Originally Posted by Afrosheen

Nah, it'll be special enough with a 454hp V8. I always said this car needed +50hp to begin with, this will be great. Plus, I don't like V10's unless you can really see and hear them, ala Lamborghini and the Audi R8. Put that baby under glass out back. The RC-F could do it.

Originally Posted by Diesel350

Meh, if they stick another boring V8 in this car I think a lot of people including me will be taking a more serious look at BMW and Mercedes V8 TT's.

Originally Posted by jjscsix

454 hp is boring? I have a tt BMW. I like it, but I still have a love of high reving NA engines as well. And I'm not marrierd to the BMW logo. I will very seriously consider a GSF with that engine if it out when my lease is up a year from now.

Originally Posted by Diesel350

I'm not saying that 454 hp is boring. I'm just saying that 454 hp v8 in a big boat like the GS is boring. I'd rather opt for a smaller sedan like the C63 AMG with 450 hp for the fun factor if I'm just going with a V8. And if you really wanted to increase the fun factor in the C63 you can go with the 507 Edition with 507 HP.

Originally Posted by Hoovey2411

As have every other publication. Take it with a grain of salt. They're regurgitating the same info we've known for months it's nothing new. We've had many threads on this, and looking at your join date you've missed a few big ones.

For the next several years Lexus plans to highlight F and F-Sport as a marque for the brand. This year it's the RC F garnering the spotlight as a 2015 model. Hence and like I wrote earlier, the GS F is likely as a 2016 in 2015.

And about the IS F, again we've known for months that the IS F will not return or rather put on hiatus. When the 4GS debuted I posted a picture of the engine bay to show the ample space between the engine block and radiator, GS F is coming and we know it'll have a V8. Same thing happened when I went to Torrance/Irvine in April of 2013 before the 3IS was launched in June, I noted the space or rather lack of space in the engine bay. Lexus built the 3IS with no intention of putting a V8 in it.

Now about two months ago I posted a thread; The Official Future of Lexus Thread, with some great news. A twin turbo V6 and twin turbo V8 are being developed. With the 250/350 powertrains coming up on a decade of service there's an excellent chance these new FI mills will debut in/on 2016/models. Most likely IS, GS, RC and LS.

Originally Posted by Hoovey2411

While it's likely the GS F will receive the latest 5.0L V8 going into the RC F, this engine is a bridge engine and probably their last efforts in NA, so there's an off chance that if the GS F debuts late next year/early the year after it'll have one of the new gen powertrains namely a FI TTV8 mill. That of course is speculation, as the next gen LS and upcoming LF-LC flagships may be graced with new FI powertrains first.