Kind of. The price of the GX460 has dropped nearly five grand to
$49,995 out the door, but if you’re willing to pay last year’s price you
can get the Premium Package variant. That gives you heated rear seats,
three-zone climate control, ventilation for the front seats, and a
navigation system. Because for just $49,995, there’s no way you’re
getting navigation. If you want
navigation for $49,995, you’re going to
have to buy three Elantras or something.
The GX460 has tremendous popularity with forty-year-old former
frat-mattresses in sunshine states despite its extremely offensive road
presence, low fuel mileage, and Corolla-esque interior trim. Or perhaps
it’s because of all those things. The fact remains that Lexus can
put the “spindle” grille on it and it will continue to fly out of
showrooms. It could have any kind of front end at all, really. I’m
pretty sure you could put the Lexus badge on the Ssangyong Rodius and it
would sell ten thousand units a year in Phoenix alone.
Still, if you are trundling through upper-middle-class middle age and
you’re still stuck with your first wife, you should definitely take her
over to the Lexus dealership to check this rig out. While she’s busy
trying to figure out how long she can leave the window sticker on it
after taking delivery, you can ask for a drive in the Lexus IS350 F-Sport. t will be worth your time. Trust me on this one.