Lexus has finally revealed the pricing of the new LX for Japan: starting from ¥ 12.5 million, it comes in a whopping ¥ 5.2 million above the new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 ZX, as well as ¥ 1.15 million above its predecessor. On its domestic market, the car will be available with only one engine, specifically the 3.5-liter petrol V6 of the Toyota Land Cruiser 300. It will drive the wheels with 415 PS and 650 Nm of torque through a nine-speed automatic transmission. Diesels are not on the list right now.
Customers in Japan will be able to choose
from three trim levels called Standard, Standard+Offroad Package, and
Executive. The former two will come in five- and seven-seat variants while the
latter will be a luxury four-seater. The Offroad Package adds ¥ 400,000 to the
price tag, and the Executive spec starts as high as ¥ 18 million. To put things
into perspective, you could get a basic Land Cruiser 300 for as low as ¥ 5.1
million in Japan.
Pre-orders have been running since
November 25, and offline sales are set to begin on January 12, 2022. In all
likelihood, the new Lexus LX will beat the Land Cruiser 300 to the showrooms,
since the latter is on a huge backorder right now. Like with the Land Cruiser,
the company will probably impose a resale/export ban on all LX models sold
domestically in the coming few years to fight resellers.
