only tows 6700 too, sad face
$65K to $85K ?
Hey @mikeavelli
What exactly is the door insert material? It's green or orange in the pics based on seating color, but I can't tell what it is exactly. Just a vinyl color insert?
I made a short clip. Will upload it this weekend
Hopefully hybrid fixes that. 2.4T hybrid from the Taco with full time 4WD and Overtrail trim. That's something I'd seriously consider. The more I see it, the more I love the looks... especially the front on and front 3/4 views.One thing @mikeavelli and I have talked about is the difference between people who buy GXs new and people who buy them used. It's a really good point and I think Lexus did a good job of appealing to both with the redesign.
People paying $65k+ for a (current gen) new GX are understandably not taking them on trails or off-roading and I don't expect that to change with the new model. Towing, dirt roads, mountain houses, fishing, camping? Yes... but not scraping up the underside and coming off a trail with pinstripes down the sides after taking instagram pics.
People buying them 5 years later for $35k in the used market who want the platform and the V8? They definitely are doing that after it's lost half it's value. This is where the core overlanding/offroading community for the GX exists and they are super stoked on the Overtrail model.
There's a little bit of a middle ground of people putting small lifts and offroad tires and wheels on new GXs, so I think Lexus did a good job of selling the image to those buyers with the Overtrail model while offering a more diverse lineup overall for every buyer.
Anyway... looking at the GX community reacting to the new model, it's not shockingly in two camps:
People who love the boxy design and the Overtrail and don't really care about the interior, spindle, or price increase...
... and people who are upset about the only 1 MPG increase
One thing @mikeavelli and I have talked about is the difference between people who buy GXs new and people who buy them used. It's a really good point and I think Lexus did a good job of appealing to both with the redesign.
People paying $65k+ for a (current gen) new GX are understandably not taking them on trails or off-roading and I don't expect that to change with the new model. Towing, dirt roads, mountain houses, fishing, camping? Yes... but not scraping up the underside and coming off a trail with pinstripes down the sides after taking instagram pics.
People buying them 5 years later for $35k in the used market who want the platform and the V8? They definitely are doing that after it's lost half it's value. This is where the core overlanding/offroading community for the GX exists and they are super stoked on the Overtrail model.
There's a little bit of a middle ground of people putting small lifts and offroad tires and wheels on new GXs, so I think Lexus did a good job of selling the image to those buyers with the Overtrail model while offering a more diverse lineup overall for every buyer.
Anyway... looking at the GX community reacting to the new model, it's not shockingly in two camps:
People who love the boxy design and the Overtrail and don't really care about the interior, spindle, or price increase...
... and people who are upset about the only 1 MPG increase
Lol, very well put. I probably will wind up getting this truck at some point(unless LX blows it out the water next year), I just reserve the right to ***** and complain as I drive it off the lot.One thing @mikeavelli and I have talked about is the difference between people who buy GXs new and people who buy them used. It's a really good point and I think Lexus did a good job of appealing to both with the redesign.
People paying $65k+ for a (current gen) new GX are understandably not taking them on trails or off-roading and I don't expect that to change with the new model. Towing, dirt roads, mountain houses, fishing, camping? Yes... but not scraping up the underside and coming off a trail with pinstripes down the sides after taking instagram pics.
People buying them 5 years later for $35k in the used market who want the platform and the V8? They definitely are doing that after it's lost half it's value. This is where the core overlanding/offroading community for the GX exists and they are super stoked on the Overtrail model.
There's a little bit of a middle ground of people putting small lifts and offroad tires and wheels on new GXs, so I think Lexus did a good job of selling the image to those buyers with the Overtrail model while offering a more diverse lineup overall for every buyer.
Anyway... looking at the GX community reacting to the new model, it's not shockingly in two camps:
People who love the boxy design and the Overtrail and don't really care about the interior, spindle, or price increase...
... and people who are upset about the only 1 MPG increase
UX, after the new CH-R.
