4GS mega thread (UPDATED; preview drives, specs, more interior pics)
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i hope at least they bring a prototype.
gauge the consumer reaction, and modify if necessary. the GS is pretty critical.
if it's a hit, maybe some people might hold off buying an E or 5, and wait till 2012
gauge the consumer reaction, and modify if necessary. the GS is pretty critical.
if it's a hit, maybe some people might hold off buying an E or 5, and wait till 2012
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Has this link been posted yet (re: 4GS): http://www.autoblog.com/2011/03/10/r...-new-york-aut/
I love the FT-86. Would be nice if this paint scheme was available on the 4GS.
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I just dont get it, did I just go back in time to 2004 with these "spy pics"
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-s...us-gs/#3437976
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-s...us-gs/#3437976
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I just dont get it, did I just go back in time to 2004 with these "spy pics"
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-s...us-gs/#3437976
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/spy-s...us-gs/#3437976
Oh and if they are really bringing the GS to NY show, then I'll be there on the opening day for sure
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It would be great to see the next GS at the New York show. I have been anticipating some debut this winter/spring for a year now. I hope Lexus gets it right.
The color on that FT-86 looks like smokey granite. I sure hope the FT ends up being called a Toyota and not a Scion. I think they will loose a lot of sales if it ends up being a Scion. It needs to be the next Celica.
The color on that FT-86 looks like smokey granite. I sure hope the FT ends up being called a Toyota and not a Scion. I think they will loose a lot of sales if it ends up being a Scion. It needs to be the next Celica.
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dunno if this is old news or already been discussed, but i was thinking maybe lexus will not do a V8 for the 4GS, only a v6 and hybrid of some kind. i think this makes sense with fuel economy and that lexus has made hybrids a key part of its strategy. i think the v8 model will just continue to have very low sales and not add much to the brand any longer (although i love the quiet, smoothness, and low end torque of v8s!). thoughts?
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seems like more and more info about the car debut later in the year. need some serious thinking now...
batman, just a little OT
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/f10...ve-f10-m5.html
seems like it might not be auto, i don't think you can say it's confirmed
batman, just a little OT
http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/f10...ve-f10-m5.html
seems like it might not be auto, i don't think you can say it's confirmed
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Or they might offer it anyway, just like now, as low volume option.
however, if the manage to package hybrid well, there is really no need for ordinary V8.
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lexus of course has 3 small to midsize models IS, ES, GS lines where BMW, Audi, and MB do with 2 models (3/5, A4/A6, C/E) which for lexus as least, dilutes the more specialized GS. it's debatable which strategy is better, because the ES is perfectly adequate and desirable (with the more expensive/complex rwd and other components) and costing less to make gives it an edge over 4/A6/E. i think it short changes the IS some though, which is less functional/small than the 3/A4/C models.