10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Toyota Land Cruiser, Lexus GX Keep Mercedes-Benz C-Class in Tow
In a movie, it might follow two twins separated at birth — one growing up rough and rugged, the other enjoying the finer things of a high-toned upbringing — suddenly thrown back together to compete in a battle of nature versus nurture. In real life, we pitted the beefy, off-road-ready 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser against its well-heeled cousin from Toyota’s luxury brand, the 2024 Lexus GX 550, to determine which was made of tougher stuff for towing — and we chronicled the contest in Cars.com’s most popular news article of the past week.
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We put the cross-brand cousins through their towing paces in a standardized evaluation. Spoiler: Despite the Land Cruiser’s rugged rep, its fancier family member triumphed with a combination of a torquier powertrain, more accommodating 10-speed transmission and 51% higher max towing capacity of over 9,000 pounds. The two SUVs may share underlying architecture, but the GX still outperformed the Land Cruiser in nearly every metric, including acceleration, stability and stamina on extended grades. The Land Cruiser did trump the GX 550 in fuel economy, however, using some 20% less gas during the tow examination.
For the full recounting of our toe-to-toe towing test of the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser and 2024 Lexus GX 550, follow the link below to the No. 1 news story on this week’s countdown of most read articles.
But if it’s a sporty ride in a luxury car you desire rather than a lugs-surely SUV, drop down to our fourth-place-finishing pricing report on the 2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class. Having been redesigned for the 2022 model year, the C-Class mostly carries over unchanged. Including a $1,150 destination charge, the C-Class starts at $49,600 for the base C300 and tops out at $87,200 for the AMG C63 S E Performance variant.
For full pricing details on the 2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class sedan — including a trim-by-trim breakdown of features — follow the link below to the No. 4 news story of the week.
Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV, Hyundai Santa Fe, Volkswagen ID. Buzz and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser Vs. 2024 Lexus GX 550: Which Tows Better?
2. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
3. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
4. How Much Is the 2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class?
5. Is the 2025 Mercedes-AMG EQE SUV a Good Electric SUV? 5 Pros, 2 Cons
7. Is the 2025 Volkswagen ID. Buzz Really a Minivan?
8. Which SUVs, Minivans and Sedans Have the Most Cargo Space?
9. Electric Cars With the Longest Range
10. J.D. Power Study Finds Vehicles Built During Pandemic Continue to Frustrate Owners
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