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Old 07-13-11, 09:02 AM
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those side mirrors look like they were stolen from an SUV, hopefully they wont make it to production version


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Old 07-13-11, 09:06 AM
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Looks like half Audi, half BMW.
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Old 07-13-11, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
yeah man.

all i care about is.............. does it have a gaping grille or not ?




this picture makes the car look very unfinished.

i hope it looks much better with the handles and mirror and moldings tacked on.

the 5 series, in comparison, just looks more balanced and proportional......with less of a front overhang
I think the problem is that Lexus got lazy and doesn't seem to bother to develop a new chassis for the new GS, as evident by the LF-Gh still having the same 112.2-inch wheelbase as the current GS, by far the shortest in class, and with that comes likely the smallest rear legroom once again. The 5-series has a 116.7-inch wheelbase in comparison.
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Old 07-13-11, 09:42 AM
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I really wish Lexus was a bit more creative with the DRL.

It's always gonna be compared to Audi.



Instead of a string of LED bulbs, they should have done some type of LED "tube" that diffuses the light.

Something like these:





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Old 07-13-11, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
I really wish Lexus was a bit more creative with the DRL.

It's always gonna be compared to Audi.



Instead of a string of LED bulbs, they should have done some type of LED "tube" that diffuses the light.
Reminds me of the neon lights outside the bars. But I like it kinda.
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Old 07-13-11, 09:49 AM
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I am dying to see what it looks like, BMW really did an impeccable job in terms of styling with the F10. Though I am a BMW fanatic, I hated the E60's design; Lexus did a great design job on the 2GS not so much on the 3GS so I am hoping that this 4GS will be to lexus what the F10 is to BMW. The F10 seems like a more natural progression from the E39 which is a classic design like that of the 2GS.



Ps. I hope this car also comes equipped with fold-down rear seats, still can't understand why Lexus omitted this from the 3GS.....

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Old 07-13-11, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rocks
I am dying to see what it looks like, BMW really did an impeccable job in terms of styling with the F10. Though I am a BMW fanatic, I hated the E60's design; Lexus did a great design job on the 2GS not so much on the 3GS so I am hoping that this 4GS will be to lexus what the F10 is to BMW. The F10 seems like a more natural progression from the E39 which is a classic design like that of the 2GS.



Ps. I hope this car also comes equipped with fold-down rear seats, still can't understand why Lexus omitted this from the 3GS.....
good point, i still don't understand why they don't offer fold down rear seats either.
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Old 07-13-11, 10:08 AM
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Doesn't the current Avalon have LED tubes for the rears?
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Old 07-13-11, 10:24 AM
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https://www.clublexus.com/forums/6529985-post1099.html

don't want to repost everything (big post), so i just do the link
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Originally Posted by jre002
Looks like half Audi, half BMW.
lol, a good thing then?
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Old 07-13-11, 10:29 AM
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I don't know about you guys but to me this shot makes it look a lot like the CT:

4GS mega thread (UPDATED; preview drives, specs, more interior pics)-w6hv6.png


I like the CT and all but the biggest mistake they can make with the 4GS is create a larger CT sedan:



Originally Posted by SNiiP3R
those side mirrors look like they were stolen from an SUV, hopefully they wont make it to production version.
They were stolen from the CT and will probably make it to production.

Here is an enhanced front shot, you can see the zigzag grill (probably the F-sport trim) and the lower fascia.

4GS mega thread (UPDATED; preview drives, specs, more interior pics)-ypjfb.jpg
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4GS mega thread (UPDATED; preview drives, specs, more interior pics)-nmmlo.jpg

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Old 07-13-11, 10:32 AM
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Now if the GS 450h avgs 30 MPG...that can change my mind......still want a GS F.....

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If you look closely at the headlight array, you'll see that the reason the LEDs look like they are separate lights is that there is a film on the headlights with little circles cut out to make them look that way. You can see it in particular on the shot of the car sort of a frontal 3/4 view.
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Old 07-13-11, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by rominl
good point, i still don't understand why they don't offer fold down rear seats either.
higher structural rigidity as well as improved NVH.
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