10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Lexus GX 550 Keeps Jeep Wagoneer, GMC Hummer EV in Tow
With a full decade and a half between full redesigns, you’d hope the newly overhauled-for-2024 Lexus GX 550 would get it right. Well … it did. Big time. The redesign capitalizes on what was working in the already-excellent GX and then improves on it, boasting luxury, technology and capability on-road, off-road and with-load. But that’s not to say this full-size luxury SUV is above reproach (is anything, after all?), and you can get both sides of the story in the most popular Cars.com news article of the past week, a rapid-fire roundup of the 2024 GX’s pros and cons.
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Burnishing its sterling reputation are its off-road capability, with standard full-time four-wheel drive and generous ground clearance, as well as a host of asphalt-eschewing goodies on the Overtrail trim; a lushly appointed interior with plenty of additionally indulgent options available; a 9,096-pound towing capacity at its beefiest; increased dimensions that increase occupant airspace inside; and a substantially quicker, more powerful and more efficient twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6 engine paired with a 10-speed automatic transmission. Tarnishing its record are a hefty 500-pound weight gain over the outgoing model, which feels unnecessarily cumbersome, in addition to a 6% price hike to start at $64,250 (including a destination charge) on its way to a spendy $81,250 at the top of the range.
For more of what we liked and disliked about the 2024 Lexus GX 550, follow the link below to the No. 1 news story of the week.
The new GX 550 makes another appearance in this week’s countdown of most read articles, specifically among the 10 SUVs with the highest towing capacity for the 2024 model year. Topping the list, with max pulling power accommodating 10,000 pounds, are the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer, as well as the GMC Hummer EV SUV. Tugging more than 9,000 pounds at their mightiest are the Toyota Sequoia, Ford Expedition and Expedition Max, plus the aforementioned GX. Rounding out the top 10, all boasting more than 8,000 pounds of towing capacity, are the Dodge Durango; Nissan Armada; Infiniti QX80; Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, and GMC Yukon and Yukon XL; and Lincoln Navigator and Navigator L.
For full details on each of these top-towing models, including specific towing capacities for each, follow the link below to the No. 4 news story of the week.
Beyond that, we’ve got headlines on the Hyundai Palisade, Honda Odyssey, Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. Is the 2024 Lexus GX 550 a Good SUV? 5 Pros, 2 Cons
2. How Much Does a Hybrid Save on Fuel Compared to Its Gas Equivalent?
3. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
4. These 10 SUVs Have the Highest Towing Capacity
5. 2025 Hyundai Palisade Adds Trim, Priced From $38,215
6. 2025 Honda Odyssey: Family Hauler Gets Face-Lift, Tech Updates
7. Which SUVs, Minivans and Sedans Have the Most Cargo Space?
8. How Far Can a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe Trailhawk Go on Electric Power Alone?
9. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
10. What’s Bidirectional Charging and Which EVs Offer It?
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