The Lexus LX700h is tipped to reach Australian showrooms, following the arrival of the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series Hybrid in Australia early in 2026.
“We’ve been looking at it, and we don’t have anything to confirm right now, but we may have things to confirm in the future,” Lexus Australia CEO, John Pappas, told CarExpert.
If landed here, it would join an expansive lineup of hybrid-powered Lexus models. Of the 11 nameplates Lexus offers in Australia, only the LX, GX and electric RZ lack a hybrid variant.
Australian Lexus showrooms offer the LX in both diesel form (the LX500d) and with petrol power (LX600).
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The LX700h is currently sold in the United States and the United Arab Emirates and – like the rest of the LX range – shares its underpinnings with the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series.
In September, Toyota Australia confirmed the LandCruiser Hybrid will be available in GR Sport and top-spec Sahara ZX guises from early 2026 as the most expensive LandCruiser to-date.
The hybrid Lexus version will also be the range-topper in terms of price and capability.
The LX700h sold overseas showrooms is essentially a hybrid version of the petrol-powered LX600, which is sold here with a base price of $179,800 before on-road costs. The LX700h would therefore sit above this.
In the US, the LX700h is offered in four model grades: the off-road focused Overtrail, F Sport Handling, Luxury, and Ultra Luxury.
The LX700h uses the same ‘performance hybrid’ powertrain as the LandCruiser Hybrid, which is already in use in the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup in Australian showrooms.
In overseas-market LX700h SUVs, that sees a 336kW/790Nm 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine mated with a 10-speed automatic transmission and full-time four-wheel drive.
Like the LandCruiser Hybrid, the LX700h can use the petrol engine or the electric motor to drive its wheels.
Looking at the US-market model, combined cycle fuel consumption is 11.76L/100km, the 0-97km/h sprint is accomplished in 6.4 seconds, and there’s a braked towing capacity of 3629kg.
All have seven seats apart from the Ultra Luxury, which has four. The Australian-market LandCruiser Hybrid, in contrast, will be offered with only five seats.
The entry-level Overtrail runs 18-inch wheels with all-terrain tyres – where the rest of the lineup has 22-inch alloys – as well as a front skid plate and ‘active height control’.
All grades have front, centre and rear electronic differential locks, with a Torsen limited-slip differential (LSD) fitted to the LX700h F Sport, which also has sports suspension with sports dampers and a rear anti-roll bar.
A 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen is standard across the range, with Luxury versions gaining a Mark Levinson sound system, and the Ultra Luxury including rear-seat entertainment and four captain’s chairs with massage functionality.
Australian sales of the LX500 and LX600 are up 25.1 per cent year-to-date, with the overall sales for the Lexus brand up 11.3 per cent – with the LX700h to add an incremental gain over the current sales rate.
