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LexusLX

1996 – present Japan Sport utility vehicle 1 production year
Production1996 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassSport utility vehicle
Also known asToyota Land Cruiser
Background

The Lexus LX is a full-size luxury SUV sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since January 1996, having entered manufacturing in November 1995. As the flagship SUV from Lexus, it is the company's largest and most expensive SUV. Four generations have been produced, all based heavily on the long-running Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs. The first-generation LX 450 started production in 1995 as Lexus' first entry into the SUV market. Its successor, the LX 470, premiered in 1998 and was manufactured until 2007. The third-generation LX debuted at the New York International Auto Show in April 2007. The fourth-generation LX debuted in October 2021.

Text adapted from “Lexus LX” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1996–open

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗1 year
Canadian NRCan model years1997–2026

Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Natural Resources Canada ↗28 years