LexFather

I got to run and buy this car and driver and scan. Info from CL member jlin101, thanks.

Motorweek got a 0-60 run in 5.5 seconds.

Clearly, the new IS is the quickest factory Lexus ever offered to the public. And its now the quickest in its class (which will mean tons to all the guys on the internet that magazine race)

lexusls430

This is very good news go Lexus.

Inabj2

Didnt the GS430 run a 13.9 once? in MT?

I was hoping itd break into the 13s.. be a little faster thena 350z, it would if it had a 6 speed manual.

Gojirra99

I don't think so, otherwise, they would have raved about it in the 3GS forum.

The IS350 did the 1/4 mile in less than 14 seconds at 104 mph in the C & D test.

LB Lex

He was talking about the 2nd gen GS. I remember reading about the GS breaking into the 13s.

Gojirra99

Thanx in advance Mike, I stopped buying car mags a few years ago

UptownGS

i bought a one year subscription a few years ago.... i still get them sent out to me....

btw props to lexus but I'm not gonna jump for joy until I actually drive one. There's just something about V6's that dont rub me the right way.

MPLexus301

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It's dipping a bit far into the future, but with the IS 350 pulling in numbers like these, it seems very feasible for the upcoming GS 350 to seriously outperform the current GS 430 if the car gets the same power ratings as the IS.

Now...the GS 460? Yikes!

LexFather

With increased weight, the GS 350 should AT LEAST be a flat 6 second car, if not as fast as the current GS 430. So yes, the GS 460 may perform as well as the new IS 350, being a low 5 second car.

Gojirra99

We already know the Japanese GS350 available in Japan now already have similar Hp/torque ratings as the IS350 : http://lexus.jp/models/gs/performance/powerunit.html

chuckb

except with the low end torque and smoothness of a big V8

MPLexus301

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Considering that the majority of times that I have seen for the GS430 have been in the mid to low sixes...I'd bet the GS350 will outperform it. But we'll see...

chuckb

not if the GS460 has 350-400hp

Richie

Why are we allways getting screwed with the good cars.
We only get the 250 here damnit!!

flipside909

Haha and you were the same person who said the new IS350 was only going to have 280 a few months back, your sources were wrong and my sources were direct and right with 325 old SAE ratings since October of last year.

I really doubt Lexus will allow a lower model GS V6 out perform the higher line GS V8 version. Perhaps equal but not surpass. It wouldn't make sense to have a high line v8 version if that.