Lexus designs have for the most part gotten it right the first time. Rarely do they make a huge change during a model cycle.
This helps with Lexus cars keeping a strong identity and with re-sale value. Do you want your 50k luxury car having huge changes in 3 years? No. The major players understand that, subtle changes to their cars. You also won't see a new GS every 5 years.

The 3GS while not perfect to look at is one of the better looking cars and one of the best "styled" cars in class.
The 1GS facelift in 1996 changed not much as did the 2001 2GS facelift.

 

What is odd is the IS and LS and ES have the dumbo sideview mirros but not the GS

 

yeah. like the 5 series.
i can't tell which one is the 2004 model vs 2007 unless i look it up on the internet
very subtle changes.

 

I've wondered the same thing but am happy to have it that way. Not a huge fan of the dumbo ears. I think the GS mirrors are the same as the LS430's.

 

Whew, glad to see this is likely NOT the full redesign. It warms the heart. There is still hope. Everyday, for the past couple of months, I've scoured the net for any glimpse of this redesign. Nada.

Haven't had this much anticipation for a new release since ... the new Tool, or the new Porcupine Tree, or the new Dream Theater. Toyota is like Fort Knox with this secret.

 

Wow, didn't know the rear view mirrors are mounted differently til this post

 

thank god they didn't do it. i don't like the setup on the IS and ES at all, especially on the IS, they are so darn big! on the LS it looks much better coz' the size of the car

for the GS, the current setup is much better

 

I'm glad they didn't change that much, I have another 2 years on my lease and I didn't want my car to look that dated..now no reason to worry

 

Also they changed the ES 350 side mirrors for 08...no turn signals in them though.

 

lol, I'm mixed..maybe if I owned one with them. I do like the fact the 3GS gains sideview blinkers.

 

But then it'd be redundant to add the JDM side markers!!!

Hmmm... Which one to do...

 

outside the bump in overall power, nothing excites me to want to pay what the dealers are going to want for it when it first come out...I would wait till 2009 when a few more cosmetic changes probably will take place.
But i am glad no major changes this soon on the gen 3 and happy with the 430...

 

Why is it that all the guys that just got 07 GS's hate the looks of the 08?

I think the 08 will have a number of subtle attractions, interior and exterior. As the 3rd year of production, I see it as the perfect time to jump in. Nits and picks should be pretty much resolved (rattles, features, creature comforts, brake dust, etc.). And, there's still several years before a significant body style change makes it look dated.

Love my 06, but seriously considering trading it in on an 08 and keeping it for the duration (5+ years) as it should be a well-sorted car to parnter with for the long haul.

 

I just re-read through every single post in this thread. Exactly which 07 owner hates the looks of 08? There isn't much difference and it'd be hard to "hate" something that's only subtly different.

 

How do you know there isn't much difference on the 08?

Have you seen any pics of the new 08? Can you share them with us?

Because if you've read this thread thoroughly, you'd know that picture floating around this thread IS NOT THE NEW 08 GS. It is, AT BEST, a protoype showing the beginning stages of 1, maybe 2 of the 10+ rumoured changes.

For all you know, when Toyota releases the final product with ALL of the changes, there WILL be a lot of difference - subtle or otherwise.