Consumer Reports puts Lexus GX on "Do Not Buy" list due to rollover fears
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2010 Lexus GX460 - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<em>Consumer Reports</em> has officially given the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/gx">Lexus GX</a> the automotive equivalent of a black eye. The publication has deemed the high-riding luxury SUV a "safety risk" for its likelihood to go shiny side down during emergency maneuvers, and as such, has put it on the publication's infamous "Do Not Buy" list. During testing, the <em>Consumer Reports</em> crew found that the traction control on the GX would allow the vehicle to slide nearly completely sideways before getting everything in line. <br />
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Interestingly enough, there's no mention of any problems with the nearly-identical <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/4runner">Toyota 4Runner</a>. Is it possible that all of the luxury goodies you'll find aboard the Lexus add enough pounds to overwhelm the vehicle's stability control, or that the Lexus has significantly different programming? It's possible.<br />
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So far, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/toyota/">Toyota</a> hasn't said much other than that it's concerned with the <em>Consumer Reports</em> findings. Considering that the Japanese manufacturer has had more than its fair share of bad publicity recently, being blacklisted by <em>CR</em> is just another log on the fire.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lexus-gx460-first-drive/low/">First Drive: 2010 Lexus GX460</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lexus-gx460-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/2010lexusgx460fd_04_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lexus-gx460-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/2010lexusgx460fd_02_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lexus-gx460-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/2010lexusgx460fd_01_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lexus-gx460-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/2010lexusgx460fd_03_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2010-lexus-gx460-first-drive/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/2010lexusgx460fd_05_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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