- Lexus expands the LX lineup for 2025 with a hybrid
- The hybrid system is unlikely to make a significant impression on gasoline economic system
- The Lexus LX 700h hybrid arrives firstly of 2025
Lexus has provided hybrid powertrains in its LS flagship sedan and LC flagship coupe for a while, and now it is including one to these fashions’ SUV counterpart.
The 2025 Lexus LX 700h is the first hybrid model of the Toyota luxurious model’s flagship SUV. It is powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6, with an electrical motor sitting between it an the identical 10-speed automated transmission utilized in non-hybrid LX fashions. The LX hybrid additionally retains the usual model’s off-road-focused four-wheel drive system, which features a 2-speed switch case.
It is a related association to the full-size Toyota Tundra pickup truck and Toyota Sequoia SUV, which share the LX’s GA-F body-on-frame platform. However the Lexus SUV will get a 20-hp enhance to 457 hp due to consuming premium gasoline. Torque is identical throughout all three automobiles, at 583 lb-ft. Just like the Toyota fashions, mpg wasn’t a precedence.
2025 Lexus LX 700h
Lexus will proceed to supply the non-hybrid LX 600, with a standalone twin-turbo 3.4-liter V-6 producing 409 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, for 2025. The automaker does not anticipate a lot distinction in gasoline economic system between the 2 variants, estimating 20 mpg mixed for the LX 700h and 19 mpg mixed for the LX 600. Lexus additionally lists an 8,000-pound most towing capability for each variants.
Of observe is that Lexus selected to maintain a standard starter motor and alternator as an alternative of counting on the hybrid system’s electrical motor and battery pack to provide energy, as in its different hybrid fashions. Lexus stated this was executed to offer a backup in case of hybrid-system failure, which would not be best within the distant areas the LX was designed to achieve.
Different adjustments for the hybrid mannequin embody chassis reinforcements that Lexus claims enhance general rigidity and steering really feel. The engine mounts and radiator assist, had been bolstered, and a brand new cross member and spare-tire set up make room for the rear-mounted battery pack. The 12-volt battery was additionally moved to the rear of the car from its earlier location within the engine bay, whereas it and the instrument panel acquired devoted bracing.
2025 Lexus LX 700h
Hybrid fashions can be had within the new-for-2025 Overtrail grade. This provides electronically managed entrance and rear locking differentials, 18-inch wheels with 33-inch all-terrain tires, a entrance skid plate, and a few model-specific styling options like gloss black exterior accents, an obtainable Moon Desert paint shade, and an inside theme referred to as Monolith.
The 2025 Lexus LX 700h is scheduled to go on sale firstly of 2025, with pricing obtainable nearer to the on-sale date. It brings Lexus nearer to providing a hybrid model of each car in its U.S. lineup, which might be useful ought to Toyota decide to ending pure gas-car gross sales within the U.S.—one thing chief scientist Gill Pratt not too long ago stated it is at present debating.
