2024 Lexus GX 550 Overtrail + POV Driving In the Desert (Ocotillo Wells SVRA)

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MSRP: From $75,900
MPG: 15 city / 21 highway
Engine: 3.4 L V6
Horsepower: 349 hp
Transmission: 10-speed automatic
Towing capacity: 9,063 lbs
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  • @TheTopher
    @TheTopherАй бұрын

    Watch is from Lewis Jewelers: www.lewisjewelers.com/tudor/black-bay-chrono-m79360n-0007/45990003/EN Mention that TheTopher sent you and ask for D.K. he'll take great care of you guys!

  • @Calvin9000
    @Calvin9000Ай бұрын

    BABE WAKE UP. NEW TOPHER VIDEO!!!!

  • @user-nd2xc9sj4i

    @user-nd2xc9sj4i

    Ай бұрын

    i never expected you to be here lmao

  • @RyneMcKinney

    @RyneMcKinney

    Ай бұрын

    Yeah rockin' his watch

  • @coolio8635

    @coolio8635

    Ай бұрын

    Hey calvin you should add the born in chaos mod.

  • @Jazzed66

    @Jazzed66

    Ай бұрын

    CALVIN???

  • @km_loop
    @km_loopАй бұрын

    New dream SUV for me, so beautiful.

  • @hhinojosareef1

    @hhinojosareef1

    Ай бұрын

    Make it a reality put it in to existence it will happen.

  • @user-fi1xu1pp7p
    @user-fi1xu1pp7pАй бұрын

    With how ridiculously priced the Landcruiser is with mark-ups, I may as well get this. Definitely my dream vehicle.

  • @ThisGuyRocksLikeCrazy

    @ThisGuyRocksLikeCrazy

    Ай бұрын

    The markup for this will be pretty high too

  • @user-fi1xu1pp7p

    @user-fi1xu1pp7p

    Ай бұрын

    @@ThisGuyRocksLikeCrazy That's true, but I mean both the Landcruiser and this Lexus will touch 95k to 100k smh .. So I may as well save extra harder for the Lexus. The Landcruiser is good too, but I hate the square lights on their top trim model. I like the round lights, however that is on the base model and it has a cheaper interior... So it's like damn at this point ... LEXUS !!!

  • @CaptainBlitz
    @CaptainBlitzАй бұрын

    I'm surprised you're not even yelling in this wind and we're able to hear you well lord that's a good mic

  • @smellylettuce
    @smellylettuceАй бұрын

    If I had the money, this is the spec I would definitely get.

  • @will4688
    @will4688Ай бұрын

    As usual, Topher never disappoints us. Thank you.

  • @alwaysiyi272
    @alwaysiyi272Ай бұрын

    This is going to sound interesting, but I am very impressed by how quiet it is on the inside, especially when you were doing 70mph over that washboard section, no interior rattles. I guess it is expected when buying a luxury vehicle and Lexus at that

  • @Barbwire710
    @Barbwire710Ай бұрын

    Great video, glad to get impressions from a former GX owner!

  • @R19Robbin
    @R19RobbinАй бұрын

    Nice to see a off road pov 👌

  • @rostamr4096
    @rostamr4096Ай бұрын

    wow...This video did it for me..I was not sure to go with the GX550, but now I will. You were going real fast I think I saw 65 or even 70 at one point. Amazing SUV. I am going to configure minte tonight...Good by 4Runner, I am going to miss it

  • @eewweeee
    @eewweeeeАй бұрын

    I would pick this over a Land Cruiser

  • @brq4cars

    @brq4cars

    Ай бұрын

    same

  • @owenperry9937

    @owenperry9937

    Ай бұрын

    30k more expensive though...

  • @hjlnbi

    @hjlnbi

    Ай бұрын

    brothers

  • @ryantwilliams

    @ryantwilliams

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@owenperry9937For this Overtrail+ vs base 1958 Land Cruiser, but the middle "Land Cruiser" trim and regular Overtrail are within like $6k of each other, nearly identical if you get the premium package on the Toyota. The base Land Cruiser is cool and all, but pretty bare bones and maybe hard to justify

  • @AlphaOmega333

    @AlphaOmega333

    Ай бұрын

    @@owenperry9937the premium LC and the base Overtrail are the same price. No brainer unless you like the LC’s looks more. The Luxury and OT+ trims are a waste of $ imo tho.

  • @K4Cachet
    @K4CachetАй бұрын

    Happy Birthday TheTopher 🎉

  • @accordinglyryan
    @accordinglyryanАй бұрын

    I've been to Ocotillo Wells with my Honda Rancher ATV twice now and I absolutely love it there. So fun!

  • @009Raines
    @009RainesАй бұрын

    New dream SUV for me that interior and mirror shape is awesome.

  • @mr.u1912
    @mr.u1912Ай бұрын

    Best video of this suv Great location Please make more videos here🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @brq4cars
    @brq4carsАй бұрын

    Looks are growing on me

  • @SakibLH44
    @SakibLH44Ай бұрын

    I hope they keep improving this and stick with this rugged design! Hope to get this one day.

  • @KRIPSYNODUTS
    @KRIPSYNODUTS29 күн бұрын

    This refreshed 4Runner looks nice.

  • @CJ-rk5eg
    @CJ-rk5egАй бұрын

    Great Video! Unlike any other I have seen for the GX550. Did you have excessive nanny safety intervention on this drive? And how do you turn that eye tracking technology off??

  • @calvinspires1220
    @calvinspires1220Ай бұрын

    I just realized the dlappy paddles I'm sold

  • @Suprdave123
    @Suprdave123Ай бұрын

    Wow, ok...now I really want one.

  • @originalshadester
    @originalshadesterАй бұрын

    You wear that Tudor well!

  • @tanusreesenapati2922
    @tanusreesenapati2922Ай бұрын

    Hello Arupsenapati Happy New car❤

  • @ice_hot
    @ice_hotАй бұрын

    Babe go back to sleep, new topher video out!

  • @fouUili684
    @fouUili684Ай бұрын

    Yesssss I can finally afford the 200 series landcruiser

  • @Carter229
    @Carter229Ай бұрын

    Does anyone know the length of the rear cargo area with the seats flipped up? Wondering if you'd be able to car camp and lay down in the back, but I can't find any dimensions

  • @2URLex
    @2URLexАй бұрын

    Get more cameras or drone for the off-road stuff. We need to see rolling shots of this thing hauling through dirt..

  • @voodooblue6162
    @voodooblue6162Ай бұрын

    I'd take this over the 2025 4Runner trd pro.

  • @tman984
    @tman984Ай бұрын

    i'm seeing reports of vibrations at around 5k rpms. have you experienced this in your other test drives?

  • @helicopterhb
    @helicopterhbАй бұрын

    What No Orange Dune flag? Gotta lead by example with that safety lolol. Love your vids. I’ve almost traded a few of my cars in because of you.

  • @esu2537
    @esu2537Ай бұрын

    Hey Topher, 2024 Elantra N when?

  • @georgenatsis8249
    @georgenatsis8249Ай бұрын

    Where was this filmed? Always looking for new trails

  • @georgenatsis8249

    @georgenatsis8249

    Ай бұрын

    Missed his intro, ocatillo wells

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area

  • @braalo07
    @braalo07Ай бұрын

    SUV of the year! But I will choose the new Land Cruiser. Do not need all the fancy stuff

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    The Overtrail is only $3000 or so more for a lot more capabilities than the LC LC, the 1958 doesn’t even have the sway bar disconnect and wimpy tires and … and …

  • @braalo07

    @braalo07

    Ай бұрын

    @@OldelCpt you may be on to something there

  • @samuelgatton
    @samuelgatton19 күн бұрын

    @thetopher what is your opinion about the USA federal agency and Toyota issuing a complete recall over the same engine that is in the gx550 and it being reliable over time ?

  • @TheTopher

    @TheTopher

    19 күн бұрын

    Sounds like a GX 460 is a pretty good buy until they get it figured out!

  • @samuelgatton

    @samuelgatton

    19 күн бұрын

    @@TheTopher Lexus is out everywhere :(. Got no choice but to buy the 550 atm

  • @danraj23ful
    @danraj23fulАй бұрын

    where state is this dessert at?

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    California, off Santa Diego, near the Anza Borrego state park and near the Salton Sea: Ocotillo Wells State Vehicular Recreation Area

  • @fcc1311
    @fcc131129 күн бұрын

    This or ranger raptor??

  • @infidel900rr
    @infidel900rrАй бұрын

    Bet you wish you had your Raptor out there! 👍

  • @lemdea8330
    @lemdea8330Ай бұрын

    where is this place

  • @t3h8ar0n

    @t3h8ar0n

    Ай бұрын

    ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1217

  • @owenperry9937
    @owenperry9937Ай бұрын

    How does it compare to a Defender off road in these conditions?

  • @hjlnbi

    @hjlnbi

    Ай бұрын

    this is LEXUS ofc its better

  • @owenperry9937

    @owenperry9937

    Ай бұрын

    @@hjlnbi Are you sure about that?

  • @TacticalStrudel
    @TacticalStrudelАй бұрын

    Is the cameras shutting off at 6mph a Toyota thing or a regulation?

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    It’s a complete idiocy! It shows that they don’t do high speed off-roading. The camera can help so much to follow trails but also see oncoming traffic a lot earlier at the top of a hill!

  • @Mikroserr
    @MikroserrАй бұрын

    It seems like this is the vehicle for me. If it is underpowered for tall and steep dunes, then I will slap it with a tune.

  • @artstech
    @artstechАй бұрын

    Why are there so many negative threads on reddit with this vehicle? People complaining it looks cheap inside... that the hood rattles... the engine is too loud... the ride is too firm... too expensive etc.

  • @TXJ232

    @TXJ232

    Ай бұрын

    Because people have finally gotten a chance to drive it. Nearly all of the initial hype was generated by the excellent exterior design.

  • @jonathanyin739

    @jonathanyin739

    Ай бұрын

    Because the reddit crowd are all people who are invested in the GX460 already. It’s a great car. The engine isn’t loud at all. The hood has some flex because it’s aluminum to be more pedestrian safe like a lot of the newer cars.

  • @paulbugoni2846

    @paulbugoni2846

    Ай бұрын

    Drive the vehicle, form your own conclusions. Topher in one of his reviews says on-road this is a step behind dynamically compared to the old model. My Lexus sales guy drove the GX550 and bought himself a 460; point is drive the new model and buy what suits you; new one is better off road old one more of an all rounder IMHO.

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    One thing is only the OT, OT+ and Luxury + have the adaptive suspension system, so other trims will feel different and they are not happy. Anyone buying other trims than OT, OT+ should really be better buying something else.

  • @TXJ232

    @TXJ232

    Ай бұрын

    ​@OldelCpt That's totally true. The Luxury trim makes no sense on this vehicle; it simply doesn't have a luxurious interior, even in Luxury trim, and the 22" wheels eliminate the off-road capability.

  • @nireshbehari8333
    @nireshbehari8333Ай бұрын

    There are bearing failures reported for the V6 twin Turbo LX600 and Tundra and customers are concerned if the GX550 will have the same problems. Toyota is still quiet about the engine failures

  • @ph00ny1
    @ph00ny1Ай бұрын

    Are those screen flickers visible irl? 3:05 That might drive me insane

  • @eewweeee

    @eewweeee

    Ай бұрын

    No it's the camera

  • @ph00ny1

    @ph00ny1

    Ай бұрын

    @@eewweeee I will wait for topher to chime in. Rest of the video towards the later part of the video shows zero flickers. Also the flicker at 3:05 is very atypical and doesn't look like a refresh rate mismatch with the camera

  • @jxxxxx44

    @jxxxxx44

    Ай бұрын

    ​@@ph00ny1🤓

  • @davidbennett5424

    @davidbennett5424

    Ай бұрын

    @@ph00ny1 i get why it is confusing but I can assure you it is the camera, it happens in a lot of his other car videos. Also if a car had a flaw that blatant you can rest assured he’d call it out 😁

  • @cvo223

    @cvo223

    Ай бұрын

    I have a '24 NX with the same interior tech and there's zero flickering.

  • @user-du9jv5ut3k
    @user-du9jv5ut3kАй бұрын

    1 minute gang 👇

  • @eewweeee

    @eewweeee

    Ай бұрын

    5 minutes

  • @oni-one574

    @oni-one574

    Ай бұрын

    17 minutes... My wife always said I was a winner.

  • @abnikzad329
    @abnikzad329Ай бұрын

    its not beautiful then model 2020 , it looks like mixed with Besan and land rover , I did not expect such a ridiculous shape from Lexus

  • @mocker1366
    @mocker1366Ай бұрын

    Look instead of driving this car I'm just going to travel by plane. Because the test drive you did on that sand circuit is untrustworthy and saying that you're a suspect driver is a euphemism.

  • @paof2lb
    @paof2lbАй бұрын

    Too much money

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    A Trailhunter Tacoma is $65k or so, so that will be the price of the 4Runner as well and even a bit more. So for a few thousands more, get the GX, but those prices are high, true. but it’s taking a $45k offroad tacoma and adding mods to it worth about $20k off the lot with manufacturer warranty … and mods that can get paid with a loan …

  • @ragnariskat6214
    @ragnariskat6214Ай бұрын

    The steering is clearly too indirect and obviously too "light", typical American style.

  • @OldelCpt

    @OldelCpt

    Ай бұрын

    I wish they would let people choose in software. They do this because of soccer moms that prefer it.

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