2025 Lexus LX 700h

There are lots of choices among the cheaper-to-buy-and-drive mid-size SUVs that, when properly configured, can safely tow at least 5,000 pounds.

We hooked up a 5,000-pound camper trailer to the LX 700h’s off-road-capable Overtrail trim to find out if the hybrid system has the potential to improve the towing experience.

Shopping for a three-row SUV means balancing priorities of seat quantity versus comfort. If the number of seats trump all, many three-row SUVs offer a second-row bench, but other models give up the second-row middle seat for captain’s chairs.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Lexus LX 700h.

As the base trim is now gone from the lineup, the entry-level LX is now the Premium, which is itself almost $6,000 more expensive than it was for 2024.

Quiet, strong and pleasant to drive (but no more fuel-efficient than an LX 600), the newly off-road-capable Lexus LX 700h hybrid full-size SUV still feels in need of more unique luxury touches to command its six-figure price.

For 2025, the Lexus LX features the LX 700h, a highly capable off-roader with a hybrid powertrain and a starting price even nearer to — if not beyond — six figures.