Key Competitors
BMW X5
Infiniti QX70
Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class
Lincoln MKX
Acura MDX
What’s New for 2017
Heated/ventilated front seats for base model available as standalone option.
Second-row Captain’s chairs standard on Luxury, available for Premium.
New optional Sport Design Package includes front bumper, front grille lower garnish, rear bumper spoiler, exclusive design exhaust tip, rear tail light graphic, redesigned side mirror cover, and gray metallic paint on 18-in. alloy wheels.
Vehicle Details
Chassis/Body/Suspension/Tires
Robust body-on-frame construction.
Available Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS) features three modes: Normal, Sport and Comfort (GX 460 Luxury).
Available Adjustable Height Control (AHC) helps enhance the vehicle’s flexibility in a wide range of driving situations (GX 460 Luxury).
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) provides additional control for off-road driving by helping to keep the vehicle from rolling backward while starting on a steep incline.
Downhill Assist Control (DAC) is designed to augment the low-speed descending ability of the transmission’s low range by helping to hold the vehicle to a target speed with no intervention from the driver.
18-inch alloy wheels with 265/60R18 mud and snow tires.
Safety/Security Features
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with 10 airbags: advanced driver and front passenger airbags; front seat-mounted side airbags; driver and front passenger knee airbags; second-row seat-mounted side airbags (outboard), and roll-sensing side curtain airbags covering all three rows.
Active front headrests move up and forward almost instantly in the event of certain types of rear-end collisions.
Luxury/Comfort/Convenience
Standard 10-way power-adjustable front seats; automatic dual-zone climate control; steering wheel audio controls; power moonroof; memory system for the driver’s seat, steering wheel and outside mirror positions, and integrated HomeLink® transmitter.
The versatile passenger-side second row seat slides 5.3 inches fore/aft to maximize passenger and cargo carrying ability.
The foldable and reclining second row seats feature a 60/40 walk-in function to access the available power fold-flat third row seats.
The tailgate window has a flip-up glass panel for added convenience.
Standard Lexus nine-speaker Premium Sound System with iPod®/USB connectivity, Bluetooth® hands free phone capability and music streaming, and an integrated SirusXM Satellite Radio receiver (complimentary 90-day trial subscription included).
Standard rear back-up camera displays images on the eight-inch Display Audio screen, or the optional navigation system’s LCD display.
Luxury Options
17-speaker Mark Levinson® Premium Surround Sound Audio system with 330-watts output at less than 0.1 percent Total Harmonic Distortion (THD), Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL), 7.1 channel architecture.
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) system includes two LCD screens, one in each of the front seat backrests, two wireless headphones, HDMI input, 12-volt connector in the rear console, and remote control.
Driver Support Package (GX 460 Luxury) includes Pre-Collision System (PCS) with Driver Attention Monitor and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control; Lane Departure Alert; and Wide-view Front and Side Camera that is designed to enhance visibility in tight settings, such as parking garages, and to help the driver’s view around corners when pulling out of parking spaces into traffic or stopped at intersections and T-junctions; Crawl Control; Mark Levinson Audio System; Intelligent High Beams; Touchscreen navigation throughout all.
Intuitive Parking Assist helps the driver detect obstacles at the front, rear or corners of the vehicle and helps guide the GX into a garage or parking spaces. (Available on GX460; standard on GX 460 Premium and GX 460 Luxury).
Warranty
48-month/50,000-mile basic limited warranty with roadside assistance for 48 months/unlimited miles.
72 months/70,000 miles powertrain and restraint system coverage.
72 months corrosion perforation protection coverage, regardless of mileage.
Post time: May-23-2017