Nice....

Looking forward to the "F" Steering wheel...





Also, looking forward to making some nice & easy bolt on parts for this 2013 GS Model!!!






Amazing that the test drive & photos were right in our backyard!!

Santa Anita Horse Race Track - Arcadia, Ca .


~ Joe Z

 

On these pics it appears there may be an F-Sport logo taped over at the bottom of the steering wheel.
Wondering if this may be the GSF given the sport pedals & Steering wheel, 19" gunmetal wheels, etc. They've got all of the interior trim taped over, and if it's traditional wood, I wouldn't think they would bother. Maybe they've gone with the Piano Black theme, but I'm wondering if there's carbon fiber under that tape.
GSF???

 

Some of the articles mentioned test driving GS-F's, so you're probably correct in that the taped up interior parts are likely to be carbon fiber.

 

Any idea on the official release date?

 

man the interior is so nice

 

It's rumored that the 3IS will launch in 2013 as a 2014, and I'm betting that the GS will get the V6/8AT combo at that time, to coincide with the IS launch. Might be 2014 as a 2015. Who knows. The tranny is the only thing I'm not LOVING about this car right now

 

Very positive for the most part. Liking what I see a lot.

I wonder why there's no mention of the rear seat comfort or trunk space in any review though. Were they so rushed to get out of the cars? The whole point of getting the GS over the IS is for the practicality in rear seat comfort IMO, so someone should've pointed it out or at least snapped a few pictures for us. That has been a major downfall of the current-gen. Knowing that the wheelbase remains unchanged, I'm very curious to find out if they have improved this critical aspect.

 

Gee, if I wanted to buy a BMW, I would just do that, and get a better powertrain too. The same old V6? Sigh.

The GPS display looks like a clone from my Sienna. I am concerned that they took an existing system and slapped the remote touch on it as hack instead of building a new UI around a different input device.

 

A GS-F with the usual V6? That would be more than embarrassing.

 

It could be a GS-F.. but I doubt it's ready yet...

It looks it could be an F-Sport variant of the base GS350...

Giving more emphasis on the F-Sport factory built version..

Like we have with the 2011 IS250 & IS350 F-Sport Factory built Models
(not including the IS-F)




Will see more once they pop that hood...


~ Joe Z

 

It seems the GS350 gets standard steering paddles instead of being exclusive to the F Sport. Notice there is an extended driver's seat cushion on the red interior model. IMO, this interior is second only to the LFA in the Lexus lineup. The interior and driving dynamics seem promising, but lets hope the exterior does not disappoint.

 

Looks like an HUD button. I wonder if the head's up display will be improved/revised compared to the RX.

 

Mutli threads.... not sure where i should discuss ???


Since there is a running thread in the GS Forum too & I already posted there. !

~ Joe Z

 

If you look closely at the foglights there seems to be a circular bulb rather than the LED strips from the concept. I guess you can't get everything! Also is there a center divider on the grill? Difficult to tell, I can only make out the license plate holder and it goes past the camo.



Everything else is looking good though, the interior is phenomenal.

Edit: From this shot there seems to be a center divider, the sensors are poking through the camo:



But that is the F-sport model.

 

Looks to be 2 different fog light designs... Regular GS looks like circular, but the f-sport doesn't...