
Lexus TX (US) review
Interior
What is it like on the inside?
Shall we start with the third row that the TX is built around? Turns out, it’s as fine as a third row can be. They’re easy to access from the second row by way of a single push-button release and, as back rows go, they’re not as miserable as back rows usually are. Fair warning though: it’s not designed for fully grown humans on a long trip.
With this low bar cleared, the rear is quite versatile when it comes to configuring the space out for user needs. With the back row up, there’s still 20.2cu ft of cargo space, increasing exponentially to 57.4cu ft when they’re folded, and it all goes up to 97cu ft if you’re using the TX to refurnish a small apartment with flat-pack furniture.
The second row fares much better as one would expect, in either its bench or captain’s chair configuration. All rows have been fitted with easily-accessible USB-C charging ports to keep everyone’s devices running while on the go, too. Throughout the TX are several storage areas for drinks and snacks and whatnot to maximize the TX’s storage capabilities.
How does the tech hold up?
We’re happy to see that the loathsome Lexus interfaces of the past are finally becoming distant memories. The dashboard of the TX - and the interior in general - is clean and uniform as the brand’s current interior design language dictates. It’s a far cry from the overdone interiors of the past, but in the TX, there are some little vestiges of that era.
In the center of the cleaned-up dash is the latest version of the Lexus interface that comes standard. This 14in touchscreen consolidates all the nav, entertainment and HVAC inputs into one area, leaving the important physical knobs exposed while digitizing the rest. This is a great move forward but the multi-information digital gauge cluster, which works perfectly fine, seems like a holdover unit. Is this a nit we’re picking? Yes. Could it just be an us thing? Very likely. Again, the newness of the GX has spoiled us.
Every TX comes with the Lexus Safety Suite 3.0, which includes blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping assist, forward-collision warning, adaptive cruise control, and more. You can option a 360-degree camera system as well, which makes maneuvering this large lad a cinch. Plus the TX is keeping a close eye on whomever’s behind the wheel. If it senses the driver has dozed off or worse, it can bring itself to a safe and full stop.