :) (Mine too.)
Excellent luxurious machine king of all Land cruisers
Man that looks fun. Do they make an LX with all the traction controls but minus most of the luxury options?
Not in the USA. Normally that would be the Land Cruiser.
Regarding the missing front seat features - maybe due to chip shortages? Ive seen some weird missing options on Toyotas lately.
Toyota is just confusing with the trims
The front end looks like the “mammoth Car” from speed racer!
Recently got to jump in one. I really like the styling, but kinda disappointed. It felt pretty cozy inside, and not in a good way. With the large width of the center console and how everything seems to wrap around your waist, knees and elbows, it somewhat reminded me of sitting in the back of a UX. Though, not literally the same, I really wish they gave it 1.5" to 2" more in between the wheelbase. And where's the trim with the rear locker and E-KDSS... I hope they don't disappoint again with the TX
Which Forest Service road is this? And how would my experienced 2007 manual transmission Subaru Outback do on it?
David VE&EZM and AF7BZ
Make that VE7EZM. FInger didn't get off of the shift key soon enough.
David VE7EZM and AF7BZ
So did you sell your test track that you had been using? You seem to be moving farther away from it. However you have a longer road trip to review vehicles!
Still have it. Two of our episodes from last month were filmed there.
So how do you get back down? Doesnt seem like anywhere where the road is wide enough to meet a vehicle going the opposite way.
The only way down is with a sketchy U-turn.
That part that u measured doesn’t move up and down only with a flat hahahaah is the body
Ryan please take Corolla Cross up this road lol
I wonder ... did you pass that last rockslide or did you have to turn around are you till there up in the mountain???
Still up on the mountain. This is my life now. Lol. It is technically possible to drive around the rockslide, but it only goes about another 1/4-mile before the road is too overgrown to continue.
Rayan, try the subaru outback touring xt 2023 plz
That is not where you want the spare tire if you're offroading. Bust a tire and you happen to be in a reduced ground clearance area, good luck getting that spare wheel out from under the vehicle.
Ideally, it’s on an exterior carrier. 👍🏻
I live in PNW- where is this trail?
128 000 HOLY SH💩T
Come to Myanmar and it costs about 300000$ after conversion
The vehicle I’m most excited for is the Ineos Grenadier. SUVs have become so bloated and high priced. They used to be rugged and utilitarian. This makes me miss the Land Cruiser. If Toyota brought the LC300 to the USA I’d buy it.
I always think about this model need a better space and comfort in the third row like the GM SUVS or Lincoln N. But off course the reliability is same or could be better than GM and this is 🙂 fine.
Is that drill on this aquami pass
Which is better off road, this or the Sequoia? Assuming equal tires
The LX. Two reasons; full time AWD which is nice. Most important is the height adjustable suspension on the Lexus. But I wouldn’t think twice about taking the new Sequoia down a similar road (assuming it fits - the sequoia is wider.)
Ryan, I think your 4Runner would have done just as well, but for perhaps 1/3 the price. But, if you have the means....
The 4runner is definitely more capable
@@panagiotisf7228 what about the Sequoia??
wow camera is very calm
road reminds me rally Greece at some points
Think I'd rather have a Grand Cherokee Trailhawk for half the price...or a 4runner. No one will ever buy one of these and take it off road for that price lol.
Almost no one takes GC off road
How can you tell if you’re not trespassing by driving on those roads?
Android will have satellite connectivity with the android 14 update. So, not just iPhone. Good review.
Those two screens should have been combined to make one angled screen.
Definitely this man is rich
starting to like it... just wish for a LC300 in the US
You will be able to import the LC300 in 2047 :)))
what you said @12:02 is a land cruiser. This a big body lexus m8. Needs the additional features
The Land Cruiser Prado is a smaller version of the Land Cruiser sold overseas.
24:43 Me after Taco Tuesday.
Which place is this
do you know why Lexus no longer make the air suspension stander on the LX anymore?
It’s hydraulic not air. I assume it’s either cost or parts availability.
@@drivingsports It’s reliability. LX has never had air. Always hydraulic.
It's a shame they didn't give it to you with some off-road oriented tires.
most people are never going to take a $100k+ vehicle off pavement...the only offroading they'll do is hit curbs at Walmart.
Just saw one for sale for $224,000😮!! Greater Chicago Motors is selling it.
14:17 Got that loaner Lexus alittle bushwacked?
😎
That Lexus is capable of so much more .......I know Lexus let you have it for the day or whatever and you didn't want to scratch it up..... but you didn't put it through the steps.
The loan (we get them for a week) came when I was in the middle of moving houses and we hadn't yet built our new offroad course. Sometimes you just have to work with what you have.
@@drivingsports
Between Red Lodge and Cooke City Montana there are some roads into various mountain lakes…Beartooths Mountains. I’ve driven them in a 1977 FJ 40 Landcruiser and the LX…..absolutely amazing vehicles. Excellent review though….
I can't believe Toyota still puts the same Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 tires on their SUVs. They are absolutely terrible in the snow.
I agree with you I brought this car .coming from a Range Rover ! However it is very confusing a far a as spec! It should have more In conveniences! But does not! It does however just work! Which is way more than my range Rover ever did! That thing costa bomb to keep on the road. I am not over compensating! I paid $18500 for fixing my DAB radio. Which after ten months was a damaged cable in the tailgate. The thing that sunk the Rangie was it kept going into limp mode! Not ideal. The.lx just feels solid , and just works I have had no problems with it in the past seven months I have owned it. My Range rover was in the shop in the first month, having multiple campaign recalls on it as they said. Give me Lexus quality every day,
The seat height helps with grown ups with knee problems
2:01 “That’s what she said.”
Hi Ryan, is it true that the higher the altitude you reach, the lower horsepowers your car can provide?
True. But to be very noticeable you need to be at 4000+ feet.
@@drivingsports that’s pretty much everywhere in the mountain west states lol
@@drivingsports Thank you.
I should add, the effect is much less with turbo motors. It’s N/As that really suffer.
@@drivingsports Now it becomes clearer to me. Really appreciated your reply. Support from the PH 🇵🇭
Not sure why the video is so blurry
If truth be told, this new edition looks fantastic, and it's a very good thing that Lexus chose to stick with features, sizing, and styling that's proven to be a real winner.
I'm leaning toward's the "ultra Luxury" model, but I'm not pleased that massaging seats isn't available for the driver.
Someone at Lexus is really proud of the Luxury trim. keeps pushing it to journalists, still clueless that no one likes it.
All the fancy leather in the world doesn't fix the lack of legroom, cargo and basic driver amenities.
@@drivingsports Ryan, This undersized TNGA generation of every Toyota platform cannot DISAPPEAR soon enough. I bet a CR-V has more room in the second row. Maybe the HR-V does as well.
@@drivingsports so you're saying this SUV doesn't have drivers amenities? Fooh
Lots of people like them, don't geberalize because you don't
@@RagingBad I like the LX. I just think this particular trim is ridiculous. It doesn’t have any reason to exist as an executive chauffeur vehicle. The off-road essentials are excellent.
Lexus PR, if you are watching this, please PPF the media vehicle before dropping it off to be reviewed.
It's a luxury car, why do you want less features and better tires? There are tons of options for that.
Not available in India
The chicken is thinking about making an offer and figuring on his payments
Pretty sure one day I’ll find both my truck and one of my chickens missing. Actually that would be a great idea for a series.
More to your point that chicken would have to lay 307,272 eggs to afford the purchase. She should probably consider a more reasonable vehicle like the Toyota Corolla.
We have chickens, down to just two silkies now. They’re not to interested in my 4 runner, more what my wife brings out for daily treats. I would keep my eye on the girl though, she had the peek on that truck
@@drivingsports That is only because you are not considering golden eggs. Must replace the chicken with the goose that lays the golden eggs. Then it would only be about 50K eggs. 🥚
It’s so sad they stopped making the Landcruiser 😢 97% of the people I see driving these Lexus’s are rich old ladies.
La couleur est luxueuse
Once they gave the new Sequoia a rear locker and a TRD package, I new that was the new ‘Land Cruiser’ for America.
Hoping they make a non-hybrid (no need for batteries under a third row), 2-row Sequoia. That would be a proper US-Spec LC.
@@drivingsports I agree! I feel like a basic trim without batteries(with steelies like God intended) would be a great blank canvas for which off-roaders and overlanders could apply their preferences.
Non-car guy: so this is just a Sequoia with a Lexus badge, right? 😂
@@efaroh no, mechanically speaking, it is a land cruiser with a lexus badge. Sequoia is much bigger, even though cargo area and third row is disappointing in this current generation
@@huanronghu4432 I was being sarcastic lol. Non-car people say GX is a 4Runner with a Lexus badge lol
Is that branches pin striping all over that truck?
There are a couple scratches in the clearcoat as we noted in the video. Most of what you see is just dust stripes.
The LX600 is a cool vehicle, but it's really made for the middle east for offroad.
14:30 - that’s just a road.
Lexus must pay attention and build the LX to the North America market which is driver oriented
I’ll watch this video again in 2035 when this vehicle is $15k, have aftermarket support, and can take it overlanding. For now I’ll keep driving my GX470.
Sure..like you can by a 2012 today for $15k...oh wait you can't.
Lol. More like 2045
More Like 2080 😂.
Toyota/Lexus boggles my mind. It’s like they don’t talk to their customers AT ALL when designing ANYTHING. The Supra being built by BMW, this executive car being the only Land Cruiser available, the Tacoma only being available in luxury trims, the Hilux being unobtanium in the US but widely available in Mexico, the Yaris? What the hell is the Yaris doing in the US market? The GR Corolla being a 3 cylinder when the standard Corolla comes standard with a 4 cyl.
Mexico allows sale of ECE standard cars like the Hilux. The us doesn't. That's not a Toyota problem. That's a us government problem.
А где оффроад то?)
very dangerous road
RIP, tailgate
the grill... it's too big