Built for distance, the LX 450d pairs a 272 hp twin-turbo diesel with genuine seven-seat comfort. Point it at the Svaneti road and let the kilometres pass unnoticed.
The LX 450d is built around one idea: distance. The 4.5-litre twin-turbo diesel makes 272 hp and a wall of low-rev torque, drinks slowly, and sits on Land Cruiser 200 bones that treat washboard gravel as background noise. Seven people ride in genuine quiet the whole way.
That makes it the Svaneti car: Tbilisi to Mestia in a day with fuel to spare, everyone still on speaking terms. Rent a Lexus LX 450d in Georgia through Autohub — delivery and insurance included, child seats on request. Long roads shrink in it; book it for the far corners of the country.
They no longer make diesel V8s like this, which is half the LX 450d's appeal. The 4.5-litre twin-turbo diesel produces 272 hp and delivers it as one long, effortless surge — quiet at idle, unstoppable in feel, the sort of engine that treats a fully loaded seven-seat cabin as no burden at all. The stance is tall and deliberate, and the ride is tuned to erase bad surfaces rather than report them.
That temperament suits Georgia. The route to Kazbegi climbs past Ananuri and over high passes where all-wheel drive and diesel torque matter more than lap times; in winter, when the road to Gudauri turns white, the Lexus simply carries on. Seven leather-lined seats make it a natural rental for family trips out of Tbilisi, and the same composure holds on the long run down to Batumi.