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Inside Story: 2009 Lexus LX 570 Premium Package

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April 2, 2009

2009 Lexus LX 570. Click image to enlarge

Cubbies!

The locking glove box provides a partition for the owner’s lit, while still providing respectable storage. Front and rear door pockets are ample, with bottle holder provisions. The centre console lid uses a unique split sliding armrest, for fine tuning the inner elbow comfort of driver and front passenger. A removable basket within can accommodate most monster-sized take-out cups, when you’re hanging with the common people. The front cupholder, hidden by a soft-eject lid, suffers from minimal depth. It has a centre removable cincher biscuit, with three positions to attempt a better grab. A 12-volt powerpoint and auxiliary audio input are revealed by a smaller flip-up door, next to the shifter.

The second row fold-down armrest provides a storage cubby, and a dual cupholder with spring-loaded C-clamp cinchers. Seatback pockets are found in the second row. Even the third row gets dual cupholders on each wall. As with most luxury sport ‘utes, the LX 570 keeps the storage options minimal, with emphasis on interior styling.

The Overhead

A good-sized sunglasses holder is centre stage, surrounded by a Homelink transmitter, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, and power tilt/sliding sunroof keys. Note the robust wind deflector topside. The roof rack crossbars can be positioned without tools, thanks to handy twist dials. Reaching the roof is relatively safe, with grip surfaces on the running boards and rear bumper.

2009 Lexus LX 570. Click image to enlarge

Sunvisors slide for additional blocking, with backlit vanity mirrors, and secondary visors for front shading.

Seat Treat

Both front seats receive full power articulation, including a front cushion adjustment for the driver. Front seats can be heated or cooled, with second row seats receiving two-step heat. The second row reclining seats use power sliders for fore and aft, and manual levers to flip and fold, for cargo and/or third row access. Passengers in the cheap seats do receive reclining seatbacks, and respectable headroom, but the floor height makes for an uncomfortable knee angle, making this row more kid-friendly. First and second row outboard seating positions are equipped with height-adjustable seat belt anchors.

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