Used Lexus LX 2018 Gold Automatic

Unchanged from the Land Cruiser is the Lexus LX 570’s big 5.7-liter V-8. Happily old-school, the 383-horsepower engine turns in 403 pound-feet of torque, and splits it between all four wheels through an 8-speed automatic. Drag racer, no, but the LX has remarkable thrust for a vehicle weighing about 6,000 pounds. It passes strongly, with power left in reserve, and the light V-8 snarl’s a welcome sound in an era of groany twin-turbo V-6s. The LX shares the Land Cruiser’s independent front suspension and its coil-spring solid-axle rear, but the LX adopts some tech finery to smooth its path over the world. The height-adjustable system uses electrohydraulic controls to raise or lower the vehicle, and grafts on a five-mode traction control system meant to match with road surface, from dirt to mud to snow.

That said, the LX has a lower front bumper that impedes its approach angles; it’ll scrape its pretty, and pretty expensive, front dam in places the Land Cruiser will cruise past. Its definition of off-roading aligns more with crossover SUVs than with open-air Jeeps and the like, and its optional 20-inch, lower-profile wheels and tires speak volumes to experienced off-roaders. Lexus made a host of advanced safety technology standard: forward-collision warnings with automatic emergency braking, automatic high beams, lane-departure warnings, and adaptive cruise control.