rominl

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the ls460 does show the numbers, but absolutely nothing on the location of the tire. most other luxury cars i have seen, they at least tell you which wheel is low. and on my s550 for example, it shows the number AND location.

just showing the number is silly, what's worse is ls460 has 5 numbers because the spare has tpms too. some people spend the time to check pressure and "associate" the 5 lines of numbers with the location. but that becomes useless next time they do tire rotation, because all numbers are still the same but the locations are all changed.

that's why i said i rather know the corner than the number.

sorry for the nail joe, hope the tire is repairable. given my luck, every time i see the tpms light on my lexus, it will be the LAST tire i check before i see the damage as well... sigh...

the tpms definitely work, no doubt on that.

on my other cars, every time you rotate tires (you can still rotate wheels left and right even on isf/m3 as long as tires are asymmetric), all you need to do is to press a button and all the sensors will be re-initialized and their new locations memorized.

definitely something lexus HAS to implement imho

jjscsix

Most GM vehicles have shown the actual pressure for ten years now, and many other vehicles do (including our Acura TL and one of my motorcycles)>

It will take a lot to get me to buy another car that does not show them all. Here is why. Let's say I'm on a busy freeway and an orange light comes on telling me there is a low tire. I don't have enough information know if I have a complete flat, or one tire has just gone below the preset pressure (which is usually plenty high enough to drive on). Do I get into a very dangerous situation to pull over to the shoulder and have to actually walk around the car to find the low or flat tire, or do I drive on to a safe place to stop?

I think in some ways they are actually creating a more dangerous situation by not showing what is really going on. I had a Cadillac CTS a couple of years ago go flat on a Houston area freeway, and I was able to actually watch the pressure go down on the dash readout and I was able to make a very informed decision on what action to take.

rominl

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unless you have a blowout you should never just stop at the shoulder

not arguing the usefulness of having the numbers of course

jtrue28

So according to the picture with the mirrors, F-Sport colors are Black, Nebula, Red, Platinum and White. I was somewhat hoping they would have a "special" color as well, but maybe they'll hold off on that for the GS-F (yeah right). Also, I was hoping the F-Sport would have more power, again, not the case. I like the looks of the F-Sport better, but I would like to have 350+ HP as well. The plain GS350 looks too much like an ES....no thanks.

bitkahuna

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wonder why lexus tpms display doens't show which tire!? my explorer and friend's acura TSX both show which tire. the acura is nice because you can just review the pressure at each wheel. my explorer doesn't show any info, only when a tire is low - i think it says something like 'left rear pressure low'.

TF109B

I think you need to wait and see it in person. I've seen so many ES's, they look nothing like this new GS, even from just seeing pictures of it, I can tell it's much closer to the IS, not the ES.

onihc

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did the 3gs have a trunk open indicator light on the dash? or will the 4gs be the first mid sized lexus with a trunk open indicator?

spwolf

pretty sure new Lexus sedans will show location as well, as new Asian Camry does.

Stormforge

^ on my 2010 RX450h, the tpms doesn't tell which corner has the leak even tho it provides tire pressure for each wheel. perhaps the new lexus sedans showing which corner has a leak is only for jdm vehicles only? hopefully the 4GS will not only show tire pressures but also which corner has the leak.

spwolf

i would assume camry got it simply because it is newer car and they started putting that tech in... so expect it in other FMC models as well.

flipside909

Here's some video I took from SEMA. Photos to come:


GS F Sport ride with Scott Pruett & KREW:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whQgcyZhq48

GS F Sport hot laps with Joe Bacal and Scott Pruett:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q-LrOjFl84

jtrue28

I'm referring to the front grille only. The horizontal grille lines have "ES" written all over them. The F-Sport spindle design is the way they should have gone...just like the LF-Gh.

bigblack06

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The thing drives like an animal.

Gustavo250

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i dont know if this is a repost....but here you go







http://www.autoguide.com/gallery/gal..._9569.JPG.html

Mr. Burns

Regardless of what you think of the design as a whole, it does look expensive: