We’ve seen plenty of interesting collabs over the years, but Lexus has just announced one of the strangest. They’ve teamed up with luxury appliance brand Monogram to create a GX with a drinking problem. Set to debut at Aspen’s Food & Wine Classic later this week, the Monogram GX concept sports a stylish exterior with bronze accents and a ridiculous roof rack. The SUV also has custom wheels, a split tailgate, and ‘fake’ third quarter glass. The latter are actually compartments that hold wine and bourbon as well as glasses and a bottle opener. The special touches continue inside as there’s black and camel leather with a custom pattern. The model also has four individual seats that are separated by a full-length center console. The latter has a table for rear seat passengers as well as a “cold console” compartment.
Speaking of cold, there’s a heated ice
press – located between the rear seats – that creates spheres of ice to help
chill drinks. Elsewhere, there are brass, titanium, and stone accents. Some of
the biggest changes occur out back as the cargo compartment houses an electric
pizza oven. It’s joined by cutlery and trash bins as well as a pizza paddle and
a makeshift bar.
While the concept is a stone’s throw away
from a trip to AA, it features a twin-turbo 3.4-liter V6 with 349 hp and 649 Nm of torque. It’s connected to a ten-speed
automatic transmission and a standard four-wheel drive system. This setup
enables the regular model to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 6.5
seconds, before hitting a top speed of 175 km/h.
