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In a busy week for Lexus, the brand has revealed a three-row SUV in North America alongside the Toyota Prado-based (and much anticipated) Lexus GX. It’s the much more US-focused Lexus TX, and it’s basically a bigger version of the Kluger-cousin RX.
In the US, Toyota recently launched the Grand Highlander, a long-wheelbase version of the Highlander - or Kluger as we know it - so it makes sense that Lexus now reveals its equivalent counterpart.
The TX, which will only be produced in left-hand drive and therefore is not on the cards for Australia, comes with similar drivetrain options to the GX.
A 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine and a plug-in hybrid 3.5-litre petrol V6 (TX550h+) are on offer, with the former available with either a hybrid (TX500h) or pure petrol (TX350) variant.
This differs slightly to the Prado-based GX which is likely to come to Australia with a range-topper featuring a twin-turbo, non-hybrid version of the 3.5-litre V6.
The platform the TX is based on is also different from the GX, as it’s the more road-focused GA-K (or TNGA-K in Toyota speak) version which also underpins the RAV4, Kluger, and Lexus NX and RX counterparts.
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The three-row SUV comes in both six- or seven-seat versions, with the front row looking quite similar to other new Lexus models thanks to a 14.0-inch multimedia screen and relatively minimalistic layout.
Again, don’t expect to see the TX show up in Australia, with local options limited - for now, to the RX large SUV or possibly later the GX full-sized SUV.
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