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What's New for 2025?
The big news is the introduction of the LX 700h hybrid model, which adds electric motor assist to the LX 600's turbo V6 powertrain but delivers only incremental improvements in both fuel economy and acceleration. The LX Hybrid also exclusively offers an Overtrail off-road kit with front and rear locking differentials, among other enhancements. Note that the LX 600 is no longer available with only two seating rows — last year's base two-row trim has been discontinued, and so has the two-row LX 600 Ultra Luxury. If you want a two-row LX, your only options now are the LX 700h Overtrail (which lets you delete the third row for a $1,750 credit) or the LX 700h Ultra Luxury (the only Ultra Luxury version going forward). Oh, and if you're wondering what's up with the $13k price increase from 2024, that's because of the base two-row model's removal; the 2025 lineup starts with the Premium trim, which edges into six figures.
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2025 Lexus LX
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"Lexus makes no bones about the LX's upscale intentions. Perhaps the clearest indication is the availability of an extravagant two-row version with a limousine-like backseat. This is the Japanese Range Rover, and although it lacks the actual Rover's exotic powertrain options, the promise of traditional Lexus reliability (notwithstanding those pesky recall issues with the 3.4-liter turbo V6) will no doubt win some buyers over. We can't argue with the LX's presence or substance, but we do feel compelled to point out that the Lexus GX 550 shares the same platform and powertrain while costing many thousands less. One feather in the LX's cap is the hybrid-powered 700h model, which adds an electric motor that's not offered on the GX — and by the way, if you do spring for the Ultra Luxury trim, it now comes only with the 700h powertrain as of 2025."—Ranked #3 out of 3 Midsize Ultra Luxury SUVs
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Josh has been reviewing cars professionally since joining Edmunds.com fresh out of grad school in 2008, personally driving most new cars on the market every year since. He also served as the project manager for Edmunds' expert vehicle rankings from their inception in 2018, building the product out from the back end to the front end. Josh is a card-carrying member of the Motor Press Guild and a lifelong car nut who has tested, compared and critiqued a ridiculous number of cars in his career.
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