But for my purpose, AHC is a hindrance with minimal benefit.
Yes, you do see them lol.
Here the AHC is in all its glory, dealing with heavy activity/abuse. Some people act like AHC is this fragile thing that has to be babied, just change the fluid every 60-80k and it should last the life of the vehicle. This LX would do desert runs like that all day long, hell I wish I could go there with mine. Like I said I towed for the first time this weekend about 4500lbs, the AHC kept the ride pretty damn close to identical as unloaded....impressive, and clearly AHC is heavy duty.. AHC alone is worth the upgrade to me. The Lexus just looks bossy, but I totally get how LC appeal is to go under the radar.
I’ve owned one LC and 2 lx’s. I’m a huge lx fanboy. I will be a Toyota fan for life. They make extremely reliable, rugged vehicles. I also really really really like my AHC. Mad tiger tends to openly bash AHC, so I tend to show up and give my perspective.