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No the GS250 is not available in the states. The closest car we had available in the states was the GS200t
Interesting. I wonder why? Its actually not that bad, and my first preference was to actually get the 250 over the 350. Its obviously quieter and smoother but it actually drives very well. I find the 350 to be externally a bit rough and noisy which goes against most of Lexus's philosophy!
Installed these bad boys today. Got done, stepped back and admired my handy work, then immediately found out that the luxury package 19's have the wrong offset. Had to laugh at myself. Time for wheels, I guess.
Interesting. I wonder why? Its actually not that bad, and my first preference was to actually get the 250 over the 350. Its obviously quieter and smoother but it actually drives very well. I find the 350 to be externally a bit rough and noisy which goes against most of Lexus's philosophy!
You know us Americans....size matters We like our cars to be like us...Big and Loud.. <JK> Actually I don't think I've ever seen a 200T in person and from what I understand they didn't sell well. I wonder if the 250 not coming here had something to do with how that fit in to Lexus's overall fleet for CAFE standards in the US. The 200ts were all over the used market when I was trying to search for my 350.
Installed these bad boys today. Got done, stepped back and admired my handy work, then immediately found out that the luxury package 19's have the wrong offset. Had to laugh at myself. Time for wheels, I guess.
What MY Lux are we talking?
I thought the 19s on the Lux and F Sport are the same offsets so this would be a difference between all 19's on any GS350 and the special 19s on GS F? (The photo is a GS F part correct?)
I thought the 19s on the Lux and F Sport are the same offsets so this would be a difference between all 19's on any GS350 and the special 19s on GS F? (The photo is a GS F part correct?)
2015 Lux and these are indeed GS F calipers. The 19s on my Lux have a 45 offset (if I'm looking at the right markings on the back side of the wheel. I too thought the wheels were the same, so imagine my shock.
It was getting late, so maybe I overlooked something. I'll take another look in the morning.
2015 Lux and these are indeed GS F calipers. The 19s on my Lux have a 45 offset (if I'm looking at the right markings on the back side of the wheel. I too thought the wheels were the same, so imagine my shock.
It was getting late, so maybe I overlooked something. I'll take another look in the morning.
Looks like 19" Lux and F Sport are 45 (front) / 60 (rear) (assuming RWD). GSF is 50 (front) / 43 (rear)? It lists it as inset - which (if I understand correctly) is the same as positive offset. This is outside my area of knowledge - but hopefully it helps.
You know us Americans....size matters We like our cars to be like us...Big and Loud.. <JK> Actually I don't think I've ever seen a 200T in person and from what I understand they didn't sell well. I wonder if the 250 not coming here had something to do with how that fit in to Lexus's overall fleet for CAFE standards in the US. The 200ts were all over the used market when I was trying to search for my 350.
I think the 200t is really underpowered, however the 250 is pretty good. For every day driving its fine. I am jealous of some of the larger suv's you guys get over there. By the time we import them + convert to RHD they are well above $100k
I think the 200t is really underpowered, however the 250 is pretty good. For every day driving its fine. I am jealous of some of the larger suv's you guys get over there. By the time we import them + convert to RHD they are well above $100k
After your earlier post I was trying to do some reading on the 250. I never knew it existed and it was a bit hard finding info. Then trying to convert the L/100km to MPG was fun! Thank god for online conversion calculators!
Definitely sounds like a decent daily driver for some folks. Would have been interesting if it had come here. Given that it's mileage was a little better but not as good as the 200t I still suspect it had something to do with the CAFE standards. Also realized I have a bit to learn on the Toyota/Lexus engines.. 4GR vs 2GR, FSE vs FKS. Looks like we also missed the 300h? That could have been interesting too. I suspect the marketing folks at Lexus know their markets and had their reasons...
After your earlier post I was trying to do some reading on the 250. I never knew it existed and it was a bit hard finding info. Then trying to convert the L/100km to MPG was fun! Thank god for online conversion calculators!
Definitely sounds like a decent daily driver for some folks. Would have been interesting if it had come here. Given that it's mileage was a little better but not as good as the 200t I still suspect it had something to do with the CAFE standards. Also realized I have a bit to learn on the Toyota/Lexus engines.. 4GR vs 2GR, FSE vs FKS. Looks like we also missed the 300h? That could have been interesting too. I suspect the marketing folks at Lexus know their markets and had their reasons...
We get quite a few models here, i myself even had to do some research to find the differences between them all. If you want to see detailed stats on cars use the below link, its one of the main vehicle selling websites in AU. Click on a car then click the specifications tab to get more specs:
As you can see from the list, we have: GS250, 350, 200t, 300, 300h, 450h and the gsf
Specs for the 250 are:
Engine Code
4GR-FSE
Power
154kW @ 6400rpm (sounds low, however for every day driving, its really not that much different to the 350 in traffic, it actually goes pretty nicely).
Torque
253Nm @ 4800rpm
08-22-20, 04:49 PM
We like our cars to be like us...Big and Loud.. <JK> Actually I don't think I've ever seen a 200T in person and from what I understand they didn't sell well. I wonder if the 250 not coming here had something to do with how that fit in to Lexus's overall fleet for CAFE standards in the US. The 200ts were all over the used market when I was trying to search for my 350.
