LX700h vs. LX600, this is not a multiple-choice question, but an IQ harvest.

LX700h vs. LX600, this is not a multiple-choice question, but an IQ harvest.

One car, two choices, before you.

One is called LX600, which is a parallel import. There are various sources of cars, including American standard, Middle East, and special edition. The configuration difference is so big that it can be called a Panamera. The other one is called LX700h, which is officially introduced and the price is extremely expensive. The starting price is 1.39 million.

“Car selection guides” all over the Internet will give you a serious analysis: if you want battery life, choose 600, and if you want warranty, choose 700h. As if you really have a choice.

Let me tell you, this routine sucks. Today we leave the topic here: choosing LX600 or LX700h is essentially asking you, in which way are you willing to be harvested?

Are you still wondering about the size of the fuel tank and the length of the warranty? Stop making trouble, Lexus has already figured it out for you.

Do you know the current market price of parallel imported LX600? The price of "quasi-new cars" to be launched in 2022 can reach just over 1 million. Sounds like quite cost-effective? This thing is very deep. The Middle East version's 110-liter large fuel tank is good, but can you guarantee that the one you buy is the original top-of-the-line model with radar, Mark audio, and matrix headlights? Behind the flashy version, there is a configuration abyss that can vary by 500,000.

A little trivia: North America’s first batch of Land Cruisers with the same platform did indeed use the 3.5T engine code-named V35A. But regarding the final parameters of the LX600 engine, the Japanese original manufacturer has not yet given any accurate information. You're paying for a "Schrödinger's engine," bro.

Let’s take a look at the “official son” - LX700h. This guy's advantage is really bluffing on the surface. The power is stronger, with a combined torque of 790 Nm. More importantly, it solves your most feared anxiety of "going off-road": in case the hybrid system burps, it also hides an independent 12-volt starting system for you, allowing you to drive on the fuel engine alone. Doesn’t this sound considerate?

Don't rush to be impressed. This redundant design just exposes its most guilty conscience. It is also afraid that this complex hybrid system will lose its chain in the wild, so it has to add a "mechanical insurance". It feels like selling you a pistol that might go off and then giving you a ballistic shield and saying, "Look, we have your best interests at heart."

Its thoughtfulness requires you to pay a price. The price is that you have to settle for a neutered trunk. The hybrid battery occupies the space under the floor. As a result, the third row of seats forms a ridiculous step when folded, and the storage space becomes extremely useless. Some car owners opened the trunk and directly broke through the defense, complaining, "The trunk space in the trunk of such a noble car is very narrow... It is simply miserable!"

Do you think this is all? No, the real big deal is the price.

LX700h Leading Edition, the full price easily exceeded 1.39 million. What is the concept of this number? It’s a bit more expensive than the Mercedes-Benz GLS450 luxury version next door. But Lexus's abacus is very precise. It uses sugar-coatings such as "official introduction", "6-year 150,000 km warranty" and "free maintenance" to wrap up this price bomb, telling you: the extra money you spend will buy you "worry-free".

But pull it down. This kind of "worry-saving" is essentially another form of "price increase". In the past, parallel importers blatantly added premiums, but now Lexus officials have incorporated this premium into the guide price and the so-called "service value." Some netizens went to a 4S store to inquire about the price, and the salesperson directly said, "132 units for the Lingtu version (the price will increase by about 25 units, but it needs to be discussed)." Did you see that? The three words "you need to talk" are full of familiar arrogance and routine.

So look, is there a solution to this problem? If you choose the 600, you will have to compete with the chaotic parallel import market and face uncertain configurations and vehicle conditions. If you choose 700h, you have to accept an "officially certified harvester" with a serious price premium and space compromise.

This is not a multiple-choice question about cars at all.

This is a test question about the thickness of your wallet, an assessment question about your information gathering ability, and an IQ question to test whether you can see through the old business logic behind the "luxury" label.

Those who are still trying to tell you whether "off-road redundancy" or "fuel tank capacity" is more important are either stupid or bad. They deliberately ignored the core rule of this game: at this level, when you consider the Lexus LX, you are no longer choosing a vehicle, but choosing an identity label and a priced "lifestyle."

And Lexus, once a representative of "ingenuity", is now playing this labeling game skillfully. While using LX600 to create information asymmetry, use LX700h to set a new price benchmark. Left hand over right hand, win twice.

So, stop asking how to choose. You should ask yourself another question: Do I really need to prove anything by buying an overly mythical and complicated LX?

When looking at latecomers like the U8, which can already provide more violent power and more imaginative technology at a lower price, the cracks in the old order based on internal combustion engines and brand halo defended by the LXs are already clearly visible.

The comment area is open. I want to hear, faced with this carefully designed "choice between two", what would you choose? Should I jump into one of the pits, or simply tear up the paper?

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