On paper, with the 550h+ power train, the TX is everything I'm looking for. I currently drive a Sorento PHEV and need to size up, so the TX 550h+ is at the top of the list on paper since I want to either stay PHEV or go EV.
That said, I'm fairly disappointed in some of Lexus' design choices.
No caramel/saddle interior option, no wood trim option, only semi-aniline trimmed seats vs interior option, significantly fewer interior color options than every other Lexus SUV except the RZ, no cool box option, no wood trimmed steering wheel option, no massaging seats option, no acoustic glass option, and no triple beam headlight option.
Not all of those matter to me, but they're glaring omissions from the options list, especially the interior colors and lack of wood.
Real wood is a Lexus tradition--the legacy models all offered wood trim as an option and for the current models, the NX, RX, current GX, LX, IS, ES, and LS all offer real wood trims. The only vehicles that do not are the UX, RZ, TX and the new GX. Given what they are, I wouldn't expect the UX or RZ to have wood. Given that multiple models both below and above the TX and GX have real wood trim, that's a pretty glaring omission.
Same kinda thing with the lack of a caramel interior for the TX--it has the fewest interior color options by far of any vehicle in Lexus' lineup except for the RZ.
I would posit that the lack of real wood is 100% fine in a mass market brand like Toyota. In a luxury brand like Lexus, on the other hand, it's a bewildering choice given how prevalent it is throughout the rest of the model lineup above and below the TX and GX.
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