Mr. Burns

This car as well as many other Japanese cars being launched soon have been in development long before the earthquake and tsunami.

seanlee

well. i didn't like the grill on the concept car, however, i would much rather have that grill than what it has on the production car.

this doesn't look good Lexus, you got to change something there.

rominl

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rominl

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hard to say. people said 8 speed was overkill as well when lexus debut ls460 with it

Justin2JZ

I still think the 8 speed is still kind of overkill. I don't want a car that has as many gears as some semi trucks.

DajonDondo

I hope they made a mistake and this is the new ES350 .....

I cant imagine the GS-F looking like this and selling.

rominl

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but then again that contributes a lot to the gas mileage people get. as long as the computer is designed right, shifting should be quite smooth and shouldn't be looking for gears all the time.

by comparison, i would rather have gears than cvt. i still can't get over the funny feeling driving the 450h and 600hl

Blackraven

I think the car looks neat............however the wheels featured here look like ****.

Probably some higher specs rims (or something from the F-sport versions) would be appreciated.


P.S.
Needs 50 gears as well as at least two gears for reverse .

Pretty soon, these vehicles will have more gears than any bicycle

Though
If you want that many gears, then why not just go for a CVT (which has INFINITE speeds and gear ratios)?

venom21

Grown on me a little bit, just going to have to accept that this is the new face of Lexus.

RXSF

quite sure this is the real deal, it features the correct lines and details of the camo-ed versions. I dont think it looks bad...it looks like a Lexus. Depending on how those rear lights look when they are lit can made a huge difference.

The only think that bothers me is the length of the car from those pictures, but hopefully the rear deal wont look as truncated as it does here

MPLexus301

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This body + blown out fenders with air vents, quad exhaust, bigger wheels, and mesh grille would be pretty hot, IMO.

BNR34

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True. But even when a project is 100% done, they still have to get approval for production. They can kill it anytime or change direction at any given time.

BNR34

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Definitely. The 450h and 600h feels ok to me, but still a little weird, I would prefer real gears. Now all the economy cars with CVT, those are unbearable.

CVT feels weird, that's why. I don't think any real car enthusiasts actually like any CVTs.

RXSF

CVTs arent that bad, at least in my RX. the sound they make...yeah, but in terms of feeling, I dont even notice there arent any gears

TorontoIS

I don't mind the CVT in my RX 450h either. It makes for really really smooth acceleration without those shifts. You do get used to the lack of rpms going up and down over time.

I still think we're going to find that the GS will look much better when we see it tomorrow in the good shots that I'm sure they'll be releasing. I think people are getting themselves too worked up over these Chinese shots.