Lexus GS350 F sport blazes through slalom at 69.7 mph

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12-03-11, 09:38 PM

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Duh!!! LOL

People have been saying that you can really feel the rear wheel steering kicking in which is pretty sweet. Would love to drive one someday and feel it for myself...but they still say it's not as sharp as a 5-series though.

maybe the E60. The F10 gained 400lbs

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12-04-11, 01:53 PM

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wonderful competition for 535i and 528i... Does anyone know how much of the sales pie those two are?

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12-04-11, 02:09 PM

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wonderful competition for 535i and 528i... Does anyone know how much of the sales pie those two are?

3:55 minutes into this video Mark Templin says 95% of cars in this segment are not V8s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUfWMFcrZTA

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12-04-11, 02:57 PM

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Interesting:
http://www.insideline.com/audi/rs4/2...07-bmw-m5.html

Better slalom and skidpad than E60 M5, and slightly edging out the RS4.

Similar to CTS-V and M3:
http://www.insideline.com/audi/rs4/2...07-bmw-m5.html

pretty cool for "just" an sport package.

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12-04-11, 06:28 PM

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Whats funny is this is stock...I don't think it has a LSD and with even sticker tires like Super Sports and other mods we are talking about 70mph plus possibly.

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Wow, thats less than half a second slower than a Porsche 997 Turbo which is insane. This is indeed winning but it would be even better if it had a V8.

Wow, nice to know that.

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3:55 minutes into this video Mark Templin says 95% of cars in this segment are not V8s.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUfWMFcrZTA

And he is right, that is a fact but you should still offer it, e[B]specially when they have multiple V-8s to offer[/]B]

Yet they are going with the GS 450h which will only be 10% of GS sales

Going to get a Guinness now

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12-04-11, 11:26 PM

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assume exact same driving condition, that would be awesome. although tests were done 4 yrs apart so theoretically a lot of variables

nonetheless i think this is brilliant of what lexus has done

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12-05-11, 10:17 AM

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assume exact same driving condition, that would be awesome. although tests were done 4 yrs apart so theoretically a lot of variables

nonetheless i think this is brilliant of what lexus has done

same track and similar temps, so yeah, pretty similar or at least as similar as you will get without it being comparo....

I think best part is that it is only a bit slower than IS-F but a LOT more comfy.

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12-05-11, 11:19 AM

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yup, i think that's very important. getting the performance without jeopardizing ride quality too much.

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12-05-11, 11:39 AM

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Video of it on the track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E75p0IOICfY

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12-05-11, 09:11 PM

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very impressed. sucks to be me, i am stuck with my 3GS for another 7 years!

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12-06-11, 04:21 AM

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Very impressive! The GS350 FSport has gotten the attention and praise of the 5 Series drivers on the Bimmerfest forum as well.

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12-06-11, 05:16 AM

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Nice! And I don't hear anyone complane about ride being to stif! Good job LEXUS!!

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12-06-11, 09:12 AM

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Video of it on the track:

Is this the TRUE exhaust note from the GS, not audioly computer enhanced?

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12-06-11, 11:18 AM

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Is this the TRUE exhaust note from the GS, not audioly computer enhanced?

If you watch the Lexus Media Video Presentation thread I posted...

.. What you are hearing is a new intake with Valve/Baffling system they have created to give the New GS350 an audible pressence from the Intake Department