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Lexus GX460 SUV has been updated for 2014, and apart from a minor shuffling of standard and optional features, and the addition of new Luxury trim levels-the biggest change to hit the face of the GX. Now also Lexus spindle grille signature, the proliferation styling elements for each brand model finally finished. (Discounting, of course, lame-duck IS C convertible is waiting for a new look that IS coupe replacement, RC.) GX, which is badged as the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado in other markets, now bears at least a passing resemblance to two other SUV Lexus RX and LX. 

GX is the smaller of the two SUV four-wheel-drive Lexus right, and as a big-brother LX570, remains one of the fancy rigs out there with a low-range transfer case and rugged off-roading hardware. The mechanical carry-over, full-time four-wheel systems still use locked-drive, torque-sensing Torsen limited-slip center differential, and paired with exceptional ground clearance for vehicles made ​​GX-friendly trail. The 301-hp, 4.6-liter V-8, six-speed automatic transmission, and a bit of fuel (15 mpg in the city and 20 on the highway) is also back for 2014 we expect new GX will encourage a lot like his pre themselves -refresh, which we recently tested against an Acura MDX, Audi Q7 a BMW X5, and Land Rover LR4 in a comparison test. 

Fortunately, face lift trucks has resulted not only in solidarity with the rest of the new visual Lexus lineup today but also far more attractive face. 2013 GX looked as though it had been beaten with an ugly stick, what with a fairly thick mugs are punctuated by the internal lamp cooling flawed and seemingly random cutouts in the bumper. New angle (and LED-lit) lamp models 2014, pinched grille, LED running lights and more pointy cohesive and bring energy to the frontal graphic. While Lexus largely leave the truck alone, taillights get new innards and a new bumper with a lower reflector elements that seem slim. 

Standard and optional features list GX460 has been adjusted to accommodate all models get more equipment-with no increase in price. In fact, the entry-level 2014 GX460 starts at $ 49,995, which is $ 4,710 less than last years base model. Buyers who spec Premium package (which adds navigation, a backup camera, parking assist, heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear outboard seats and tri-zone climate control) will spend $ 54,705, almost $ 4,000 cheaper than the 2013 model also features . A new $ 61,625 Luxury trim level replaces last year at the top Premium specification hierarchy GX460 price, and got a standard adaptive air suspension, navigation, parking assist, 18-inch aluminum wheels, and two new safety features to the GX this year: monitoring blind -spot and rear cross-traffic help. Radar-based pre-collision system Lexus (with adaptive cruise control) and monitor driver remains optional. Updated SUV hit dealerships next month.