We are new relatively new owners of our 2014 Lexus LX 570. I came on asking a lot of questions about trailers, and wanted to give a quick note on our first trip.
We went on a 400+ mile round trip this past weekend with our travel trailer. It handled like a dream. I have read so many other places where people comment with this crazy notion "You can't even tell the trailer is back there" I won't go that far, but it was pretty close.
Our previous trips were in a 2014 Tahoe with the Towing package. I LOVE that the Tahoe has their camera directly in the middle so hooking up a trailer is super easy. It takes me a lot longer in my Lexus to get it lined up perfectly.
Travel trailer is 4300 pounds loaded. 25 feet long. It is a pop up which makes things easier.
Based on the suggestions from this page, I put my 570 in manual mode in 4th gear, installed my own trailer brakes, and put it in sport mode. I more or less had my own Towing package. I don't know if is more HP or more insulation, but it certainly seemed like the LX towed the trailer much easier than the Tahoe. It was definitely quieter And my wife was a lot more comfortable in the passenger's seat. I even threw on some trailer mirrors which made a huge difference when I wanted to pass a slow truck on a hill.
It took about 1 to 2 minutes to get the LX in High mode when hooking up the weight distribution hitch. It took about as long to go into low when disconnecting. I probably need to change out the fluid in that. I also need to change out the transmission fluid this winter.
I could not have been happier with how it performed.
We went on a 400+ mile round trip this past weekend with our travel trailer. It handled like a dream. I have read so many other places where people comment with this crazy notion "You can't even tell the trailer is back there" I won't go that far, but it was pretty close.
Our previous trips were in a 2014 Tahoe with the Towing package. I LOVE that the Tahoe has their camera directly in the middle so hooking up a trailer is super easy. It takes me a lot longer in my Lexus to get it lined up perfectly.
Travel trailer is 4300 pounds loaded. 25 feet long. It is a pop up which makes things easier.
Based on the suggestions from this page, I put my 570 in manual mode in 4th gear, installed my own trailer brakes, and put it in sport mode. I more or less had my own Towing package. I don't know if is more HP or more insulation, but it certainly seemed like the LX towed the trailer much easier than the Tahoe. It was definitely quieter And my wife was a lot more comfortable in the passenger's seat. I even threw on some trailer mirrors which made a huge difference when I wanted to pass a slow truck on a hill.
It took about 1 to 2 minutes to get the LX in High mode when hooking up the weight distribution hitch. It took about as long to go into low when disconnecting. I probably need to change out the fluid in that. I also need to change out the transmission fluid this winter.
I could not have been happier with how it performed.