2024 Lexus GX 550

SUV · 3.4L V6 Twin-Turbo · 4WD

85/100

AutoVault's overall score, weighted for what a suv is actually for — performance, technology, comfort, reliability, safety and value.

Specifications

Engine	3.4L V6 Twin-Turbo
Horsepower	349 hp
Torque	479 lb-ft
0–60 mph	6.1 sec
Top speed	120 mph
Drivetrain	4WD
Seats	7
Combined MPG	23 mpg (20 city / 27 hwy)
Range	385 miles
MSRP	$64,250
Body style	SUV

The verdict

What's good

Rugged body-on-frame toughness
Excellent at serious off-roading
Holds its value remarkably well
Roomy three-row interior

What's not

Drinks fuel for its size
Tips and leans in fast corners
Bulky body hard to see out of
No fully flat cargo floor

The engine

V35A

3.4L Twin-Turbo V6

The twin-turbo V6 trades a V8's character for a thick wave of low-end torque, deliberately tuned in the GX 550 for muscular off-road pulling power rather than peak horsepower.

This is Toyota's V35A-FTS, the 3.4-liter twin-turbo V6 introduced to replace the long-serving 5.7-liter V8, and it's shared across the Land Cruiser 300, Tundra, Sequoia and Lexus LX 600.

Lexus deliberately fits the GX 550 with smaller turbochargers than other applications, giving it less peak power but more torque, better suited to low-speed off-roading.
The engine made more torque than the V8 it replaced, the whole point of Toyota's switch away from the 5.7-liter.
It was the centerpiece of Toyota's move to retire its big naturally aspirated V8s across its flagship trucks and SUVs.

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Market value today and year-by-year value history
All 5 trims with pricing
Studio photography — exterior, rear and interior
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