There are things you think you know. The sun will come up in the morning. The tide will go in and out. An old Land Rover will get you almost anywhere and leave a trail of oil so you can find your way back. And a Lexus, any Lexus, is out of your class.
Toyota’s premium brand is known for its faultless build quality and brilliant dealers, and for having a level of customer
satisfaction at least one other premium car maker we could mention with an SUV or two in its line-up can only dream of. But it’s also known for making vehicles that cost a lot. You get what you pay for, but if you can’t afford it in the first place that’s a bit of a moot point.
Obviously, it remains so if you need, or want, a large SUV like the superb RX. And Lexus has never made an off-road vehicle as such, at least not for the UK market. But for the very many people who go about in smaller SUVs like the Ford Puma and Kia Sportage, the LBX promises to be a game changer. It’s a proper Lexus – yet it starts at less than £30,000.
Read the full article in the August issue of Overlander 4×4 –
