Lexus Drops the TX Plug-In Hybrid for 2027

The 2027 Lexus TX arrives without the TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid, which leaves the three-row SUV with a turbocharged four-cylinder and a conventional hybrid.

The plug-in was the most expensive TX by a wide margin and the only one with a charge port, so its exit trims the top of the range by thousands of dollars. The rest of the 2027 changes are small: Matador Red Mica comes back as a color for non-F SPORT grades, the 20-inch wheels on the TX 350 Premium take on a darker gray finish, red-painted brake calipers become a new option on F SPORT grades, and the TX 500h wears "AWD" badges in place of the "DIRECT4" badges it carried for 2026.

The details come from the 2027 TX release Lexus posted on October 16, which states that "the TX 550h+ plug-in hybrid (PHEV) model is discontinued." The same release lists minor revisions to the TX 350’s vacuum brake booster tuning and brake hold feature, and it makes Lexus Safety System+ 3.0 standard on every 2027 TX.

The 550h+ was conspicuously absent when Lexus published its 2027 pricing sheet last month, which we noted at the time while reporting that every other TX grade went up $400. The plug-in cost $82,160 for 2026, which put it $6,600 above the TX 500h F SPORT Performance Luxury that now tops the lineup at $75,560.

The two remaining powertrains carry over. The TX 350 uses a 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder with 275 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque through an eight-speed automatic, with front-wheel drive standard and an all-wheel-drive system that can shift torque between 75:25 and 50:50 front to rear. The TX 500h F SPORT Performance pairs a turbocharged 2.4-liter hybrid with a 64-kW front motor and a 76-kW rear eAxle for 366 total system horsepower and 406 pound-feet, with a six-speed automatic, Dynamic Rear Steering and a nickel-metal hydride battery under the second row. Both ride on the GA-K platform shared with the RX and NX, and every TX is built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana.

Pricing for the 2027 lineup, including the $1,550 delivery, processing and handling fee, is below.

Grade	2027 MSRP
TX 350	$58,890
TX 350 AWD	$60,490
TX 350 Premium	$61,690
TX 350 Premium AWD	$63,290
TX 350 Luxury	$64,040
TX 350 Luxury AWD	$65,640
TX 350 F SPORT Handling AWD	$68,160
TX 500h F SPORT Performance Premium AWD	$72,410
TX 500h F SPORT Performance Luxury AWD	$75,560

Standard equipment still includes a 14-inch touchscreen, a 12.3-inch driver display, seven USB ports and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, with a head-up display, a 21-speaker Mark Levinson system, Advanced Park and Traffic Jam Assist available. Cargo space is 20.2 cubic feet behind the third row, 57.4 cubic feet with it folded and 97 cubic feet with both rear rows down. Lexus did not say when 2027 models reach dealers.

The Toyota Report Take

The TX 550h+ was a hard sell from the start, because it asked more than $82,000 for a three-row Lexus that most shoppers cross-shop against a loaded Grand Highlander, and the plug-in hardware never had the brand pull of a Lexus badge on its own. Dropping it makes the lineup easier to explain, and it leaves the TX 500h as the performance pick at a price that still undercuts the old plug-in by a healthy margin.

The timing is the interesting part. Lexus is launching the electric TZ three-row this year, and its 2027 NX just moved to a new generation of hybrid systems, so the TX losing its plug-in looks less like a retreat from electrification and more like Lexus deciding which three-row gets to carry the plug. Buyers who wanted electric miles in a TX now have a clear answer, and it is parked in the next bay over.