Lexus GX J120 (first generation)

The first generation Lexus GX, the GX 470, was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in January 2002 as a 2003 model, with sales starting in November 2002. The GX development programme began in 1999, after the J120 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado of 1997, and Shoichi Fujiyoshi's design work concluded in the first half of 2000. The suspension shared its layout with the Toyota 4Runner with rear air suspension, while adding Adaptive Variable Suspension and Downhill Assist Control, the first of which could adjust damper firmness continuously and the second of which controlled descents of slopes. Power came from a 4.7 litre 32-valve four-cam 2UZ-FE V8, originally rated at 175 kilowatts at 4,800 rpm.