2013 Best Resale Value Awards: Best Luxury Full-Size SUV/Crossover

A smart exterior restyling and even more standard features add new charm to the Lexus LX 570, helping this premium SUV roll off with best resale value honors in the Full-Size SUV/Crossover arena. While robust body-on-frame construction ensures that it maintains plenty of traditional off-road capability, comprehensive nose and tail tweaks bring the 2013 LX 570 more closely into line with the division’s latest design language and impart a far more contemporary character.

Powered by a torque-rich 383-horse/5.7-liter V8, the LX 570 also boasts a 6-speed sequential-shift automatic transmission, dual-range transfer case and full-time 4-wheel drive. In addition to a full array of dynamic control systems that add confidence while negotiating any venue, the 2013 LX 570 complements its Adaptive Variable Suspension, Active Height Control and Hill Start Assist with a new Multi-terrain Select function and trailer sway control.

Inside, supple leather and new mahogany wood trim richens the look of the LX 570’s lavishly appointed 8-passenger cabin that also gains an Easy Access feature on the driver’s seat. Other standard comfort/convenience highlights include a Lexus Navigation System now with Enform and Safety Connect, 9-speaker premium audio package, 4-zone automatic climate control, power-retractable third-row seat, rear-view camera and 10 airbags. The 19-speaker Mark Levinson audiophile sound system and dual-screen rear-entertainment package carry on as options.

The price of entry for the 2013 Lexus LX 570 starts at just below $82,000. While that figure is well beyond several key rivals, it does reflect the LX 570’s extensive selection of standard equipment. And given its primacy in this particular resale-value arena, this well-rounded Lexus clearly stands as an investment worth considering.