Best look yet at 2024 Lexus GX

Russian website Kolesa.ru and its graphic designer Nikita Chuiko have reimagined the upcoming 2024 Lexus GX following the release of another official teaser image, previewing the all-new luxury off-roader’s edgy shape and overall silhouette.

The latest digital render retains the same front-end design but dispenses with the Lexus LX-based body of Chuiko’s previous creation in favour of the boxy new body shown in the latest teaser image.

A stepped lower side window line pairs nicely with a sharp shoulder line, clamshell bonnet and prominent square wheel-arches, adding a sense of muscularity without making it look like an imitation Mercedes-Benz G-Class or Land Rover Defender.

The whole package is more succinct and elegant than the adapted LX bodyshell used for the previous renders, with everything now being in proportion and more sophisticated – especially at the rear, where we can see the full-width tail-light strip will be crisper and more defined than the one on the LX.

The latter bridges two small clusters of LED elements likely to comprise both the indicators and reversing lights.

We’re yet to see the new 2024 Toyota Prado on which the next Lexus GX is based and it’s unclear how much of the latter’s edgy new sheet metal will carry over onto the replacement for Australia’s top-selling large SUV.

But if history repeats the mainstream SUV will wear practically identical body panels to the luxury SUV, which will be sold in Australia for the first time, although the Prado is expected to remain off-limits to North Americans.

There’s still no official word on powertrains for the Lexus GX, but there’s mounting evidence to suggest the engine line-up will indeed comprise a detuned version of the LX 600’s twin-turbo 3.5-litre petrol V6 and the 2.4-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol/electric system from the RX 500h.

Toyota and Lexus have collectively only trademarked one nameplate relating to the GX in Australia – the ‘Lexus GX 550’ nomenclature uncovered in 2021 – which suggests all variants will wear the GX 550 badge, with a simple ‘h’ distinguishing the latter, as per other Lexus models.

This would not be a new move for the premium Japanese brand. Many of its petrol and hybrid model variants have carried the same numerical designation despite having completely different powertrains and outputs, most notably including the flagship Lexus LC coupe, which is available either with petrol V8 (LC 500) or hybrid V6 (LC 500h) powertrains.

The GX 550 designation also creates space and a permanent reminder of the difference between the GX and the full-size LX, in terms of power, pricing and market positioning.

With the official reveal scheduled for June 8, we don’t have too much longer to wait before we get a proper look at the GX.

While the new Prado will also be revealed this year, the GX will be one of three all-new Lexus models to be released in Australia by the end of 2024, starting this year with the LM people-mover and also including the LBX compact SUV, which will make its world debut three days before the GX on June 5.

Digital image: Kolesa.ru

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