Cold Iron, absolutely agree with all your points about LX. But being at the dealership a few months ago while checking out the new GX550's we hopped in an LX. The new LX's smaller than the previous models, and barely larger than the new GX, which made me think, if I were shopping for a GX, I'd just assume bump up to the LX. (if the wallet is thick enough!)
Here are the dimensions for both:
2025 GX550
Wheelbase: 112.2 in
Length: 197.1 in
Width: 78.0 in
Height: 75.6 in
2025 LX
Wheelbase: 112.2 in
Length: 200.6 in (+3.1 in Probably leg room for third row)
Width: 78.3 in (+.3 in Less than half an inch!)
Height: 74.6 in (+1.0 in)
I'm sure
Cold Iron will point out, even though bot the LX and GX are so similar in size, they're still getting too large for trails. Not sure how applicable my reply will be to
Cold Iron and where he's usually bush wacking, but out here, I've found, originally most all offroading trails were only wide enough and made for "Jeeps" note I'm talking about the early off roading pioneers in old flat fender Willy's and Ford supplus vehicles, bouncing down the trails. As the off road vehicles grew, e.g.: Jeeps, they've become wider; grown with larger and longer body's but also with wider axles, offset wheels and huge tires, the trails have had to evolve to accept these. I'm sure trail widths will continue to grow to allow the off road community to continue down the same trails their grandfaters and great-grandfathers used to bounce down, mid last century, so I'm not too worried about size too much, as long as it's not my old F350 crewcab overlander!
Raise a glass to the original off roaders and trail blazers!