 Close x  Lexus to ditch SUVs for CUVs?  Crossovers! Crossovers!
Crossovers! They’re like sport utility vehicles, but based on
cars, not trucks, and everyone wants one. Including Lexus,
maybe.  Lexus has contemplated building a three-row, car-based
successor for the popular GX, the based-on-the-4Runner-based-on-
the-Tacoma-truck SUV. In fact, Lexus had even trademarked the
name “JX” for the possibility of said CUV. That name now belongs
to Infiniti for its new based-on-a-Pathfinder-based-on-an-Altima
CUV.  “There is a potential that at some point, when we replace
the GX, we can have a car-based SUV,” said Mark Templin, Lexus
Group Vice President and General Manager, to WardsAuto.  If this
sounds a little confusing, consider that the CUVs have a softer,
quieter suspension than compared to an SUV, which means more
comfort and better handling. Additionally, since SUVs are based
on heavier truck platforms, many automakers have been unable or
unwilling to power them with smaller, more efficient engines.
Like the S