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Old 09-24-13, 05:54 PM
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Default 2014 Lexus GS350: 8AT, Siri, Climate Concierge and more!

What’s New for 2014
Flush mounted sensors for available Intuitive Park Assist
Full color display added to optional Heads-Up Display
Available Blind Spot Monitor adds Rear Cross Traffic Alert and power-folding mirrors
Luxury Package changes: LED foglamps, Superchrome finish for 18-inch wheels, and the rear armrest control panel display adds display option to view radio station and song title information.
Optional power trunk opener
Lexus Night View system discontinued
New for 2014: eight-speed sequential shift automatic transmission with paddle shifters and sport driving logic
Other optional equipment includes a color Head Up Display, a Blind Spot Monitor that helps detect vehicles in rear/side blind spots and Lane Keep Assist (LKA) with Lane Departure Warning (LDW).
EPA-estimated fuel economy ratings of 19 mpg city, 29 mpg highway and 23 mpg combined (RWD).
Long a leader in user technology that’s easy to use, Lexus has integrated Siri® Eyes Free Mode, with technology licensed from Apple®, in the 2014 GS 350. Compatible with the iPhone® 4S and iPhone 5 models forward, Siri lets you call contacts, select and play music from iTunes®, get turn-by-turn navigation through Siri and Apple maps, and much more. To help you keep eyes on the road and hands on the wheel, Siri can read notifications, read calendar information and allow you to add reminders, calendar appointments and notes.
Full Press release:
http://pressroom.lexus.com/releases/...?view_id=27469
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So 2014 got some options from Europe/Japan... maybe 2015 IS will too? Talking about power trunk opener for instance and power folding mirrors.
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great upgrades...!
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Climate Concierge like the LS. Nice.

Oddly enough the LS doesn't have S-Flow but the GS does (the only Lexus model)
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Siri integration! That's a big one! Does anyone know if it's a first, or has any other car of any make already had it?

Hopefully the upcoming trackpad-driven UI has design input from Apple too.

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Originally Posted by ydooby
Siri integration! That's a big one! Does anyone know if it's a first, or has any other car of any make already had it?

Hopefully the upcoming trackpad-driven UI has design input from Apple too.
this came out in July

http://translogic.aolautos.com/2012/...tion-google-l/

Apple has already lined up BMW, General Motors, Mercedes, Land Rover, Jaguar, Audi, Toyota/Lexus, Chrysler and Honda to make in-car Siri support a reality within the next 12 months
to answer your question though, the Chevy Sonic/Spark (one of them) may of been the first to bring it to market but I don't recall
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GS450h changes:

Transmission Sport mode now provides eight steps, rather than six, and also adds a kickdown switch
Interesting....
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Originally Posted by spwolf
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Interesting....
makes sense. I've been wondering why other Lexus's with the CVT don't have "8" pre done ratio's
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All the new features are not a big deal to me except for the power folding mirrors.
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Originally Posted by Hoovey2411
makes sense. I've been wondering why other Lexus's with the CVT don't have "8" pre done ratio's
kick down switch is interesting, probably going to give you better feel for acceleration.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
kick down switch is interesting, probably going to give you better feel for acceleration.
Yes, the way I understand it is that the kickdown mode will make the (e-)CVT feel like conventional automatics, with fixed ratios just like the manual mode, but with automated shifting.

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Originally Posted by ydooby
Yes, the way I understand it is that the kickdown mode will make the (e-)CVT feel like conventional automatics, with fixed ratios just like the manual mode, but with automated shifting.
that would be interesting...
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also, missed:

[QUOTE] Pre-Collision System (PCS) with Driver’s Eyes Monitor and All-speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control[/QUOTE]

Nice set of updates overall... makes it even a nicer car.
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wow, lexus went to work on the refresh. All good things
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Very nice upgrades for 2014!
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