flipside909

Well they are pretty new to the dedicated performance line (forget L-Tuned) game and they have to start somewhere. Sadly the market conditions currently aren't great...but i'm pretty optimistic about the "F" line.

I8ABMR

Regardless of what they look like now.... they will always look better dropped on a set of nice wheels

TRDFantasy

The GS hybrid and IS are looking good, nice to see continual updates and additions to the IS line. LS hybrid, the grill I don't mind that much. It's not pretty, but it's not ugly, it's just ok. The GS hybrid grill I quite like, very interesting design.

LS front bumper change is certainly dissapointing, but good thing we won't be dealing with this for long since the LS gets a redesign soon. The regular LS facelift looks good however, especially the "F-Sport" package for the LS. I am also very interested in the detailed changes the GS hybrid received as well as the LS in general. From brochure pics the 2010 LS interior looks to be quite nice and improved.

As for criticism of the F cars, be patient everyone. Only 1 F car now, but soon the LF-A arrives as the top dog in the F lineup, and as a halo car for Lexus (and Toyota) in general. In a few years we are also supposed to be getting the GS-F. If the car arrives with the rumored V10 from the LF-A, it will be full of win.

rominl

iTrader: (4)

i will just say that the 600hl doesn't look all that exciting at all with the new "different" front end

kyang91

iTrader: (5)

I am not sure what IS had changed.......

beez43

iTrader: (6)

Ugly!!!!!!!!

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

Real life photos:

http://www.leftlanenews.com/lexus-ls-600h-l.html

Thanks Mister Two

Mister Two

^MPLexus301 unfortunately leftlanenews.com's images are not hot-linkable so we can't see the pics you posted.

MPLexus301

iTrader: (3)

I feel like this grille COULD have worked if they relocated that top bar to the bottom to balance out the space.

Something like this:

dunnojack

looks atrocious no matter what you do to the grille.

still looks like a giant avalon.

it lost all of its lux appearance.

and WTF is up with the exhaust pipe outlets? did they change the top inner corners just because Hyundai ripped them off?

the old exhaust tips look way better.

now it just looks retarded and dented. looks like a clown car now.

TRDFantasy

The rear looks better now with the exhaust tips integrated cleanly with the diffuser.

ndk83

I like the new rear, front doesnt look that bad either, remember these angles kinda distort proportions, im still waiting to see it in real lfie to make up my mind

TRDFantasy

Plus any new Lexus designs over the past few years have not been very photogenic.

With each new Lexus release or facelift, there is a very predictable pattern that usually occurs:

- pics with bad lighting/bad angles are posted, a lot of people criticize the design
- better pics are posted, more people like the design
- people see design in real life, even more like it
- people get used to the design on the roads, most people end up liking it

Most of the Lexus facelifts or new designs end up growing on people, because of the subtleties in the design that people start to notice and appreciate.

LOL!

Wow, can't believe Lexus signed off on that grill. It screams Fusion to me now. I thought the LS was perfect before...

Mind18

Even with that, the new bumper I think takes away from the original luxurious look. Now it is more econobox. Also the fogs don't line up with the inlets anymore. It's as if the LS is drolling a bit.