Lexus LF-Gh Concept (updated, pics posted)
04-20-11, 07:17 PM
#438
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I'm going to ban the next person who talks about a clock in a car. 
We have rarely ever complained about the clock here. To me the only people that complain about it are non Lexus owners looking for anything to bish about.
Also shame on Lexus for even mentioning it if its just a regular clock. If its something different, please do explain. If its just another clock, who cares.
One thing I've observed about wood wheels. Over time, Lexus full leather wheels to me wear worse than the wood/leather wheels. The tradeoff is the wheel can be slippery to some/less feedback and it is hot in the summer sometimes.
We have rarely ever complained about the clock here. To me the only people that complain about it are non Lexus owners looking for anything to bish about.Also shame on Lexus for even mentioning it if its just a regular clock. If its something different, please do explain. If its just another clock, who cares.
One thing I've observed about wood wheels. Over time, Lexus full leather wheels to me wear worse than the wood/leather wheels. The tradeoff is the wheel can be slippery to some/less feedback and it is hot in the summer sometimes.
04-20-11, 10:38 PM
#440
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Not sure how I feel about this design but I am not liking it much. It does not break any new ground and that Audi/Mitsu grill is ugly and needs to be heavily toned down. It resembles last generations 5 series especially in the rear which I am not a fan of. It does have some nice angles like the side view which is nicely proportioned, but it has some odd angles too like from the front and rear. Even though I am not really a fan of this design I do find it much better looking and better proportioned then the current Gen GS, I am glad it appears they dropped the fast back design for a normal trunk and it has a nicer stance being wider now. To me this looks nothing like a Lexus GS and could really be any 4 door. It does not stand out as a unique Lexus design either like past generations did but more like a cross between a smaller more aggressive LS and a larger IS with a touch of last generation 5 series thrown in.
I am afraid once they drop the overly aggressive and stylish concept cues for a production version you are going to have a pretty plain bland looking sedan that does not stand out except for the Audish/Mitsu grill or have any real interesting design cues. It may just end up resembling a smaller LS with a little more style which is not a good thing for the GS, then again bland does sell and seems to be what buyers want so this may end up working sales wise.
The interior from those shots is plain and uninspired in my opinion, looks very boring and like they just copied BMW interiors and the Mercedes E class. It resembles the new GX interior in some aspects which is another design dud.
I like the overall proportions of this car but the design cues and executions are not well done nor do they stand out much. Hopefully it can be corrected for production. I do have hope because I was not much of a fan of the previous FT-S designs but this last concept they just showed looks great so maybe this new GS design can be better finessed in the future.
I am afraid once they drop the overly aggressive and stylish concept cues for a production version you are going to have a pretty plain bland looking sedan that does not stand out except for the Audish/Mitsu grill or have any real interesting design cues. It may just end up resembling a smaller LS with a little more style which is not a good thing for the GS, then again bland does sell and seems to be what buyers want so this may end up working sales wise.
The interior from those shots is plain and uninspired in my opinion, looks very boring and like they just copied BMW interiors and the Mercedes E class. It resembles the new GX interior in some aspects which is another design dud.
I like the overall proportions of this car but the design cues and executions are not well done nor do they stand out much. Hopefully it can be corrected for production. I do have hope because I was not much of a fan of the previous FT-S designs but this last concept they just showed looks great so maybe this new GS design can be better finessed in the future.
04-21-11, 02:38 AM
#441
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I do really like the simplicity and subtle aggression of this design. I'd like to see a little more emotion put into it before production, but I think that as a "first shot", I like what I see.
The in-person pics definitely swayed my opinion, so thanks to you guys who attended the event.
One thing that just came to mind: Everyone that I have spoken to who has seen the 4GS has said it's an evolution of the current car with more curves and texture (a la Infiniti M, as I heard from two different sources). Considering those comments and looking at this car is sort of puzzling to me, because the curves on the LF-Gh are far and few between. It's mostly hard lines and sharp creases.
Makes me wonder if the 4GS will be significantly from this concept.
The in-person pics definitely swayed my opinion, so thanks to you guys who attended the event.
One thing that just came to mind: Everyone that I have spoken to who has seen the 4GS has said it's an evolution of the current car with more curves and texture (a la Infiniti M, as I heard from two different sources). Considering those comments and looking at this car is sort of puzzling to me, because the curves on the LF-Gh are far and few between. It's mostly hard lines and sharp creases.
Makes me wonder if the 4GS will be significantly from this concept.
04-21-11, 05:09 AM
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04-21-11, 05:48 AM
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option for the new gs 
04-21-11, 11:01 AM
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are there paddle shifters, and any word on the tranny? ie: will the manual mode be IS-F style (with TC lockout), or a lame slushbox again?
The styling is disappointing, but I think ultimately, we will all get used to it and it will be a good looking car. I definitely see some 5-series influence, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. As long as the new GS is w-i-d-e-r than the current model, that will help to make it look a lot sportier, which is something it desperately needs.
The styling is disappointing, but I think ultimately, we will all get used to it and it will be a good looking car. I definitely see some 5-series influence, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. As long as the new GS is w-i-d-e-r than the current model, that will help to make it look a lot sportier, which is something it desperately needs.
