Lexus officially unveiled the 2024 Lexus TX early this past June, pulling the sheets on an all-new three-row crossover set to rival the Cadillac XT6. Now, we’re getting our first glimpse of the new Lexus TX as it looks out in the real world thanks to the following GM Authority photos.
This particular example appears to be the 2024 Lexus TX 500h F Sport Performance variant. A total of four trim levels are offered, with the other three dubbed Standard, Premium, and Luxury.
Lexus says that the new 2024 Lexus TX was designed with aerodynamic performance as a priority, while adding that it follows the brand’s latest design language. The front end is dominated by a large grille section that incorporates horizontal styling lines that seem to substantially enhance the SUV’s visual girth. The geometric design is complemented by strong upper and lower styling lines, finished in bright silver, as well as sharp headlight housings in the upper corners of the fascia. Checkmark-shaped lighting signatures serve double duty as the turn signals.
Moving over to the profile, we find this 2024 Lexus TX rides on massive multi-spoke wheels with an aggressive design and dark silver finish. The 2024 Lexus TX 500h F Sport Performance is equipped as standard with 22-inch rollers. The SUV’s roofline is flat and straight, leading rearwards into an abrupt 90-degree angle that forms the hatch. The rearmost pillar is finished in black, lending the SUV a sort of floating-roof design element.
Viewed from the rear, we see the rear glass on this particular 2024 Lexus TX is absolutely filthy. The rear wiper certainly has its work cut out for it. Under some of the grime, horizontal taillight clusters reach around the rear fenders into the hatch, adding yet more visual width to the styling.
As for the powertrain spec, the 2024 Lexus TX 500h F Sport Performance is available exclusively with a 2.4L hybrid powertrain, producing 366 horsepower and 409 pound-feet of torque. Interestingly, this is the same powertrain that motivates the Lexus RX 500h F Sport Performance.
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This looks like a very low effort product. Doesn’t seem premium at all. Surprising because I think the latest RX looks great.
I like the looks of this but I’ll take the XT6 over this any day.
Johnls_39,
Why? I’m not being silly here. I’m also not defending this thing. But if you line this, the XT6, the Chevy Traverse, the bigger Honda, the larger Toyota, the larger Nissan, the larger Lincoln, the Volvo XC60/90 and so on……………….
If you line them up like a train and show them to the average person from 30 feet away, probably none of them would be able to tell you which was from what company. There’s just no class or style in any of them.
Dan B,
The same thing can be said about sedans also. Most people outside the auto enthusiast circles can’t tell you the difference which sedan 30 feet away.
I get you don’t like CUVs and don’t find them attractive. But there are nothing wrong with the styling of some CUVs out there if you are willing to give them a chance but they are not your cup of tea understandably and they are tall lifted station wagons to you. You did know that the very first automobile in the early 1900s look like SUVs right? The Ford Model T for example.
Question to you is would you rather buy a CUV that looks like a bug like the RAV4 or any of the ugly compact Kia CUVs? Or would you buy a CUV that looks like a SUV like the XT6 and TX model? There are a lot of bug looking compact CUVs out there I don’t see myself owning or purchasing. If I was wanting to own a CUV, I rather buy a compact luxury CUV since the styling is more mature and sophisticated.
I prefer sedans over CUVs to some extent but the sedan IMO no longer looks cool especially the bread-n-butter sedans. If you want cool looking sedans, luxury sedans are the way to go anymore because I don’t find bread-n-butter sedans cool but I am the minority here who feels that way. I like my Buick Regal and I think it is a cool attainable luxury car that I see myself keeping till the wheels fall off. My next car could be a CUV or an SUV but it has to be a vehicle as a potential purchase I have to feel good owning because it is a complete package and it exceeds my expectations.
So I’m thinking that the reason most people buy CUVs, SUVs and trucks are because they exceed people’s expectations and they are the complete package with better styling anymore which you don’t see that unfortunately. Also, the aforementioned vehicles have advantages that a sedan does not have where some people may not put to use but know the capabilities are there when inclined to use like cargo, off roading, towing and etc.
CUVs, SUVs and trucks have a very strong market in this economy and the market will continue to push vehicles where the automaker feels necessary.
Johnls_39: Thank you for your thoughtful response. I appreciate it. You certainly do make very good points and I do agree with them. And you are correct in that I just don’t see the attraction to them. No matter what brand or model, I find them all ugly and boring. In your question about choosing something like a Rav4 or an XT6, I would toss another choice in there. IF I was forced to purchase only an SUV/CUV type vehicle, it would be (depending on my price point) the Jeep GC for mid-sized, Jeep Grand Wagoneer for full sized or probably the new Chevy Trax for small (more likely the Buick Envista since I see it more car-like than CUV). I guess what I’m saying is if I’m being forced to buy a box, I want a real box and not some contorted and twisted box that the designers were attempting to make to look sexy. IMO, that just makes them look more stupid.
But for now I am hopeful that GM and other non-Japanese brands will continue to offer me and others a nice choice of sedans. Keep in mind, I don’t have an issue with SUV/CUV’s being offered in larger numbers. I have a problem with so few sedans being offered and others telling me that I need to just get an SUV and live with it. That’s not what you are doing (thank you), but many take that approach and it’s infuriating.
I have a serious question that I would love to hear back from others. Forget about the fighting and concern of up/down votes. I’d truly love to hear from others on this subject.
Does anyone actually look at this thing and say wow? Do they look at this and see anything different or better than the massive number of SUV/CUV’s already out there? If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all and I just can’t figure out how so many just go buy/lease them like crazy. Don’t get me wrong, I fully understand the higher “utility” value and being able to haul that huge box everyone always brings up. But we all know that probably 90% or more never use these boxes for anything but personal use without hauling huge boxes or many people.
So why?
Fair question. We have a family of five plus two Med/large dogs and just spent the past week between a lake house and the mountains. We had our ‘18 Traverse stuffed to the gills including the under trunk storage and an XL Thule roof box.
Anything remotely the size of the Traverse but not as big (or more importantly, expensive) ad the Yukon XL/Suburban) excites me because there are somewhat limited options with the cargo capacity and 3rd row legroom of the Traverse.
I am excited for the ‘24 Traverse redesign and am hoping the Acadia follows suit because the available colors of the Travers combined with the seemingly mandatory horrid red interior accents Leave me wanting more options. The Grand Highlander is interesting (and I’ve owned several 4Runners that I loved but didn’t buy a new one because of the ancient interior) but the styling just doesn’t do it for me. Wagoneer has a great interior but the exterior is “meh” and it’s above what I’m willing to pay (but could afford).
So, basically any large (key word) 3-row with modern tech that isn’t horrific looking or has red interior accents is interesting to me.
I have a WK2 Grand Cherokee and a 25-year old M car for myself and just need something big, not ugly, and under $70k for the wife/kids/dogs.
KC: I get why you and many others need a large vehicle for hauling. I have family members who have a similar situation to yours. However, that’s not the majority but the minority. The vast amount of these large SUV’s are used daily for the mom’s with two kids being hauled to and from school. Anyhow, I guess what I’m more upset about is that these companies, GM very much included, are trying to force these things down everyone’s throats. So if a large SUV is what you want and it works for you, great. But my choices of non-SUV type vehicles is getting less and less. And don’t even get me started on how these things are clogging the roads and blocking views, making driving more dangerous for us all.
It’s probably a nice vehicle if you don’t look at it…
I like it, definitely not a Lexus F performance look, but a nice family SUV. I think it looks good, but we currently have an XT6 and I think it looks like a rebadge.
Here is my reaction to the article. I’m on the GM authority webpage, I see this SUV pictured scrolling with a quick glance and the words Lexus TX and the XT6 mentioned in the first line of the article. The reason I clicked on it – honestly thought it was going to be an article about how Lexus was having Cadillac build this as a rebadged XT6. Reliving the Toyota/GM venture Corolla/Nova of the 90s.
We have an XT6 and all I can see is some front and rear changes from ours. The profile looks so close, door shape, wheel arches, window shapes the bumper and lower trim in the back is identical. The ONLY thing that doesnt look like our XT6 is the front clip. Even the trim levels, luxury, premium, sport are the same. If I open the door on one if these and see a Spring Hill Tennessee plant sticker, it won’t surprise me at all.
Seriously, is this article real…this is not like a 2024/25 midyear XT6 update or anything?
It will blend in
It not as ugly as the rest of the Lexus line, but it’s still pretty UGLY !!!
Toyo needs to crumple up all the Highlander based designs and start over. They are the blandest thing on the road.
This doesn’t say Lexus to me at all. Add a few chrome bars to the front, and I could see this as being a true replacement for the 2017-19 Highlander.
Looks like a minivan. And not a stylish one either. Hard pass.