Lexus LX News

The updated 2025 Lexus LX has been priced for the Australian market with pricing up across the range and the addition of new off-road-centric Overtrail variants.

Lexus has announced a new off-road-focused grade for its flagship LX 4WD. The 2025 Lexus LX Overtrail borrows the variant name debuted on its smaller, Toyota LandCruiser Prado-based sibling, the GX.The LX is bigger inside and out and comes with punchier engines, including a 227kW/700Nm 3.3-litre turbo-diesel V6 and Lexus-exclusive 3.5-litre turbo-petrol outputting a stout 305kW and 650Nm. You can tell the Overtrail apart by black accents on the huge front grille, front and rear bumpers, mirrors, window trims, door handles, roof rails and wheelarches. Within those arches, the Overtrail scores unique 18-inch alloy wheels wrapped in 275/70 R18 Toyo Open Country all-terrain tyres. Adding to off-road prowess is the standard fitment of three (front, centre and rear) locking differentials along with high and low range, just like the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series GR Sport. Like all LXs, the Overtrail is equipped with off-road driver aids such as Multi-Terrain Select, terrain monitoring cameras and height-adjustable air suspension. Downhill Assist Control and Crawl Control function as sort of off-road cruise controls for the LX. Lexus’ announcement of the LX overtrail coincides with the broader MY25 upgrades, including a 12.3-inch multimedia touchscreen, engine mounts, improved acoustics and other changes.Although diesel and petrol are locked in for a launch in the first half of this year, Lexus Australia says it is still evaluating the GX hybrid’s twin-turbo petrol V6 and electric motor combination before it goes on sale. While the diesel is five- or seven-seat, the hybrid is five-seat only. Exact features are yet to be confirmed for the LX range. Expect a similar range structure, with Sports Luxury, F Sport and Ultra Luxury trims available on various engines with the Overtrail sitting towards the top of the line-up. Pricing also remains a mystery for now. The currency LX runs from $155,976 (LX500d AWD) to $217,976 (LX600 Ultra Luxury), before on-road costs. We’d wager on increases with the 2025 Lexus LX. 

Lexus has announced the first ever hybrid powertrain for its LX SUV model, providing a glimpse into the future of what to expect for a future hybrid-powered LandCruiser 300 Series.

The incoming Mitsubishi Pajero will attack a slightly different target market to models like the Toyota LC300, Lexus LX and Nissan Patrol, according to new reports.

In May this year Toyota Motor Sales USA issued a recall notice covering in excess of 100,000 vehicles; specifically twin-turbo V6 petrol-powered versions of the Toyota Tundra full-size pick-up and Lexus LX600 luxury three-row SUV from 2022-2023.

It’s been a three-row SUV family favourite for generations with a hard won reputation for space, reliability and performance on- and off-road. But now the current 300 Series version of the Toyota LandCruiser (and its Lexus LX sibling) has been recalled for a potential fault in one of the modules controlling its 10-speed automatic transmission.

Lexus has added a third-row option to bring seven-seat capacity to Sports Luxury grades of its full-size LX SUV.

Hyundai’s tough ladder-frame rival for the LandCruiser 300 Series and Nissan Patrol could spawn a luxury-soaked Genesis version, giving the Korean premium brand an answer to vehicles like the Lexus LX and the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon.That’s the word from Genesis’ Chief Creative Officer Luc Donckerwolke, who says he has sketches of a Genesis-badged off-roader ready to go, while at the same time hinting that a true Hyundai Group 4WD is coming by saying that he couldn’t talk about it “yet”.If and when that model appears, it will be on the table for a Genesis version, with Mr Donckerwolke saying “I don’t see why it wouldn’t fit the brand”.“I cannot talk about that yet” he said. “But it’s always the same thing — we make synergies within our group, and when we see that there is a potential to utilise (a vehicle), when this is inline with the brand values, why not?“I don’t see why it would not fit the brand. We have a defined line-up of vehicles, and whether there are extra satellites that will add to that, this is something to be discussed, but first we have to do the homework.”A ladder-frame 4WD has long been rumoured at Hyundai and Kia, with the work going into the latter’s dual-cab ute expected to be adopted into an off-road-focused SUV.And with Genesis on board, the model could be among the most powerful in Australia. Genesis uses a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel inline-six engine, good for a substantial 205kW and 588Nm, in its GV80, for example. And then there’s the not-so-small matter of that same model’s lusty twin-turbocharged 3.5-litre V6. That engine produces a significant 279kW and 530Nm, fed through an eight-speed auto and sent to all four wheels.The only question Mr Donckerwolke has to answer is whether the model would be the "right genetic fit" with the brand."If you have a G-Wagon, for example, then this car is justified because of its heritage, even more than because of its performance," he says."To plug something artificially into a brand could be a mistake if it does not have the right genetic fit with the brand. As a design? Yes? As a business opportunity, that’s another story."That said, the design guru says he has sketches of a Genesis 4WD ready to go so he'll "Will we see a Genesis answer to the Lexus LX? We'll have to wait and see.

Lexus has raised pricing on its popular NX mid-size SUV by up to $2600 depending on the variant, while other lower-volume models in the brand's line-up have been more affected by pricing changes.The NX, with its entry front-wheel-drive NX250 variant, now

Lexus has announced that waiting times are now finally reducing on many models including the latest RX large SUV, with stock levels set to improve on 2021 levels by the end of the year.