Here comes the IS350 - pressure on GS430?
#1
Driver School Candidate
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: California
Posts: 47
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
The pressure will be on Lexus to upgrade the GS430 and even the GS300 rather quickly, now that the IS350 is on the horizon with 300+hp.
AutoWeek just featured it on this week's magazine.
AutoWeek just featured it on this week's magazine.
#4
Lexus Champion
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
People are going to buy the GS430 for it's size and power, not really for a performance machine. Plus, the GS430 has almost 50 lb-ft of torque on the IS (i believe the IS has some 277ish?), and torque > HP in these kinds of cars.
#6
Lexus Champion
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by costanza
The story I read on Edmunds said the new IS was built on same "platform" as the new GS. Not sure what that means.
![Uhh...](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/1387914497.gif)
Unless the GS has a lot of body overhang, or has some misplaced axles, I don't see it being possible, as the new IS is supposedly 3/4 the size of the GS.
Trending Topics
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by nsg1000
is the new gs460 going to be different than the 06 gs430 i just bought? that sucks..
Platform does not mean the exact same, there are tooling differences. And there is ANOTHER Lexus executive who stated the IS is its own platform. So I am not sure who to believe yet.
#10
Lexus Test Driver
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
The original IS was a derivative of the then GS, with most of the suspension parts being almost the same. They were at least related in that way.
The current GS is slightly different than the 98-05, with most of the new suspension bits being up front, the rear is pretty similar to the previous.
What they most likely meant was the parts are similar to the current new GS in the same way the previous IS was related to the GS.
I took a peek under a new IS that was parked the other day, looked pretty much like the new GS from the quick peek under there. They still have them fully disguised around here even though the car has been announced and debuted already, I guess they still don't want to affect sales of the current car at least as far as the general non-car-enthusiast public goes. Crazy though I see these test cars almost every day for the past couple months!!! They also have a new fully disguised Scion xA putting around with them.
The current GS is slightly different than the 98-05, with most of the new suspension bits being up front, the rear is pretty similar to the previous.
What they most likely meant was the parts are similar to the current new GS in the same way the previous IS was related to the GS.
I took a peek under a new IS that was parked the other day, looked pretty much like the new GS from the quick peek under there. They still have them fully disguised around here even though the car has been announced and debuted already, I guess they still don't want to affect sales of the current car at least as far as the general non-car-enthusiast public goes. Crazy though I see these test cars almost every day for the past couple months!!! They also have a new fully disguised Scion xA putting around with them.
#12
Lexus Champion
![Default](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Originally Posted by enigma354
I do think they'd better put the new NAVI in the GS ASAP.