Lexus has unexpectedly retired the most expensive — and, stranger still, one of the fastest-growing — versions of its TX. The plug-in hybrid TX 550h+ Luxury AWD has vanished from the brand's online configurator, with no announcement and no explanation. Shoppers are now told to hunt down the remaining examples sitting on dealer lots.
A neatly worded promise has appeared on the model's page at Lexus:
“This isn’t goodbye. Production of the TX 550h+ will pause after the 2026 model year, and plans are already underway to support its upcoming return.”
So a comeback is on the cards. When, Lexus won't say. And, more importantly, why the pause was necessary at all — also a mystery.
The TX 550h+ was the lineup's flagship, stickered at $81,060 including destination. Under the hood — a 3.5-liter V6 paired with a two-motor hybrid setup, 404 hp combined. On electric power alone it could cover roughly 33 miles, or 53 km, a respectable figure for a three-row crossover of this size. The new range-topper is the TX 500h F Sport Performance Luxury AWD at $73,860. Parallel hybrid, four cylinders, 366 hp. No more all-electric trips.
And here's where it gets interesting. The TX sells brilliantly in the US. In the first quarter of 2026 Lexus shipped 12,489 of them — 24.3% more than a year earlier. Sales of the PHEV version specifically jumped 61.3% over the same period. In other words, the model being axed isn't a sales flop — it's the variant growing faster than the rest of the lineup.
The TX remains one of the brand's key three-row SUVs and Lexus's third-bestselling SUV in America, behind the RX and NX. As for what exactly drove the company to yank its priciest version from the configurator at the peak of its demand — Lexus isn't talking.
