Starts at $53,700
2024 TX Selector
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MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. Ordered by price from low to high, here are the versions of the 2024 Lexus TX that you need to be aware of, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
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The base TX 350's 8.0-second gallop to 60 mph is nothing to write home about, but the turbocharged engine's torque will likely feel more than adequate to most shoppers. Notably, it's only this non-hybrid TX 350 that offers 7-passenger seating, meaning a second-row bench seat. The hybrid and the plug-in hybrid come only with 6-passenger seating that includes mandatory second-row captain's chairs.
Despite its weight disadvantage, the TX 350 AWD gets to 60 mph two-tenths of a second sooner than the standard front-drive version, presumably due to superior traction management off the line.
It's interesting that Lexus decided not to offer an efficiency-oriented TX Hybrid, at least not yet. What we have here is the high-performance hybrid powertrain that's familiar from the RX 500h. Similarly, the TX 500h is only offered with the aggressive F Sport trim package, so this is not your typical Lexus hybrid. That's confirmed by the fuel economy numbers, which are frankly disappointing for a hybrid — if you can't crack 30 mpg on the highway, maybe you're putting a little too much emphasis on going fast.
The plug-in-hybrid TX 550h+ is easily the heaviest and most expensive TX you can buy, but to us, it makes more sense than the TX 500h conventional hybrid. Why? Because the PHEV is fractionally quicker to 60 mph, fractionally more efficient in hybrid mode, and you get 33 miles of electric range on top of it.
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