Lexus has filed a trademark software for the identify LX 700h, pointing to a potential hybrid model of the luxurious model’s flagship SUV.
The appliance was filed with the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) March 6 and applies to “vehicles and structural components thereof.” Automakers do not use all the emblems they apply for on manufacturing automobiles, however an LX hybrid can be in line with the model’s emphasis on hybrid powertrains, and will use Lexus guardian Toyota’s components bin.
2022 Toyota Tundra
The present-generation Lexus LX launched for the 2022 mannequin yr in LX 600 kind, shifting to the GA-F platform utilized by the Toyota Tundra pickup truck that was additionally redesigned for that mannequin yr. The LX 600 additionally makes use of the Tundra’s twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 and 10-speed automated transmission.
The Tundra additionally received its first hybrid powertrain as a part of the 2022 redesign. Referred to as i-Pressure Max, it provides an electrical motor between the engine and transmission. Within the Tundra, this powertrain is rated at 437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque, in comparison with 409 hp and 479 lb-ft for the non-hybrid V-6 within the LX 600.
2023 Toyota Sequoia
Packaging is likely to be a problem, although. The i-Pressure Max powertrain is customary within the Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV, however Toyota moved the battery pack from beneath the second row within the crew cab Tundra to underneath the third row within the eight-seat Sequoia. This was performed to enhance entry and exit into the again, in addition to the performance of the second row, nevertheless it compromised third-row house.
That challenge apart, a Lexus LX 700h hybrid would make sense. It might give Lexus a hybrid flagship SUV to go alongside the LS 500h sedan and LC 500h coupe.
