2024 Land Rover Defender vs. Lexus GX Exterior Design

The 2024 Land Rover Defender and Lexus GX boast unmistakable silhouettes with a boxy yet modern design that ensures allure at every glance. Premium features such as LED headlights with automatic high beams, LED daytime running lights, LED fog lights, and power-folding side mirrors are standard on each SUV.

The Defender includes a standard panoramic roof, while this amenity is reserved for top GX trims. The retro swing-away rear door continues to outfit the Defender, while the GX offers a traditional upward-opening power tailgate. Wheels are available in 20- and 22-inch sizes on both models, with the Defender also offering 19-inch wheels and the GX offering 18-inch wheels.

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2024 Land Rover Defender vs. Lexus GX Interior Design & Technology

In the 2024 Land Rover Defender and Lexus GX, you and your passengers will delight in a refined space adorned with fine materials and innovative technologies. Depending on your preferred Defender trim, you’ll find grained leather, Robustec, Windsor leather and steel-cut textile, or Windsor leather and Dinamica® seat upholstery. The GX offers NuLuxe® or semi-aniline leather seat upholstery. Compare additional similarities and differences.

Defender features include:

• Heated 12- or 14-way, or cooled 18-way power front seats
• Heated second-row outboard seats (available)
• Heated steering wheel (standard)
• Two-, three-, or four-zone climate control
• Ten-color ambient interior lighting (available)
• Refrigerator compartment (available)
• 12.3-in. driver information display (standard)
• 10- or 11.4-in. Pivi Pro infotainment display
• Meridian™ ten- or 14-speaker sound system
• Wireless device charging (standard)
• Head-up display (available)

GX features include:

• Heated, ventilated, eight- or ten-way power front seats
• Heated second-row outboard seats (available)
• Heated steering wheel (available)
• Two- or three-zone climate control
• Ambient interior lighting (standard)
• Refrigerator compartment (available)
• 12.3-in. driver information display (standard)
• 14-in. Lexus Interface infotainment display
• Ten speakers or Mark Levinson® 21-speaker sound system
• Wireless device charging (available)
• Head-up display (available)

2024 Land Rover Defender vs. Lexus GX Engine Specs & Fuel Economy

With the highly capable and dynamic 2024 Land Rover Defender and Lexus GX, traverse city streets and rugged trails alike with exciting performance and refined precision. The Defender offers exceptional versatility with three powertrains and multiple power variants, while the GX is available with one engine and offers the highest maximum towing capacity. Each SUV is exclusively equipped with all-wheel drive (AWD) and automatic transmissions — an eight-speed on the Defender and a ten-speed on the GX. Compare engine, towing, and fuel economy specifications in the accompanying chart.

2024 Land Rover Defender vs. Lexus GX Size & Cargo Space

The 2024 Land Rover Defender and Lexus GX are available in two- and three-row configurations. However, two- and four-door body styles, including an extended wheelbase body style, make the Defender stand out for versatility. Additional body styles are unavailable on the GX.

Each SUV's two-row model seats five passengers, and three-row models seat seven passengers with a second- and third-row bench seat. An available front-row bench seat provides six-passenger seating on the Defender with two rows or eight-passenger seating on the three-row Defender. To achieve six-passenger seating on the GX, you’ll have captain’s chairs in the second row. Compare interior capacities in the following chart.

2024 Land Rover Defender vs. Lexus GX Safety Options & Features

Wherever your destination, the 2024 Land Rover Defender and Lexus GX provide confidence and assurance along the way with cutting-edge safety and driver assistance systems. Features such as adaptive cruise control, emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind spot and rear cross-traffic monitoring, traffic sign recognition, and lane keep assist are standard. The Defender includes a ClearSight ground view monitor, 3D surround view camera, wade sensing, and a perimetric alarm, which are unavailable on the GX.