The result?
The all new LX Lexus unveiled a new chapter in its luxury SUV story a few months back. The 2022 LX adopted engine downsizing, replacing the 5.7-liter naturally-aspirated, V8 with a 3.5-liter twin-turbo, V6. The boosted six-cylinder still produces more power and torque than the previous model.
The LX 600’s twin-turbo V6 is identical to the LS 500, the company’s flagship sedan. The LX 600’s tune produces less horsepower than the LS 500 but more torque. The LS has 416 horsepower (311 kilowatts) while the LX packs 409 horsepower (305 kilowatts). The LX has 479 pound feet (650 Newton-meters) torque, while the LS pulls 443 pound feet (600 Newton-meter) torque.
EKanoo Racing wanted the power to go to the roads. To find out, EKanoo Racing used a dyno. EKanoo Racing is the same tuning company that did a Dyno test on the Land Cruiser. It is worth noting that the Land Cruiser EKanoo Racing tested had the same twin-turbo V6 engine as the Lexus-badged model.
The SUV produced 370 horsepower (276kilowatts) in its testing with the Land Cruiser on the rolling roads. The LX 600 must match this number. EKanoo’s model had only 9 miles (17 km) to go, so it still had a very clean engine. The result was not as good as the Land Cruiser’s.
The best run on a dyno produced 362 horsepower (270 Kilowatts), just 8 horsepower (6 Kilowatts) less than the Toyota counterpart. The tuning company has a plausible explanation. The F Sport’s 22-inch alloys are heavier, which is why the rating was lower. It previously tested a Land Cruiser with 20-inch alloys.
EKanoo Racing claims that the twin-turbo V6 engine is a lot more powerful than the V8. The manufacturer claims that the number is close if you add in the drivetrain losses from the dyno.