The first of the Lexus LX generations was launched in the US in 1995 as a premium full-size body-on-frame SUV based on the J80 Toyota Land Cruiser. It was only a light restyle of that car, and the second-generation J100 received more individualistic Lexus styling, boasting the then-typical quad Lexus headlights also seen on cars such as the GS. Over the years, every redesign of the Lexus LX was more its own car and less obviously a Toyota.
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