I am Planning to replace the running boards with rock rails..
Car & Driver: Overland and See: 2024 Land Rover Defender 130 vs. 2024 Lexus GX550
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I am Planning to replace the running boards with rock rails..
Thanks for sharing will have to give that a read.
It would be interesting to track those two vehicles and see which one has mechanical issues first.......
Not a very compelling article to make you want to buy either....
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I doubt the writer will ever be buying one. All the negatives he wrote about are known and discussed here on the forum.
I’ve been following the forum for a while - had not heard the comments about the tin door sound. That’s disappointing. The interior I agree has all the charm of the inside of a Maytag washer….
What this article does not compare is the maintenance and reliability of both vehicles. I have never owned a Range Rover/Land Rover but everyone I know that has one does not use it for off roading and the maintenance is always an issue. I have read that on average a Range Rover/Land Rover has to go in for service around 6 times a year. I love my GX and I have had some pretty nice vehicles. Toyota/Lexus makes a highly reliable vehicle. That's what's important to me and that's why I didn't buy a Defender.
I love mine. And I haven't loved a vehicle in a long time. For the last three years I drove a '21 GMC 2500 Denali, Black Diamond Edition. The nicest truck I've ever had. While it was a great towing vehicle, it sucked to park and drive around town. I look forward to driving the GX every chance I get.
I laugh at some of these reviews. While not claiming to be an automotive “expert,” I have owned many trucks and (high end) cars and there are very few things I do not like about my Overtrail (or my wife’s LC First Edition). Both are very comfortable and drive well, and will take me anywhere I choose to go safely and reliably. My first Toyota and my first Lexus, hope to drive them for many years to come.
PS. I do like the LC steering wheel toggle for radio volume better than the GX volume button. How’s that for nitpicking?!
PS. I do like the LC steering wheel toggle for radio volume better than the GX volume button. How’s that for nitpicking?!
Coming from a Porsche Macan, the steering wheel layout is so much better with physical “scroll wheels” than the buttons for volume and other controls on the Gx now. It takes much more effort to adjust settings than with a wheel. There’s my critique. 
You notice that the guys name is Sutton! British origin. Historically the British don’t know how to build mechanical reliable cars. They’re always in the shop. My friend who used to own a Jaguar use to say that when his car ran over a puddle of pee it was in the shop. Outback the saying is “the Defender gets you out and the 550 gets you back!” Boy , I
I had a Land Rover Discovery many years ago. Spent more time in the shop than on the road.
I think the Defender 110 is a nice truck, like the air suspension option. But not willing to find out how is is as to reliability….,
My Overtrail, while still very early in ownership, is really nice!
I think the Defender 110 is a nice truck, like the air suspension option. But not willing to find out how is is as to reliability….,
My Overtrail, while still very early in ownership, is really nice!
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Beautiful color!
Bob,
That's exactly the color combo I'm seriously considering. Which roof rack is that? It looks low profile, which, coming from highly modified Wranglers (Lifts, Rhino racks, etc.), looks much more comfortable when I'm in a parking garage.
Best regards,
I can personally attest to the maintenance and repair hell that is Land Rover ownership. Great off road vehicles but so poorly made. I'm loving this GX550 after over 25 years straight of Land Rover ownership. I look forward to getting into this GX550 every day.
I love my 550. Best car I’ve ever owned! Such a joy fun car!
Westcott. It’s perfect-low profile, almost no wind noise and very solidly made. It’s only a little higher than the OEM rails so no problem with clearance. $100 off if you are military or first responder.
Car and Driver has long ceased being the go-to source for good automotive reviews. This article is an example of how sloppy they've become. First off, comparing these two vehicles, while not pointless, is rather apples and oranges given the big difference in size and price. I was also struck by the asinine comment that "Lesser add-ons helped swell the $86,125 base price (of the Land Rover) to $93,938, which, in today's money, amounts to a week's worth of Whoppers more than the Lexus." Really? the LR is $11K more in base price and $13K more in as-tested price. That's a "week's worth of Whoppers"? Please.
Also, Car and Driver, do you think you could accommodate your lust for advertising revenue in a way that didn't require readers to constantly scroll back up to get back to the text they were just reading until the 15th hundred pop-up add got in the way? It's all really a shame. Car and Driver used to be great.
How about the missing part that LR is ranked 28th in quality and Lexus is number 1 - for years!
