LasVegasGS

What was the Official 0 to 60 on a GS400? I mean the number that Lexus had posted on there website back in 98-00

I know this question has been asked and I did do a search and came up with noting Sorry for the repost

gs400998

http://www.lexus.com/cpo/model_detail/gs/400/2000.html
Lexus got their numbers from Motor Trend.

Performance

- 0-60 mph acceleration 5.7 seconds[6]
- 1/4-mile acceleration 14.3 seconds[6]
- Top track speed 149 mph (electronically limited)[6]
- Fuel consumption 17/24 mpg city/highway[7]
- Aerodynamic drag coefficient 0.29

chivas

Now what are the specs after certain mods? :-)

LexFather

I am going to need ya'll use SEARCH . This has been discussed hundreds of times. Welcome to Clublexus, please use the knowledge already spit.
GS 400, fastest time 0-60
Edmunds 5.4
Car and Driver 5.7
Motor Trend 5.7
Car and Driver 6.1
It varies but the car is fast period.

LexFather

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...0+acceleration

I answered the same questions here and provided links backing it up.
Speed And Luxury
For the drivers of fast and luxurious cars, where budget considerations are secondary, some exciting automobiles beckon.
The new Lexus GS400 and GS300 are literal rocket ships with a 300 hp 32-valve 4-cam V-8, and a 225 hp double overhead cam straight 6, respectively. Motor Trend says the GS400 will do 0-60 mph in 5.7 seconds. Lexus claims that the GS 400 is the fastest production (automatic) sedan in the world. I wonder what Jaguar thinks about that. Jaguar's new XJR has a supercharged 32-valve V-8 that puts out 370 horsepower and does 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. The Lexus models don't cost as much, at $45,000 for the GS400 and $37,000 for the GS300. The Jaguar XJR costs a tall $67,000, and the (unsupercharged) XJ8 a mere $55,000. For those with the money, these are the speed-king sedans for 1998. For the life of me, I don't know where this sort of performance can be used, which is why I shouldn't be allowed to own one.
from: http://www.sandiegometro.com/1998/jan/roadtest.html

I FOUND IT!!

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests...lexu/index.html

Road Test: 1998 Lexus GS 300 / 430

Photography by Mac DeMere, Kevin Wing & C. Van Tune
Motor Trend, 1999-01-01 00:00:00
With the '98 GS Series, Lexus attacked BMW's 5 Series head-on, producing sport sedans with both rocking performance and pampering luxury. It was especially significant that we honored the GS Series with the '98 Import Car of the Year Award, since the 5 Series was the '97 ICOY winner.

What could be better than having a Lexus GS Series in our long-term test fleet? How about having twoaa GS 300, with its 225-horsepower DOHC inline six, and the beyond-potent, 300-horse DOHC V-8 GS 400.

The silky 4.0-liter/300-horsepower DOHC V-8 blasts the GS 400 0-60 mph in under 6 seconds.

Our GS 300 started with a base price of $36,800. We added power moonroof ($1020), booming Nakamichi 260-watt audio system ($1200), six-disc in-dash CD changer ($1050), and leather seat trim ($1710), which pushed the bottom line to $42,436, just shy of the $44,800 base price of our GS 400. With moonroof ($1020), heated front seats ($420), high-intensity discharge headlamps ($500), GPS-based navigation ($2250), Bridgestone Potenza RE030 235/45ZR17s ($215), and CD changer ($1050), the GS 400's sticker rose to a lofty $50,911. Our surveyed GS 400 owners reported paying an average of $48,551 for their cars.
A near clean-sheet redesign for '98, the GS Series replaced the pleasant, but pricey and uninspiring, GS 300. No one dares call the new GS Series "uninspiring." And the new GS 300 was an unheard of 25 percent less expensive than its predecessor. "Wholly mind-blowing," we called it. The first GS 300 we tested ripped off a quick 7.6-second 0-60-mph run, while the GS*400 blasted 0-60 mph in a shocking 5.7 seconds. (Since then, we've gotten 5.8- and 5.9-second 0-60 runs from GS 400s.) Stopping distance 60-0 mph was within a foot of 113 feet on both models. The 300's handling numbers were respectable, 0.80 g on the skidpad and 60.9 mph in the slalom; but the GS 400 was sports-car spectacular, 0.87 g on the skidpad and 66.9 in the slalom. A '99 GS 400 returned a whopping 0.90 g on the skidpad and 65.9 mph in the slalom.
Our editors' comments in the GS 400's logbook were gushing: "A gourmet blend of sport and luxury worth savoring." "Absolutely one of the best sedans ever made." "When you accelerate, it seems the world slows down around you." "The nav system is great, once you get the hang of it, and super easy to program." "Acceleration is like riding an arrow from a bow: smooth but immediate." Surveyed owners also gave high praise: "The best car I've ever owned!" "With the superior acceleration and handling, it gives me confidence in any traffic situation." A few owners complained of road and wind noise, vibration in the steering (possibly associated with complaints about tires), and electrical and computer woes. Still, 93.4 percent of surveyed owners said they'd recommend the GS 400 to a friend.

The GS Series was the subject of at least three technical service bulletins or recalls (one of which we had a hand in discovering): to replace a problematic engine-control module, to correct cold-shifting transmission trouble, and to change a yaw-rate sensor in the stability control system. The latter would interpret electromagnetic waves from cell phones or, in our case, a two-way radio, as a command to aggressively apply the brakes.

The GS 300 and GS 400 offer a delicious blend of pampering luxury and, especially for the 400, neck-snapping performance. When our year with the pair ended, the keys had to be literally pried out of our hands

Crap this is the one year test review.....

LexFather

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Car-stats claims their numbers for 01 GS430 are from June 01 Motor Trend 0-60: 5.9, 1/4 13.9.
Found only 0-60 time for the GS430 online at Motor Trend but no 1/4M number:
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests...exus/index.html

Road Test Results in May 02 Motor Trend shows these numbers for 01 GS430:
Issue date September 2001, 0-60 6.0, 1/4M 14.4/98.9

Motor Trend tested 98 GS400 back on November 97 and numbers are:
0-60 5.7, 0-100 15.1, 1/4M 14.3/98.2

Not sure the 1/4 M time of 13.9 for GS430 at car-stats is accurate. I have seen many GS4 discussions on CL on how to break 14 seconds for the 1/4M


http://pda.edmunds.com/used/1998/lex...894/specs.html

1998 Lexus GS 400 4 Dr STD Sedan


Edmunds2Go! Specs
Specs | Dimensions | Colors | Safety

Type: Midsize Sedan
Where Built: Japan
Performance:
Acceleration (0-60 mph): 5.4 sec.
Road Holding Index: .83 g
Base Number of Cylinders: 8
Base Engine Size: 4 liters
Base Engine Type: V8
Horsepower: 300 hp
Max Horsepower: 6000 rpm
Torque: 310 ft-lbs.
Max Torque: 4000 rpm
Drive Type: RWD
Turning Circle: 36.1 ft.

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garnet92

Hey Sick – here’s a thought – why not accept volunteers to compile individual subjects into a CL “knowledge-base”. Another natural subject for the Library.

We tried something similar years ago for quality wheel manufacturers. Over several weeks, all of the CL experts contributed their thoughts about wheels – which mfgs. to avoid, which ones were good, etc. As far as I know, that list isn’t easily available to a newbie. It ought to be in a “subject” repository as a single document – not requiring someone to wade through hundreds of posts to finally find it.

The same is true of your exhaustive stats in this thread. There ought to be a single document summarizing all of the statistics covering the GS4 from all sources in one place – under “Performance Stats, compiled by: 1SICKLEX”.

It’d be a one-time job (with minor updates when warranted) for each subject. I’ll bet it wouldn’t be difficult to get members to volunteer to do the “legwork” to compile a kind of white paper on each subject.

Imagine giving members (another member’s privilege) single-click access to EVERYTHING there is to know about “De-Badging”, “LSDs”, “Wheel Offset” – the list goes on.

Haven’t been on CL much lately due to job demands, so if this is a stale idea ......
Nevermind.