Lexus isn’t new to the luxury SUV game. Nearly two decades ago, the 1996 LX 450 took a bow wearing some warmed-over Land Cruiser sheet metal, borrowing the 80-Series’ solid front and rear axles. That Jurassic-era tech gave the first LX true go-anywhere capability, a skillset that its original owners appreciated but probably rarely used except on their Christmas trips to Aspen. LX owners were drawn in by yards of leather lining the interior and the truck’s softly sprung ride, and capability was surplus, a reassurance.
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