It’s weird - the more people make fun of Lexus’ grills for looking like the Cylons the more Lexus seems to go all “hold my beer” on it!

Excellent reporting and photos!!  Really enjoying this!

Needs more plastic cladding around the wheels to look REALLY off-roady!!

Honda’s upcoming “Trailsport” line. It may in fact only be an appearance package but EVERYTHING I have been reading 'suggests' it is upgraded for more offroad capability.  Not sure what the orange stitching is going to do for you offroad but I don't think it'll help you on the trail.  Sounds like the Subaru Wilderness…

So is KBB no longer a fair representation of price in this crazy alternate universe we’re in?  This seems overpriced by a few thousand at least but I guess we’re in the upside-down so maybe its supposed to be a fair price.  BTW - are power windows and cruise control really considered part of a “well loaded” package?

Welcome aboard and really excited to see your future stories.  I literally sent your WRX story to a friend about an hour ago and his response - “well, that’s Jalopnik for you!”.  I think that’s a good thing!!

Love the color and came damn close to getting a very similar one when I rode.  I will live vicariously through your ownership now!

Never had a FB account.  Created one for my Oculus and there is literally nothing on it - none of my contacts, I don’t read the “Notification” emails, nothing.  I keep forgetting I even HAVE a FB account....

Seriously - I think it is his articles that have kept me hear!

My wife has driven Subaru’s for years now and absolutely loves them (despite one of the poorest Infotainment systems I can think of in cars we’ve owned). She really did love the Crosstrek when we had it and the only reason it went back in at the end of a lease for a Forester was because we were still constantly…

It is spectacular. Incredible talent and awesome to watch. Truly.

I’ll start my response mirroring other’s - EVERYONE with a license should take a MSF course if they can!!! I started riding MUCH later in life (it was a 40th birthday present) and I was literally shocked at the changes it made to my awareness driving a car, like after day-one of the two day course my drive home was a…

I was actually enjoying the article, albeit it is pretty short on details/etc. but then she threw that line in and I had the same “sigh” reaction as you expressed at the start of your comment. Gawd I wish these writers would keep that kind of commentary out of their articles. It just does NOT serve much of anything…

Excellent point and adding the stacked images was brilliant. I agree 100%. Without the added tags I definitely would NOT have told you the Artura was the newest design (and I’m laughing at some of the other comments as I had to scroll up to remember the name....)

I am not sure I understand the underlying sense of, what is it - disgust?, I get from this article. Is the front ugly, sure. But personally I can’t stand looking at the current (or recent) generations of Lexus cars with their gaping maw! What else is so completely horrifying about this car? I know a few people who…

I actually love the JAX.  I love the proportions, over the other vehicles definitely, the color combo, the sparse interior.  I think this thing looks PERFECT as a fun offroad/soft roadster!!

That VehiCross is superb but OH DEAR GOD replace the wheels/tires right now!!!!

I loved every goddamn thing about that video!!!  I want one!

And on next week’s Nice Price or No Dice......

Great, great article!!!

Spectacular story AND pics.  Best of luck and happy holidays!!!