Compare the2024 Land Rover Range RoverVS 2023 Lexus LX

The Range Rover’s pre-crash front seatbelts will tighten automatically in the event the vehicle detects an impending crash, improving protection against injury significantly. The LX doesn’t offer pre-crash pretensioners.

Both the Range Rover and LX have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Range Rover has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The LX’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

For better protection of the passenger compartment, the Range Rover uses safety cell construction with a three-dimensional high-strength frame that surrounds the passenger compartment. It provides extra impact protection and a sturdy mounting location for door hardware and side impact beams. The LX uses a body-on-frame design, which has no frame members above the floor of the vehicle.

Both the Range Rover and the LX have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Range Rover third among large premium suvs in their 2023 Initial Quality Study. The LX isn’t in the top three in its category.

The Range Rover P530’s standard 4.4 turbo V8 produces 114 more horsepower (523 vs. 409) and 74 lbs.-ft. more torque (553 vs. 479) than the LX’s 3.4 turbo V6. The Range Rover P550e’s standard 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid produces 133 more horsepower (542 vs. 409) than the LX’s 3.4 turbo V6. The Range Rover SV’s standard 4.4 turbo V8 produces 197 more horsepower (606 vs. 409) and 74 lbs.-ft. more torque (553 vs. 479) than the LX’s 3.4 turbo V6.

As tested in Car and Driver the Range Rover P530 4.4 turbo V8 is faster than the Lexus LX:

On the EPA test cycle the Range Rover P400 LWB running its gasoline engine gets better fuel mileage than the LX 600 (18 city/24 hwy vs. 17 city/22 hwy).

Regenerative brakes improve the Range Rover’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The LX doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

The Range Rover’s standard fuel tank has 2.7 gallons more fuel capacity than the LX (23.8 vs. 21.1 gallons).

The Range Rover’s launch control uses engine electronics to hold engine RPM’s precisely in order to provide the most stable and rapid acceleration possible, using all of the available traction. The LX doesn’t offer launch control.

For better stopping power the Range Rover’s brake rotors are larger than those on the LX:

For better traction, the Range Rover has larger standard tires than the LX (275/50R21 vs. 265/55R20). The Range Rover’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the LX (285/40R23 vs. 265/55R20).

The Range Rover’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the LX Premium/Luxury’s 65 series tires. The Range Rover’s optional tires have a lower 40 series profile than the LX’s optional 50 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover has standard 21-inch wheels. Smaller 18-inch wheels are standard on the LX Premium/Luxury. The Range Rover’s optional 23-inch wheels are larger than the 22-inch wheels optional on the LX.

For superior ride and handling, the Land Rover Range Rover has fully independent front and rear suspensions. An independent suspension allows the wheels to follow the road at the best angle for gripping the pavement, without compromising ride comfort. The Lexus LX has a solid rear axle, with a non-independent rear suspension.

The Range Rover has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Range Rover flat and controlled during cornering. The LX base model’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The Range Rover offers active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The LX doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The front and rear suspension of the Range Rover uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the LX, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The Range Rover’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The LX doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover SWB’s wheelbase is 5.8 inches longer than on the LX (118 inches vs. 112.2 inches).

For better maneuverability, the Range Rover SWB’s turning circle is 3.5 feet tighter than the LX’s (35.9 feet vs. 39.4 feet). The Range Rover LWB’s turning circle is 1.5 feet tighter than the LX’s (37.9 feet vs. 39.4 feet).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover has a 3.7 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the LX Base/Premium (11.6 vs. 7.9 inches), allowing the Range Rover to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged. The Range Rover’s minimum ground clearance is 3.3 inches higher than on the LX Luxury/Ultra Luxury/F Sport (11.6 vs. 8.3 inches).

The Land Rover Range Rover may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs up to about 400 pounds less than the Lexus LX.

Unibody construction lowers the Range Rover’s center of gravity significantly without reducing ground clearance. This contributes to better on the road handling and better off-road performance and stability. In addition, unibody construction makes the chassis stiffer, improving handling and reducing squeaks and rattles. The LX doesn’t use unibody construction, but a body-on-frame design.

The Range Rover uses computer-generated active noise cancellation to help remove annoying noise and vibration from the passenger compartment, especially at low frequencies. The LX doesn’t offer active noise cancellation.

As tested by Car and Driver while cruising at 70 MPH, the interior of the Range Rover SWB is quieter than the LX 600 F Sport (66 vs. 68 dB).

The Range Rover LWB has 1.5 inches more front headroom, .7 inches more rear headroom, 3.8 inches more rear legroom, .3 inches more rear shoulder room, .6 inches more third row headroom and 4.7 inches more third row legroom than the LX.

Flexibility is maximized at the game, campground or a drive-in theatre in the Range Rover when its optional tailgating rear seats are deployed, allowing people to sit facing out of the tailgate. (Do not use while vehicle is in motion.) The LX doesn’t offer tailgating seats.

The Range Rover LWB’s cargo area provides more volume than the LX.

The Range Rover’s cargo area is larger than the LX’s in almost every dimension:

The Range Rover’s standard rear seats fold to accommodate long and bulky cargo. The LX Ultra Luxury doesn’t offer folding rear seats, only a ski pass-through.

The Range Rover’s rear cargo window opens separately from the rest of the tailgate door to allow quicker loading of small packages. The LX’s rear cargo window doesn’t open.

The Range Rover’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the LX’s (8200 vs. 8000 pounds).

Heated windshield washer nozzles are optional on the Range Rover to prevent washer fluid and nozzles from freezing and help continue to keep the windshield clear in sub-freezing temperatures. The LX doesn’t offer heated windshield washer nozzles.

The LX’s cornering lamps activate a lamp on the front corner when the turn signal is activated. The Range Rover’s optional adaptive cornering lights turn the actual headlight unit up to several degrees, depending on steering wheel angle and vehicle speed. This lights a significant distance into corners at any speed.

To better shield the driver and front passenger’s vision, the Range Rover has standard dual-element sun visors that can block glare from two directions simultaneously. The LX doesn’t offer secondary sun visors.

The Range Rover offers optional massaging front and second row seats, which keep the driver and middle row passengers. Massaging seats aren’t available in the LX.

The Range Rover’s Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, starting, stopping and changing direction automatically. The LX doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Range Rover first among large premium suvs in owner reported satisfaction. This includes how well the vehicle performs and satisfies its owner’s expectations. The LX isn’t in the top three.

The Land Rover Range Rover outsold the Lexus LX by almost three to one during 2022.