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Old 12-17-14 | 10:39 AM
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^^^^^You did a great job! Impressed!
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
I have absolutely no photoshop skill or ability but made this by making mirror images of the press pic and adding the RC F grill insert. Looks great.
WOW...talking about IN YOUR FACE look....

Damn it....why am I so POOR??????
Old 12-17-14 | 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
whether the GS F would be excited very much depends on the specs., it will actually be a downer if it's just a half-baked effort ...
it is going to be 480-500hp... i guess thats half baked, should be 650hp? :-)
Old 12-17-14 | 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MPLexus301
I have absolutely no photoshop skill or ability but made this by making mirror images of the press pic and adding the RC F grill insert. Looks great.
good work, looks great
Old 12-17-14 | 11:12 AM
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The wheel is really well done

Kind of like 5 silver tuning forks set onto a Ti colored G Spyder wheel

Hoping they dropped a twin turbo V8 in there to differentiate from the RC-F but not expecting it
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The current BMW M5 is 560hp. Hopefully the GS F can come close to it or slightly exceed it...

The Audi S6 has 420hp which Lexus will exceed that hp easily, however the RS6 has 553hp!

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Old 12-17-14 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
it is going to be 480-500hp... i guess thats half baked, should be 650hp? :-)
The former are the dreaded numbers to me, ...... & over 600 only in your dreams ...
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They have completely redesigned the front end. I wonder what they did to the rear?
I think this is the first time when GS gets a refresh this big.
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Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
They have completely redesigned the front end. I wonder what they did to the rear?
I think this is the first time when GS gets a refresh this big.
New front end looks much sharper, but 4GS 's main design problem is always with the rear, I hope the change will be significant, and match that of the front.
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
New front end looks much sharper, but 4GS 's main design problem is always with the rear, I hope the change will be significant, and match that of the front.
True, they can't leave the butt looking the way it does right now. It just won't work with the new front end. My guess is the tails will change, they will look closer to what LS and IS has right now.
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GS-F would be cheaper, barely more than RC F.
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Originally Posted by Gojirra99
New front end looks much sharper, but 4GS 's main design problem is always with the rear, I hope the change will be significant, and match that of the front.
this how i dislike the current 4gs front end is one thing, but i always say the problem is the side and rear, too toned down and don't flow well with the aggressive front. the new front looks like an improvement i think, and all depends on sides and rear now.

i do like the wheels and the brakes, look good.

and the spec, honestly, i don't hold that much hope
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Liking the refreshed front end so far. I certainly hope that the GS-F will be much more than a 4-door RC-F, with much more power and much more use of lightweight materials.
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Originally Posted by ydooby
Liking the refreshed front end so far. I certainly hope that the GS-F will be much more than a 4-door RC-F, with much more power and much more use of lightweight materials.
good thing about GS is that it wont weight too much more than RC-F... so in its class, it should be light. I doubt there will be some big weight savings from a bit more use of aluminium, it does not work that way. Reading over Audi's Q7 weight info, doors, trunk, hood, of aluminium saves 53lbs.. and GS already has roof, trunk, suspension, right? That car is already light.
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Originally Posted by Trexus
The current BMW M5 is 560hp. Hopefully the GS F can come close to it or slightly exceed it...

The Audi S6 has 420hp which Lexus will exceed that hp easily, however the RS6 has 553hp!
The s6 received a bump for 30, its now 450



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