I fat fingered the horsepower number for the base 350 powertain. Its 275 hp... My subconscious wants it to be 375 😂

@rachegreenrg

4 ай бұрын

And it's 4 cylinder for $65k)

@wallbangerzsports

4 ай бұрын

@@rachegreenrg America was better in 1995

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

​@@wallbangerzsports america was better before you and rachel was born.

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

@@rachegreenrg turbo i4 hybrid that bloody performance and power . Mrs rachel green dont be so much of a a hole

@timsouttahere

4 ай бұрын

@@rachegreenrg so?

I envy the kids, dad gets new ride every couple of weeks and they get to sit in them! I wish my dad was cool like this :)

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

My kids have no idea how lucky they are lol. I pinch myself everyday. Living a dream - thanks to you and all my followers! Unreal...

@be4unvme

4 ай бұрын

ur dads a brokie!

@DonnieIp

4 ай бұрын

Your dad is cool in his own way. You’re just too close to him to know what the coolest thing about him is

@joaquinjr2570

4 ай бұрын

I remember when I was a kid and my dad loaner car was a Honda odyssey, he drove a 2003 accord, and I thought it was literally so cool that he had that car for a week

@brendonzhang151

3 ай бұрын

Essentially they are all the same, box with wheels

Happy birthday! You’re my first go to automotive journalist in the morning for your straightforward reviews. Other channels have gotten annoying off-roading anything with AWD or bickering dual reviews. Keep up the good work!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Happy to have you here

This is the best review on TX I have watched so far. Thank you.

My friend's couple plans to sell aged Tesla S and X soon. For all those years, they bragged about Tesla and no more. She said they were fed up with inconvenient repair services and waited six months to receive parts. She and her husband are returning to Hybrid and discussing Lexus TX500h. I like all about TX500h, except I wish Lexus made the interior more luxurious appearance. But at the end of the day, it's Lexus👍and Toyota Hybrid👍.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

They might really enjoy PHEVs too.

@dd4886

4 ай бұрын

One Tesla is bad enough, imagine two... and the money they lost with them 😅

@JoeGX460

4 ай бұрын

Lexus' interior was better in the past. Quality has diminished but is still better than Tesla's quality.

Happy Birthday! Lovely family and love to see more of these reviews!

I work for Lexus and the TX is super popular right now. Our dealer has about 400 orders for the TX which is CRAZY.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Decades of pent up demand lol

@rachegreenrg

4 ай бұрын

All Lexus SUVs are ugly overpriced underpowered junk. Not even close to Mercedes, except for the price.

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

​​@@rachegreenrg LX gx550 nx and others are world class luxury suvs . Only thing that is junk . Is your comment .

@vasleygreen1346

4 ай бұрын

What you talking about??? check the Trucar plenty's of TX in stock ,people is smart to don't pay almost $80k for this cheaply made plastic overpriced junk!

@wallbangerzsports

4 ай бұрын

Mercedes are ugly as hell SORRY

Happy Birthday! I remember the day you decided to go KZread full time. Glad everything worked out for you and your family

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Wow thanks for being here for the long haul

The Kirkenstocks are out! LOL Happy Birthday, Kirk! So amazing you finally got your wish in the TX! Enjoy your day with your amazing fam!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

Congratulations Kirk 🎊🎈🎉! Enjoy many miles and cheers 🍻 Happy life and blessings for many more 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!! Blessings back at you

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

This is a great review of a car of a dad, who is pursuing his passion, and trying to fulfill it, while still trying to be a great dad, and taking the kids where they need to go.

I finally saw one of these in person. The way the interior space is talked about how large it is, I was anticipating this vehicle to "feel" huge on the outside. Walking by it though, it seems very normal in size.

Finally! TX family review! Exactly what I needed.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Hope you like it!

The removable rear center console and the cup holders are so smart. There’s been so many spilled drinks or crumbs getting eternally stuck in our cup holders of our LX 570 when I was growing up.I can Imagine how easy it is to clean those. I wonder why no one has thought of that.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

It's okay...I'd prefer a removeable middle seat like the MDX and my Sienna...Come'on Lexus!

@igopr715

4 ай бұрын

It's a shame that Toyota, Kia, Mazda and Hyundai don't give us an option of a bench seat in the higher trims of their 3-row SUVs. It's a deal breaker for me as well.

@huythai1222

4 ай бұрын

@@igopr715 I can see that being an issue. I don’t understand why automakers think automatically that because we want the top trims somehow captains chairs is somehow more preferable to us.

@lorabecka6177

4 ай бұрын

We lived our removable bench seat in our 91 Previa, got captains chairs in our 2004 Sienna as our 4 boys were getting bigger but they were a pain in the butt to get out and put back in. We did a lot of that with moving kids to and from college. Bring back the removable bench seats and the fold into the floor rear seats. Nothing beats a van for moving things! Husband has a Highlander and it still didn't hold what our vans did!

Wow! Happy Birthday Kirk. Coincidentally it's mine as well today. Snap! Wish I had a TX 500H sitting on my driveway today :)

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Haha hope I could share the love.

Happy Birthday Kirk. Great work on your vids

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!!!

Happy birthday to one of the greatest automotive journalists. May you have many happy returns, Kirk.

Happy birthday Kirk 🎉

Happy Birthday! Great vid too.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Happy birthday Kirk, congrats on your baby boy, and thanks for the great video! I’ll own one of these maybe in 20 years when the price is right….

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Happy born day sir 🎉 n many blessings 🙌🏾

Happy Birthday Kirk! Great review! I’m not too far behind you my birthday is on the 29th.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Aquarius unite!

I agree with the brake feel I have 2018 Camry and the brake feel is never consistent

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Enjoy! As always another great review. Toyota hit a home run with the Grand Highlander and Lexus TX.

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

Agreed

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Happy birthday!🎂

Happy Birthday!!!!! 🎉🎉❤❤

Happy Birthday!!! Have a great day

It's going to be a nail biter for my wife and I between the top end TX or GX 550 Luxury Plus. Both about $80k. We're leaning towards the GX but it might not be available for a long time. We might wait until the GX hybrid comes out if I can keep my oil burning Kia going long enough to get one at MSRP or less 😄

Happy Birthday!!!!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Leo

Happy Birthday 🎉 Kirk! What's the boys name? Congrats on the new baby. I thought you had 3 girls... you must have 4 then if you can't all fit in a 6 seater? Great video and love taking the kids to pottery class! Hope it was fun!

Today I picked up my TX 500h Luxury, Incognito with Birch interior. Traded a 2023 RX 350h, wanted more space and power. It’s been great. Kirk - my birthday is tomorrow, happy birthday.

@GeorgePapa-qm3ok

2 ай бұрын

Nice did you have to pay a mark up in your area. Thanks in advance

@mattstephenson4345

2 ай бұрын

I live in Idaho, but bought from Las Vegas. I paid $5k in “dealer installed options” - essentially a dealer mark up.

@GeorgePapa-qm3ok

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the reply. Incognito such a hot color everyone is charging a premium. Enjoy the TX hoping I can find an incognito one as well.

@mattstephenson4345

2 ай бұрын

Lexus displayed my TX at the CES show in Vegas, and then the local dealer was able to sell it. At the time, I was told it was one of a few in the county, with the others being press cars like Kirk’s. I have really liked the car, traded in a 23 RX for it. I did, however, have a strange issue recently, where the car went into limp mode, shutting down the electric motors. I was on a 12 hour drive in blizzard like conditions and the air intake essentially plugged with snow/ice. at the time, I wasn’t sure what happened, but I opened the hood and found a massive amount of snow and ice. Thawing and removing most of it, the car returned to a more drivable condition and I made it home. I just got it back from the dealership yesterday where I learned about the air filter. It’s a bizarre situation, and I hope it’s not indicative a design flaw. Lexus put me in a loaner 23 RX 350, and I was immediately reminded at how much better I like the TX

By far the best 3 row i have a mdx 22 and my 3rd row is just so uncomfortable in comparison to this one. I went to the dealer searching for that same spec with birch interior but in orlando its really hard to come by

Happy birthday Kirk great video as always 👍do you see the difference in build quality, this tx is build in US. Is there difference built in Japan and US ???? Thank you😀

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

I really haven't inspected it too much, I leave that to David Chao 😊 No creaks rattles, everything working great, except the infotainment hates my pixel6... Wife's iPhone works just fine with it 😕

@michaellui74

4 ай бұрын

@@KirkKreifels thx for replying. Buy that Lexus RX for you and your whole family you deserve it👍😀

Happy birthday!

Happy Birthday Kirk, and congrats on the new baby, hope the boy and his mom are doing great! Thanks for another great review!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! All is great

Kirk - does Lexus or Toyota give any indication that they might eventually allow for bench seats in the higher level hybrid trims?

Mine is a wind chill pearl and birch interior 500h. The rear wheel steering is incredible, I think it out turns my 2022 camry. Bought it mid December.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

It turns so well in parking lots#

Comparing with mazda cx 90 other than space, what do you suggest for value, especially if you compare plug in hybrid. Thanks

Happy Birthday Kirk!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Greg

Since your making videos Lexus probably sees can you mention that it would have been nice to have the refrigerated center consul as an option on the TX . You think it being a family oriented road trip car since they put it in the new GX the new TX would also have the option and maybe also some rear entertainment screens I get the iPads and tablets are everywhere but it’s just nice to have the option especially for really small kids that don’t own tablets but live watching movies on long drives . Other than those things it’s great.

Happy birthday Kirk!

I just booked my new TX 500h, can't wait for delivery in two months, fully loaded, in due spring take the ownership! ♥️♥️

Happy birthday Kirk! 🎂 Nice car, really good looking and tons of space.bwouldnhave liked a slightly better fuel economy but hey, it's an enormous car so I think it's okay.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

The PHEV will get you insane economy assuming you plug it in everyday.

As much as the refinement of a Lexus would be nice, I keep gravitating toward the convenience and functionality of a minivan as a family vehicle. School drop off and pick up seem like it would be more cumbersome with this compared to a minivan

would still like to see you test the lower end versions of it as well as the plugin model

I hate touch screens in cars but those customizable buttons on the steering wheel are pretty cool

Nice! Kirk any idea yet when will we be able to see your review of GX 550?

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Feb 1!

@pawelbirnbach5131

4 ай бұрын

@@KirkKreifels Awesome, Thanks!

Happy Birthday ❤🎉

Happiest birthday 💙

Lexus still lost me due to TX became available a few months after cx90😂

Impatiently waiting for the in depth review on the new GX. Hope you get an overtrail+ to review

@chaarleess

4 ай бұрын

February 1st is where the embargo will be lifted

The narrow seat seems concerning, great review. Thanks so much.

Happy birthday kirk 🙏🏼🎊🎉🎈🎂

Your daughter just chilling in the background is so adorable.

Happy birthday 🎉🎉🎉

HBD bro

Are you able to put 20” wheels on the Lexus TX500H? I love the engine, mpg and performance but 22” wheels make for a rougher ride. Just curious since the 500H has bigger brakes and has the rear wheel steering 😅

could you elaborate on what you meant by the seats are tight?

🎂🎉 Happy Birthday Kirk! I guess that makes you an AQUAMAN! (Aquarius)

happy birthday 🎉

I would like to know if the cabin is quiet, on my mdx I can hear the wind and that bothers me.

Happy birthday Kirk

Happy Birthday Kirk.

Hi. How can you compare it to Tahoe ? Thanks.

🎉🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIRK 🎉🎂

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

لكزس الفخامه والقوه

Happy Birthday 🎈

Kirk, did you adopt quickly for this new touchscreen? Do you miss physical buttons at all? And another question nobody mentioned yet, how dim can lcd panels get and if it is comfortable driving at night with all LcD panels instead of regular claster?

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

I have a night video coming. The screens and HUD were plenty dim IMO

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

I adopt quickly to tech, but that doesn't mean I like it. I much prefer the GHL and its real buttons and knobs

@TheWinwin4all

4 ай бұрын

@KirkKreifels Thanks man. I really, really don't like this tendency of having a computer screens in cars instead of tactical control buttons. Also, this is going to be a non repairable and high cost parts in case of malfunction in extreme heat or cold situations. IDK how people do like all touchscreens everywhere, I think it kills the car environment.

KIRK HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎂🎉🇺🇲😎🐻‍❄️

Happy birthday

Make videos, edit videos, d2d husband and father to 4 kids?? How do you do it? Thanks for the great videos as always!

I wonder why the 350 has the cushion extender but not the F Sport. That would have been a nice touch.

What’s the mpg? For hybrid

Great Review, however I have a question... Does lexus typically make poor decisions when it comes to interior color choices? White seats in a 3 row family suv sounds like a disaster. Likewise, not being able to option any of the nice interior colors on the GX Overtrail (the green suede and beige seats are not appealing whatsoever) is a huge miss in my opinion. Does lexus change the availability of interior colors throughout the model years?

@wallbangerzsports

4 ай бұрын

Completely agree. Their interior designers are awful

@Cleaning_Hero

4 ай бұрын

Yes they do change color pallets over time, especially later model years to entice customers to buy a new one. The Lighter colored interior is not the only option.

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

It's really weird. They aren't really marketing this towards younger families like mine. All the commercials have grandma and grandpa sitting in the back. Don't even get me started on the 6 seater hybrids and strange interior choices.

Happy Belated Birthday!!!

Can sun roof be covered in case sun light is too bright?

Is it true that the doors won't allow you to open them if something is on the side of them like a person standing?

The TX is a game changer for Lexus, even the base model is amazing.

I’m looking to get this after lease on my X7 is over.. it will had to replace X7. One of the best cars I have ever had..

@naveenthemachine

4 ай бұрын

Keep your x7. It’s far superior to this 3 row rav4 Or you can get a Kia Telluride or Hyundai palisade

@nikhilgoria7591

4 ай бұрын

@@naveenthemachine we already had a palisade. Loved it. Sold it got Mercedes GLS. Sold it got X7 Btw TX is not a 3 Row rav4. It’s totally a new platform.. it looks like rav 4 yes..

@naveenthemachine

4 ай бұрын

@@nikhilgoria7591 thr TX rides on the TNGA K platform. Which also underpins the rav4 Camry etc

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

​@@naveenthemachine 😂😂😂 mr. Lord of the fools . Grand highlander century to tx they are miles different from any rav4 . Just because the tx sharing a platform with a rav4 for namesake dont mean anything 😂

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

​​@@naveenthemachine 😂😂 only people who care about the common platform thing is haters like you because people who actually drive rx tx or whatever knows they drive nothing like any toyota .

8 seater version would be nice for such a big SUV… does the Toyota Grand Highlander get 8 seat option?

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Yes it does iirc

awesome minivan replacement for people who get hurt by owning a minivan... wish it was less ugly and had proper v6 with hybrid :D

They didn’t hide the rear wiper Iike the RX

why everyone likes to review the 3rd row seats, they are not important. Talk more about 2nd row seats where the kids actually will sit and sleep. Does the second row recline enough? Do they have safety features?

How do I find a Lexus dealership that commits to selling at MSRP?

Funny, after watching reviews like yours I'm constantly reminded that what this vehicle achieves and that we're all so excited about is what a minivan still does better. After all these years Lexus has achieved about 90%of what a minivan does for interior utility. Anyone who has set their pride aside has been enjoying utility better than this for years!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

LM would be my pick if it were available. Same buttery powertrain, sliding doors, and more cargo. Win win win win win!!!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Also more seats lol

Happy birthday ma man!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Your last name sounds Afrikaans, u must have dutch roots or something..😂

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Lol maybe? My name tracks back to western Germany

Is this the luxury trim with sunroof ?

0:44 “joke of a third row” *peep the suv in the background 😂

They should make the TX with sliding doors too like the Century

@wallbangerzsports

4 ай бұрын

Exactly!!! Power sliding doors are true luxury!

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Just give us the LM damnit.

@mrgurulittle7000

4 ай бұрын

@@KirkKreifels😂😂

does the second row fold down by push button or manually done? thanks

@DeonMensah

4 ай бұрын

Manual. Only the 3rd row by push button on the 2nd row pillar and trunk, as well as the info/entertainment screen. 3 ways for the 3rd row, none for the 2nd row except 2 Manual latches and an auto button on top of the seat to move it forward to reach the 3rd row

Well done Lexus

Looks great. Hope it does well. Just a little too big and long for me. Wish they could have just copied the telluride or palisade "dimensions" but have Lexus engine n style.

I just did a test drive TX 2.4l turbo charged and I was not that impressed with the sound of the engine. I’m glad you mentioned that the hybrid sounds good. You did a good job covering everything about it.

The TX will only have 2 seats in the rear, only the GH has the 3 in 3rd row. You can get a bench 2nd row on the TX. I agree with Lexus there is not room for 3 seats back there.

I see you owning this ngl😅

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

Lexus LM500h is dream car haha

@mrgurulittle7000

4 ай бұрын

“ngl” 🤣🤣

They nailed it with this powertrain. Zero turbo lag with the hybrid.

@wallbangerzsports

4 ай бұрын

I’d rather have a natural V6

@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836

4 ай бұрын

​@@wallbangerzsports any turbo i4 or hybrid from toyota/lexus is better than any v6..get with the times

@jordanneff6972

4 ай бұрын

@@MyLIFEISLEGENDARY836 the Times suck right now. Screens are awful

@KirkKreifels

4 ай бұрын

It's really really good. I want a bigger battery tied to it and make this a performance PHEV.

@scholz222

4 ай бұрын

@@KirkKreifels delicate balance. They’d probably have to give up load space and end up with an unusable area like the sequoia. I was skeptical of the 500h’s but can’t be happier with our RX500h. Keep up the good work!

It’s hybrid and 26mpg?

Interesting to see almost no bumper thickness in the rear of the vehicle

Lexus Texas!

The 22" tires is what is causing the fibrations in the steering wheel and the road noise. The 20" wheels is quieter.