2024 Lexus GX: Toyota Prado luxury twin confirmed for Australia

February 2024: Lexus GX Australian details confirmed

The 2024 Lexus GX – heavily based on the all-new Toyota Prado – is due in Australia soon, and now the company has confirmed more of what we can expect.

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The 2024 Lexus GX off-road large SUV will arrive in Australia in the first half of next year.

It is the first all-new GX in 14 years, with the vehicle believed to be heavily related to the forthcoming 2024 Toyota Prado expected in Australia at a similar time.

Lexus Australia has confirmed the GX – unveiled last month – will be “initially” offered with a 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6.

A 2.4-litre turbo-petrol hybrid is expected in Australia later, while it is currently unclear if the GX will offer a diesel option.

The forthcoming 2024 Toyota Prado is tipped to have a carryover 2.8-litre four-cylinder, potentially with added power and 48-volt mild-hybrid tech.

"When it arrives in the first half of next year the GX will bolster our formidable luxury SUV line-up with its unmatched practicality,” said Lexus Australia chief executive John Pappas.

"Large families with active lifestyles will appreciate the GX's flexibility of carrying up to seven occupants. It is a true all-rounder, offering superb on-road manners and true off-road performance."

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As standard, the GX will be offered with seven seats.

The off-road-focused Overtrail – exclusively available with five seats – will be sold locally, with 33-inch all-terrain tyres, 18-inch alloy wheels, and black extended wheel arches.

It also offers an aluminium skid plate, an electronic locking rear differential, and the E-KDSS system first introduced on the LandCruiser 300 GR Sport.

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With the demise of the seven-seat Lexus RX L, the GX provides Lexus’s local arm with a more-affordable three-row SUV positioned below the larger, Toyota LandCruiser 300-based LX.

As such, it also helps to fill the difference between the RX and LX, with a circa-$27,000 gap from the flagship RX550h to the entry-level LX500.

The 2024 Lexus GX will arrive in Australia in the first half of next year, with full details – including pricing, features and specific timing – to be announced closer to its launch.