10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Lexus GX Charges Ahead of Tesla Model Y
Like your rich uncle’s “rustic” lake cabin that’s nicer and pricier than the primary residences of anyone else in your family, the redesigned-for-2024 Lexus GX is an expert-level humblebrag of rugged opulence. Cars.com reviewer Damon Bell got up close and personal with the luxury mid-size SUV at a recent reveal event that you most likely weren’t invited to — but that’s OK because he shares his firsthand experience in detail in one of our most popular news articles of the past week.
Aesthetically, the GX is a masterpiece of balancing off-road-ready swag with luxe-life flex. It preserves the pure SUV-ness of a body-on-frame construction as it shares its platform with Lexus’ and parent-brand Toyota’s other asphalt-eschewing trucks, grows in nearly every direction, boasts a Range Rover-influenced boxiness and is replete with Cro-Magnon features suspiciously consistent with HGH supplementation. This manly-moneyed dichotomy extends to the interior, where indulgent appointments and up-to-the-minute technology meet retro ruggedness — a particularly welcome theme where it concerns a new 14-inch multimedia screen in addition to tried-and-true physical controls, not instead of. Throw in ample occupant room and cargo space, as well as a new V-6 that packs more power than the outgoing model’s V-8, and you’ve got an off-road luxury SUV our editors look forward to testing as its early-2024 arrival date nears.
For our full take on the 2024 Lexus GX, follow the link below to the No. 2 finisher on this week’s countdown of most read articles — and for more on the all-new GX, bop down one more spot to No. 3, where you’ll find our full model preview.
Elsewhere on our countdown is another first-person account that could be instructive for anyone considering taking the plug-in plunge and buying their first all-electric vehicle. Cars.com editor Corinne Hanshaw detailed her real-world experience with the 2021 Tesla Model Y in our fleet of long-term test cars without the all-but-necessary “luxury” of an at-home Level 2 fast charger. Some key considerations revealed by Hanshaw’s report include how far one must drive to reach their best charger option; whether there’s anywhere to while away the hours of combined weekly charge time; whether you can square with the uncertainty of your estimated driving range, as variables from outside temperatures to traffic flow can negatively impact your real-world mileage; and whether you think you’re a diligent enough to remember to plug your car back in every time you pull back into the garage.
For the full details on Hanshaw’s attempt to live that electric life, follow the link below to the No. 7 news story of the week.
Beyond that, we have headlines on the Volvo EX30, BMW X7 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. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
2. 2024 Lexus GX Up Close: Sophisticated Ruggedness
3. 2024 Lexus GX: Over the Trail, No Longer Over the Hill
4. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
5. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
6. These 10 SUVs Have the Highest Towing Capacity
7. Living Without a Home Charger With the Tesla Model Y
8. What Are the Most Fuel-Efficient Cars?
9. 2025 Volvo EX30: Small Package and Price, Big Range
10. 2023 BMW X7 Review: Fantastic, But Rapidly Approaching Overly Frustrating
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