2026 Lexus GX550 in Malaysia – posh Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, 3.5L twin-turbo V6, from RM780k

Teased final weekthe brand new third-generation Lexus GX has lastly been launched in Malaysia, showing on the native web site some two years after making its world premiere. The premium off-roader, constructed on the bones of the most recent Toyota Land Cruiser Pradois a extra luxurious tackle the beloved mid-sized 4×4 and is priced to go well with.

A complete of two variants are being supplied, beginning with the extra rugged GX550 Overtrail at RM780,000 and the classier GX550 Luxurious+ at a whopping RM830,000. Each costs are on-the-road with out insurance coverage, inclusive of a five-year, unlimited-mileage guarantee.

The GX could also be expensive, however that cash a minimum of buys you a giant engine with many cylinders. Whereas the Prado is simply accessible with four-cylinder mills, the petrol GX550 is powered by a 3.5 litre V35A-FTS twin-turbo V6, churning out 354 PS from 4,800 to five,200 rpm and 650 Nm of torque between 2,000 and three,600 rpm.

With a ten-speed automated transmission and a full-time all-wheel drive system, this leviathan accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in seven seconds flat, though its high pace is capped at a measly 175 km/h. Its gasoline consumption is rated at 12.3 litres per 100 km on the NEDC cycle.

Primarily based on the ladder body model of the Toyota New World Structure (GA-F), the brand new GX receives optimised suspension geometry for extra steady dealing with in addition to elevated physique rigidity to ship a quieter, extra comfy journey and sharper steering really feel, the latter in live performance with the adoption of electrical energy steering. The automotive is suspended by double wishbones on the entrance and a stable axle with 4 hyperlinks on the rear, with coil springs fitted throughout.

The off-road gear varies relying on the variant chosen. The Overtrail, because the title suggests, is the one most prepared for when the going will get robust, with a locking rear differential and a Multi-Terrain Choose (MTS) system with Filth, Sand, Mud and Rocks modes, plus a brand new Auto setting and Crawl Management off-road cruise management.

Additionally debuting on the Overtrail is an Digital-Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (E-KDSS) that may decouple the anti-roll bars mechanically relying on the terrain, growing wheel articulation. The Luxurious+ ditches all that in favour of a Torsen limited-slip centre differential, a traditional drive mode selector and adaptive dampers.

Each fashions include a selectable low-range gearbox and strategy, break-over and departure angles of 26 levels, 23 levels and 23 levels respectively. Towing capability is rated at 3,130 kg for the Luxurious+ and three,500 kg for the Overtrail.

Measuring 4,950 mm lengthy, 1,980 mm large and 1,865 mm tall, the GX is 25 mm longer and 5 millimetres decrease whereas retaining the identical width and a couple of,850 mm wheelbase. The Overtrail is 20 mm wider (precisely two metres) and 25 mm taller, as a result of wider entrance and rear tracks and taller roof rails.

Though the cabin part is recognisably from the Prado, the GX is differentiated by a novel entrance finish with slim triple-projector LED headlights, arrow-shaped daytime operating lights and a brand new model of Lexus’ spindle grille that integrates the entrance skid plate.

Transferring to the rear, you’ll discover U-shaped full-width LED taillights and the now ubiquitous Lexus script, in addition to a powered tailgate (the Luxurious+ good points hands-free operation) with a pop-out windscreen. The Luxurious+ rides on huge 22-inch darkish gray multi-spoke alloy wheels, whereas the Overtrail swaps these out for 18-inch matte gray alloys wrapped in knobbly all-terrain tyres.

Inside, the GX is way extra posh than the Prado, with its bluff, upright dashboard adopting fake Tsuyasumi or oak wooden trim and Lexus’ Tazuna cockpit idea. This consists of a 12.3-inch digital instrument show in addition to a 14-inch touchscreen (the much-maligned Distant Contact interface is lengthy gone) with built-in bodily knobs for the dual-zone auto air-con – the latter coming with Lexus Local weather Concierge. You in fact get Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a Qi wi-fi charger and a head-up show as commonplace.

The plush eight-way power-adjustable entrance seats are upholstered in fake leather-based on the Overtrail and real semi-aniline leather-based and are fitted with heating, air flow and driver’s aspect reminiscence. The Luxurious+ good points driver and passenger lumbar adjustment (driver’s aspect solely on the Overtrail) and four-way adjustable headrests; it’s additionally the one one with seven seats and two extra USB-C ports to the Overtrail’s three. A heated second row can be commonplace.

Different commonplace options embody an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, customisable ambient lighting, energetic noise cancellation and a ten-speaker Pioneer sound system, whereas the Luxurious+ provides a panoramic glass roof, a digital rear-view mirror and a 23-speaker Mark Levinson Premium system.

Security-wise, the GX comes as commonplace with seven airbags (together with a centre airbag) and a full suite of Lexus Security System+ driver assists, together with autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, blind spot monitoring, rear cross site visitors alert, parking AEB, site visitors signal recognition, a door opening warning, pedal misapplication management and auto excessive beam.

The Luxurious+ throws on adaptive excessive beam by Lexus’ distinctive BladeScan headlights, whereas the Overtrail counters with hill descent management and augments the usual 360-degree digicam system with an off-road-focused Multi-Terrain Monitor (MTM). This provides a lower-mounted entrance digicam and a transparency view.

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