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    3 kids in rear seat for short trips

    If you have 3 kids, you really should get a bigger three row SUV. At least on road trips, I find some separation does wonders. As they get older, they can't be expected to sit three in a row for longer than an hour. For me, getting a real 3 row SUV was a game changer. I never change or...
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    First Totaled 24 LC

    looks like it partially slid under the semitruck. Didn't engage the frame.
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    Longevity of 2024+ LC

    They did put the 3.4L V6TT into the LX600, their flagship of flagship vehicles. Reports of many LX600 engines self-destructing now, despite being a very low volume seller.
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    Land Cruiser - On-road driving experience

    I test drove one and thought it drove pretty good for being a body on frame vehicle. Not as planted as the MDX but the MDX has great steering due to the rear steering of the SH-AWD. The bigger issue is if you never plan to off-road, you're taking a considerable fuel economy hit going with a...
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    I was hoping for 500 miles per tank!

    It blows my mind that the LC250's hybrid turbo 4 cylinder has poorer gas mileage than my X7 with the 6 cylinder turbo base engine which gets 25-26mpg easily on the highway. The tank on the X7 also easily lasts 500 miles on the highway. My old GX had terrible highway mileage but at least that...
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    Real World mpg

    X7 (B58 6 cylinder, not the V8) on the highway at 70mph definitely gets 24-25 on normal comfort mode, prob close to 26+ on Eco mode but Eco drives like ass if you want to pass. 18-21 is mixed city driving. It's more efficient than my brother's new TX350, which is also a unibody crossover. His...
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    Real World mpg

    Looking to upgrade my 460 which is hitting over 120,000 miles and have some issues that I would rather just trade in. I mean if you're talking fuel economy, my 460 gets like 13mpg on a good day lol. But I was hoping for the LC250 to be better than 20mpg in the real world.
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    Real World mpg

    25 on highway and about 17-18 on surface roads only. All true. But the X7 is no slouch in towing either. The X7 can tow up to 7500 lbs if you get the OEM hitch, which is more than the new LC250. I've never had to tow that much, but we towed our small 2500lbs camper with no issues. Didn't...
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    Performance?

    Yeah my wife drives the X7. In 3 years we have had no issues with it, just regular oil changes and a new set of tires. Drives way smaller than the size of the car. I am looking to replace my aging GX460, didn't want to have two similar cars for the family with another X7 or X5, was really...
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    Performance?

    X7 is more expensive, but it's also a much bigger car, was just trying to demonstrate that a massive SUV can get 5.5 on 0-60, so 8 seconds on the LC is pretty weak. I agree with you on reliability, but the newer BMWs with the B58 engines are more reliable than they used to be. The bigger...
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    Real World mpg

    20-22mpg is less than my wife's 3 year old X7 with the inline six cylinder. That's atrocious for a true hybrid mated to a 4 cylinder. And the X7 does 0-60 in 5.5 seconds. This new generation of hybrid systems from Toyota has been wicked disappointing. Was disppointed test driving the TX...
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    2024 Toyota Land Cruiser vs 2024 Lexus GX550

    The LC250 is even slower than the GX. 7-8 seconds to get to 60. Turbo lag and start-stop lag.
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    Performance?

    I've been eyeing the LC or GX550 for a few months now and 7-8 seconds from 0-60 is absolutely disappointing. The GX 550 is faster but it also has the engine reliability question with the reported crankshaft problems of the 3.4 V6TT engine (seems like a few of the LX600 are having early engine...
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