2023 Lexus GX460 Road Trip - 7 Hours in V8 Luxury (POV Binaural Audio)
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- Driving the 2023 Lexus GX460 from Buffalo, NY to Boston, MA is not a cross country road trip, but it is 6-7 hours. That's about the maximum time most people will spend behind the wheel at a time so let's see how it feels during and after.
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I'm so sorry your first Tim Hortons coffee is now instead of 15+ years ago when they actually made real coffee with real in-house baked goods. I'd describe Timmies coffee today as burnt water but even that's being generous.
I’m from Toronto just a pro tip if u DONT see any brown woman behind the counter ur tea or coffe probably gonna taste like shit so go to the next one till u see a brown lady behind the counter making tea and cofffe if u actually want good tasting Tim Hortans
their timbits will always hit different though
Gotta feel bad for our boy chugging the 2024 Timmies swill. The only Tim's coffee I fuck with these days is the Baileys Cream Coffee and the Baileys Latte, everything else is weak.
“I’m so sorry”
The owners live on a yacht in the Caribbean and hawk cheap coffee to the masses.
Strangely enough, my favorite Tedward videos are the ones where he's just driving his own cars. Keep up the great work, I love the content and always look forward to an upload :)
Lexus IS 500 owner here - 100% agree on the cruise control stalk. It warms my heart to see someone such as yourself who sees the vision of that device. 😄
It’s so good. Same.
I got an IS250 6MT and the cruise control stock is the best. Love it!
I hope they never change it. I drive a Tacoma and when my wife got the GX460, it was pretty much the same stalk. No learning necessary and it's easy to use.
@@thestig007 It’s gone on all new Toyota Lexus models, and only buttons on the steering wheels are now used.
@@carguy9863 cruise control on a manual transmission...
Wouldn't it be sick if TheTopher, Tedward, TheStraightPipes, MilesPerHr, Throttle House, etc. went on a road trip convoy, the ultimate crossover
The straight pipes and throlle house do not like each other, you can find it online them making comments about others
The first thing I thought lol @@ISR403
Tedward x Throttle house would be awesome!!
@@ISR403where so?
@@ISR403 Hey, from where can i read more about this? Couldn't find anything on reddit :(
Ok, important stuff first. If you're judging coffee 200 miles in, you're out of order. All coffee sucks 200 miles in. Influenced in part by your initial ownership video, we pulled the trigger on a GX for my wife. She's five-weeks and just over 1,100 miles into the experience. She's ecstatic, and I love it too. Ride quality is too good to be true, the lack of noise is amazing, and the driving experience is remarkably pleasant. Fortunately no drivetrain vibes on ours, and I hope the same for yours. P.S. I did think I'd miss the Mark Levinson, but the standard audio rig is perfectly sufficient.
😂 love it! To add some reality to this I drank most of the coffee in the first 50 miles
Im so glad to live in a place where the roads don't get salted during the winter most of the time. I can actually go buy an old car and be fairly confidant that it wont fall apart on me and I dont have to worry too much about driving my nice stuff in winter
100% agree on the cruise control. My 2008 camry had one and it’s the best!!
Cruise Control stock was on my 86 Benz 300E. It was perfect and you could increase/decrease speed with the stalk. Perfect
13:50 if it’s your winter vehicle and you’re planning to keep it for a while you have to fluid film or wool-wax the underside and it’ll stay on the road for 30 years.
Hey, I got a 2023 GX 460 Luxury with Sport Design Package last year. I don’t get to drive much and the truck has 812 miles. I am doing my first oil change this weekend. I love your GX videos. There aren’t that many new GX videos in this model year out there! Looking forward to more of your reviews.
Ahh yes, like me you love the GX 460 so much that even the track pad makes sense. I love the cruise control stalk. And I like that you can double-tap the touch pad to make selections. Talk about some relaxed cruising, set the speed on 65-75 and just melt away in comfort! And yes everyone screams about the fuel economy of the GX but the newer turbo engines aren't great. A bit better, but still not great and with added complexity. To be sure the GX550 will be a good vehicle but for 2023, I'll take the proven 460.
I agree with you 💯 and the reason why I bought the last model year GX 460 and holding out 550. The 460 engine is bullet proof.
I drove 12 hours from Dallas to Atlanta. Atlanta to Houston and back. 12 hours each way, except the mpg I have no complain
Thank you for saying such nice things about my wonderful city. I love it here.
Happy Tedward is the best Tedward 🥰 More road trips please!
So true about the cruise control, the "joystick", easy to use, and very functional.
Crazy to me you drove straight past my work on Tupper st in Buffalo! Glad to hear you enjoyed your time here!
I'll be back! Always open to restaurant recommendations
i wish my country could be as big, id love to go drive these insane amounts and not even end up going half of the country, here you drive about 3 hours, around 300km and youre at the other side of the country. Love the content ❤
You definitely have to do a US road trip at least once. Go drive around to all the national parks west of the Rockies. You will be astounded by the open space.
When are you taking it to a track day!?? Or in the alternative, doing a moose test ;)
Have done the moose test off camera. It’s a yikes for me 😂
Across NY State from Long Island (parts of which are closer to Boston than to NYC City Hall) to Buffalo may not be a 'cross country road trip' for the USA, but it is farther driving than across Vietnam, Japan, Korea, or many European countries.
This is definitely one of the better choices someone can make as a road trip vehicle. It's got ample room for passengers and luggage, and it's going to be about as comfortable as it gets below triple digit MSRPs.
OG Tims lid is a beautiful sight to see. I miss those
I wanted the 2023 gx460 with red interior and white exterior too but they didn’t have it at the time. But I got the white exterior and black interior. It’s the most comfortable and smooth car I’ve ever driven. You don’t even know it’s a v8 lol best car ever and so reliable
22 Year Canadian here. Tim's over here is considered budget coffee at best. It's the McDonalds of coffee (fast, cheap, convenient). The only really good thing on the menu are the Iced Capps, and some of the specialty donuts. No one in Canada goes over to Tim's for really good coffee. So you're not wrong in saying it isn't for you. You should definitely give the Ice Capps a try cause they're genuinely really good.
Each coffee shop has its own clients. Canadians like Tim's, Other's Mc Donald's.
I love the cruise control stalk. Lexus got it right in 2004 on my lexus rx330 and theyre still doing it right today lol (also love the one on my 2000 BMW Z3 Coupe; similar dedicated cruise control stalk and I love it, keeps the steering wheel clean and simple)
Put a good Ceramic coating on that truck if you bought it. Have it professionally installed by a reputable auto detailer. I have a coating on my gx, and it will keep the paint looking near showroom with minimal washing or maintenance. I get my truck handwashed 2-3 yearly, and it looks brand new every time. I promise you won't regret it.
Loved the way you taped your shoes at the end before you enter the vehicle that tells me you're a car guy, i do the same
He's right about the seats. Even on all day road trips, no back pain. Every vehicle I've had gave me some kind of fatigue or back pain after about 3-4 hours of constant driving. Not so on the GX. They are super comfortable, and you end the trip not feeling as tired or sore as you normally would.
We got a 2014 GX460 Luxury as a one owner truck from the Lexus dealer with 88K on it in 2020. It rules for whatever you want besides sport driving. Could see us keeping it indefinitely.
Have a 2010 GX (140k miles) and just did a 6 hr road trip up to MD. Such a great vehicle on or off road. The worst part is the MPG’s with the bigger KO2’s I have on mine. Other than that, perfect!
What size are you running?
I have 275/60R20 KO2s on my '14 LX and see about 10% worse MPG (16.5 hwy instead of 18.5 or so). I know mine has a 5.7 not a 4.6, but the % decrease would probably be similar.@@TedwardDrives
I really like this generation GX460, es350 ultra luxury, and lc500. I'm not JDM guy but these vehicles are sweet
Nothing better than some heated leather/ steering wheel, melty snow on the ground and Timmy's.
I'm fascinated by the innovative designs featured in this list. It's impressive to see how these luxury items push the boundaries of creativity.
have had my 2017 gx460 for a year now, upgraded from a 2013 4 runner, it is undoubtedly an upgrade, if you have ever been in a 4runner and felt like something was missing but you weren't sure... the refinement of the GX will satisfy you. Only issue I have had is my tire pressure sensor appeared on my dash, all 4 of my tires had 32 PSI... come to find out... the spare tire was low on air... not a bad sensor... Sure gas mileage sucks but honestly highway isn't terrible as I get about 19-20mpg.. GREAT car
I have a 2020 GX, love that thing and its "analog" feel. My wife's RX450 feels like a spaceship sometimes
I'm really happy that your dealership went so far above and beyond for you. This is what dealerships should ALWAYS be. Customer service first! I'm glad you're a happy owner, though personally I could never live with myself driving such a large vehicle with the MPG so low.
19mpg is pretty common for any truck or SUV. And as far as I can tell thats mostly what's on the road. Dont forget that I have the Honda with 30mpg that will do about half of my yearly driving.
@@TedwardDrives yes sir, not trying to judge you for your own automotive choices. I just get too much gratification from being able to squeeze every mile out of my gas!
I had a GX 460 2020 Atomic Silver with a Red interior. I loved it so much. I upgraded to LX 570 2019, which I enjoy a lot. However, I still miss my GX sometimes.
Love the gx, my parents have a 2021 gx460, white with tan interior. I gotta say the red interior looks so much better! We took it on a road trip from Connecticut to Colorado and it such as comfortable cruiser. It has about 30,000 miles on it now and has been flawless. Though the same can’t be said for our local Lexus dealer, we have had nothing but issues with them.
As a Canadian whos been drinking tims for many years. They recently changed something in their coffee. It taste like shit, and it makes me feel sick, I cannot take more than 2 sips without feeling very sick. I now make it at home or go to dons.
I have almost same exact truck, interior is black. That stereo is amazing, find somewhere to get a cd, I know, it's awesome. It might be the perfect all around vehicle of all time. Had mine for a month absolutely love it, so happy with it. Good luck
Hey Ted, I have the identical car that you have even with the same color seats! It’s a lovely drive and very comfortable! You’ll get a lot of miles out of that one!
Hey as a Canadian I don't blame you for preferring a Dunkin Donuts coffee. The thing about Tim Horton's is it's so damn inconsistent. You could go to the same Tim Horton's location on 5 separate occasions and it will taste 5 different ways and none of them good.
Tom Hortons used to be the best coffee but then burger king bought them and switched to a cheaper supplier. The second they did McDonalds Canada switched to the old Timmies supplier and now they have the best coffee lol. The only people who still swear by Timmies are people who feel like it's their patriotic duty to buy from a Canadian brand
Lexus customer service is one of the best. Once you go Lexus, you will never look at another brand.
As a native of Western NY I am glad you enjoyed Buffalo!
just discovered this channel... now subscribing ~ great content
Pedal commander or something like shiftpower really transforms this truck and makes it feel like throttle by cable. It doubles as a antitheft device by locking the pedal even if they manage to start your engine.
I love your videos!
Thank you!!
Seeing this car honestly makes me miss driving a simple ICE. I've been an EV driver for some years now and generally like it but there's just something hassle-free about a good old fashioned combustion engine.
I’m not surprised you know Ben from Gears and Gasoline. But to know that the car community is so close really made me excited!
Take care of that beautiful thing and coat the underside with an oil spray before every winter. The platform is almost bulletproof but you need to take care of the frame (source: FJ Cruiser bought new in 2013).
love these road trip vids
Looking forward to see some snow tests with this lexus and the all-weather tires. I really want to see that!
Me too. We keep getting snow but it doesn’t stick. Need some bad roads to play with
Glad you're finally happy with this beast! Looks absolutely gorgeous
Only downside is that you’ll find yourself wanting to drive this car more and more due to the ease and comfort. Same thing happened to me when I got a Range Rover sport 4 years ago. Now it’s the only car I want to drive
Loved the vid! You should go on a long road trip with this beast of a Lexus.
It’s only another 4 hours from buffalo to Detroit so I’ll be visiting the topher next time I’m out there
@@TedwardDrivesI'm sure Topher will be excited to see the GX in person. Also curious what his video on it would be like, I gotta say.
That same cruise control stalk is on our family LC Prado 3.0 diesel from 2005. Still going strong after all those years! Love the video. Greetings from Serbia!
Hi! If you plan on keeping this truck long term..please fluid film the truck! As a long time Toyota owner we all know they love to rust!! Hope to see you on the road!
This is one of those cars where you can watch the needle run down on the fuel gauge in real time haha. I bet it's awesome, otherwise.
it drinks more than my civic but its pretty much on par with most big SUVs it not a little thirstier. 19mpg highway on the way home
I agree with you about the 4Runner. I had a 17 TRD PRO. It was great around town, amazing off-road, and intolerable on long highway trips. Seats were uncomfortable and it was underpowered. Now I have a 23 Nori Green GX460 Blackline Edition. I also have a 19 Tundra TRD PRO and mostly use that for long highway trips and it is great for that. I look forward to trying some long road trips in the GX but I doubt I will like it as much as the Tundra because the Tundra has more power, space, and easier to keep it straight on the highway without corrections. BTW, put some BFG KO2s on your GX.
It's definitely under powered, but for the entire eastern United states it's perfectly fine since the highway speeds are so much slower and there aren't consistently large mountain passes to go over. In the western US, yes it struggles a bit to drive up some big mountain passes at 70mph+, and the off-road suspension makes the handling a little bit scary when you are going downhill fast on the pass and there is only a single lane with no shoulder (as is often the case in those places due to roadwork). Other than that it's perfectly fine. Setting the cruise control fixes a lot of the power issues since it'll modulate the throttle for you, the power is there it's just hard to get the right gear since it's an automatic and it won't like to downshift when needed. The seats are perfectly fine though, the 4runner is a comfortable vehicle.
Edit: I'm speaking for the TRD pro as well. To call it intolerable on road trips is just really misleading and false. I've done 2000 mile road trips with it, with the vehicle fully loaded, and it's always been perfectly fine and a comfortable vehicle. Road noise is pretty solid as well, which is really what matters.
@@username8644 Good for you. I wished that were the case for me. Both me and my wife found it intolerable after about an hour. It’s a shame because I otherwise loved it. I had a 2006 4Runner Sport that I bought new and kept 11 years. I had no problem with that. I think the 4th gen was designed better but the 5th looks better.
@@SColmant Agreed.
Yep. Unfortunately, 4runner fanboys simply refuse to admit to ANY flaws with the 4runner.
Man that Timhortons lid brings back memories, back when it was a legit coffee place 😅
i am actually on the opposite side of the cruise control stalk. my dad has a honda, ive had altimas, corollas and 1 camry, and i can say I just hate toyotas stalk because its been the exact same for years and it just looks like if the car originally didnt come with it and I installed aftermarket cruise control. I like the clean aesthetic of just a steering wheel and two stalks
So sad to hear about your key fob and drivetrain problems. Hope this third car brings you happiness and lots of joy! I have owned a LC150 myself. Drove it about 60,000 miles and only had one recurring issue: it totally guzzled brake rotors. The dealer admitted the rotors were not really designed for the car - strange. As for fuel consumption I never really got more than 18 mpg from it despite where and how I drov it - and then it was a Euro spec 3.0 diesel with 190 hp. Think you are getting decent figures for a big V8.
My 1994 SC 400 had the same cruise stalk. It's perfect.
I lived in Buffalo for a bit in my early years. Loved Duffs Wings, Ted’s Foot Longs, and Andersons Frozen Lemon Ice. Also GO BILLS!!! 😉
Def gonna need to try Ted’s
@@TedwardDrives bro Ted’s is so good, 100% recommended and also La Davina Taco! Safe travels
@@TedwardDrives The Townwanda location is the best, IMO. Foot Long with Chili and Onions. You can do it!!!!!!!! 😉
@@GlideslopesI second this! I was an engineer at the 3M in Tonawanda for a few years and would hit up that Ted’s for lunch all the time.
@@dawsonjohannes613 How about John and Mary’s A-Bombs? Killer Submarine Sandwiches, IMO. 👍
I used to live 2 streets down from where you started the video, oh the nostalgia
The most Canadian part is the brown, cup brim level opening, full-flip old school Tim Horton's lid. The new ones we've had north of the border past number of years aren't as good lol
you should drive a 2016-17 hyundai santafe with max options, a really solid car, with the diesel engine its very economical and smooth and very reliable, also pretty good offroad suprisingly, dad had 2 and never had nay issues with them
Hyundai is hot garbage tbf,all of their products are just not reliable except maybe the genesis with the 4.6
21:24 My 2020 Camry does the same thing crossing state lines. When I have passengers they always find it amusing.
Great video Ted…happy to hear you got a good GX. I have the gray with red interior and it’s been great!
Nebula or atomic? Love the gray colors
Nebula@@TedwardDrives
Cruise control stalks are so much better than buttons. Audi uses a stalk, and when I went to a BMW, having to hunt around on the steering wheel for the CC buttons just felt dangerous.
Lucky man. Enjoy
More lexus gx videos, please. Maybe a few mods, dirtroads, offroad and maybe even ASMR camping videos 😂
It was pretty desolate 35 years ago but it's heading back to being the place to go and hang out down by the waterfront, yeah it still gets dumped with snow but no crazy wildfires or hurricanes . Buffalo will endure.
*oh it's epic!*
seems to have less wind than the GX550 you also reviewed on the highway.
Hey Tedward, out of all the cars/trucks I can think of I think it would be an interesting video if you discussed what brought you to the decision of buying GX460 over other SUV's that have similar tech and/or better fuel economy and similar tech. Love the vids, always love seeing your name in my feed and its always a good morning when I do :)
glad my favorite automotive youtuber also likes Conan O'Brien needs a friend
I hope there would be that new screen and console upgrade for 2021 and older models.
A lot of northerners merely adopted the snow. People in Buffalo were born in the snow. Molded by it.
Batman reference. 😂
that cruise control stalk is the same as on our 2008 land cruiser prado
That’s the same exact cruise control stock that was in my ‘98 GS400. Just shows that Toyota/Lexus are firm believers of “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”
I use the cruise control stock as an example of Toyota products are so reliable to anyone asking why I bought one. If they can use the same part in a Lexus 20 years ago and it worked perfectly, why would they change it?
Great video, car wash was satisfying. early congrats on 500k subs. Blessings.
Thank you!!
It was soothing and enjoyable to watch you rinse off your truck at the end.
I miss my 18 GX Luxury; really need to pick up another one
Canadian here, I would strongly suggest you to visit a Tim Hortons in Canada. The experience is very different from the locations in US and the coffee we have it better and cheaper. I've visited many timmies locations in US, but none have stood up to the Canadian standards.
Facts
I’ll be in Montreal in 2 weeks. I’ll give it another shot!
I'm sure it's probably from the same providers lol I highly doubt it tastes that much different too many people get rose tinted taste buds
23:37 cue the dicaprio gif for my reaction when i notice the wrx blob eye in wrb sporting its og bbs ribs
19:57 Syracuse resident here - those rest stops are highly controversial. When they were first updated last year, they were very small compared to the Adirondack cabin-style structure before. They expanded them after getting a ton of complaints. Also - who the heck decided that Chick-fil-A was a good rest stop restaurant? They're closed on Sundays!
You’ll not find me eating there or even mentioning their existence on my channel :)
That feeling you're getting in the brakes, where you're not touching the brakes for a while, I bet the pads just move away from the rotor enough that you got some play before they touch the rotor. Probably for fuel economy to reduce as much drag as possible. I bet Lexus as the triangle shaped wires that push the pads away from the rotor.
Can you review more basic cars? I think it would be cool to find thehidden gems among them.
What would you like to see?
@@TedwardDrives the most comical request would be the fiat 126p but I doubt you'll find many of them in good condition in the States, if any
Most of the basic modern cars basically drive the same due to emissions
Next time give the Tim’s dark roast a try - it’s a much smoother and richer coffee than their regular roast.
will do...although I much more a light/medium roast lover than dark.
my dad this before when he drove to wisconsin to help a business and drove 7 hours from mn to wi in my moms gx460 so he technically had this experience
Omg you guys still have the dark brown lid! The Tim Hortons lid we have now is white
I own 2017 GX and this is the ultimate cruiser. I also own a Telsa Y Performance, and 93 300ZX TT, and GX wins on road trips. I feel GX550 is a downgrade. I'd rather own LS430 made in the same era from GX460 compared to new LS with V6TT, this is how I feel about 460 v 550. Newer Lexus feels like just another Toyota. Also being an owener of a TT car, higher mileage newer toyota TT engines will need work after 100k miles and I hear some need engine removal like new Tundras
Pretty coo to see you started the trip update right at the exit where I live (exit 34). The boxing hall of fame is right there off that exit fyi.
Love how the description says 6-7 hrs is the most one person stays behind the wheel even though my family drove from charlotte to ny in one day without any driver swaps 💀
edit: long islanders also do the thing at 11:14 we all say we're from new york but dont specify we're not from the city 😆
24:09. Has Obsessed Garage or Fenske Explained done a chemistry analysis of reclaiming recycled car wash water, it it better than just driving your car in the rain ?
I really enjoy your content, thanks
Now that you got a vehicle to fill the other half of the Motorsport spectrum ie off road. You should maybe put some rims and A/T tires on and do some off road wheeling, ie trail runs, moderate technical, nothing too crazy just some fun in dirt.
My neighbor just brought a white GX460 before she brought it she drove a 2017 2018 gmc Yukon denail she said it had a couple of problems and she decided to trade it in for a GX460 in white
Im thinking of buying one and upgrading from a 2019 crv base. Should I go for it?
Super nice! Safe travels!