In 2003, Lexus gave us the first generation GX 470 and set a standard for great luxury adventure vehicles with real reliability. In 2010, the second-gen GX 460 refined the formula a little.

The 440 pounds lighter GX 470 we tested ages ago needed 131 ... Is there a real problem with this Lexus? Should the GX 460 be relegated to the SUV category in the 2010 Formula Drift series?

Under the Lexus glitz, the GX is most closely related ... it first slithered out of the primordial soup as a 2003 model GX470. There’s some new technology, namely updated safety and infotainment ...

The GX 460 is a truck, rather than a car-like crossover utility vehicle-- and it's closely related to the Toyota 4Runner--so it has body-on-frame construction, an asset for anyone who tows regularly.