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Lexus gets dirty in the USA

Tall, tough, off-road capable GX550

Making a bold play for recreational roughroad users, Lexus has toughened the new GX550 as it adopts the new angular design cues of the Land Cruiser and Prado.

Lexus is redesigning the GX mid-size SUV for 2024 and the new model plays up its off-road nature even more than before. The big news is the addition of an Overtrail trim level with upgraded mechanicals, and the powertrain, a twin-turbo 3.4-litre V-6, is new as well.

In the USA, the base model is called Premium, and it comes standard with a 282kW (379bhp) twin-turbo 3.4-litre V-6, a

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