RayKnight

All that awesome then they put wood trim?? Are you sure its the GSF? Sounds like the normal GS.

8spd

My apologies to the OP, don't mean to hijack/derail the thread.

But yeah, I am sure its the GSF. The pictures can be seen on autotrader.ca. The Lexus.ca specification says "Carbon Composite Interior Trim", but clearly the first batch of cars ain't delivered as such in Canada.

Slightly back on topic. Another little thing that irks my OCD is that even with the red interior, the stitching on the dash is still blue. But I would still prefer the red interior over black though. Much sexier.

RayKnight

I actually like the blue stitching. My M3 has it too. Its subtle enough it does not bother the red seats at all i think.

yardie876

Agreed. Blue is the signature "F" color and I like that they incorporated it (subtly) in the interior.

8spd

Like I said, it's just my OCD and individual preference. I do like the blue stitch on the gear ****, it accents nicely.

Kinda like the Red/Blue stitching on the steering wheel and gear ***** on BMW M cars. The dashboard stitchings, I do prefer the color to match the main interior color theme, which they do on the BMW M cars as well. But a rather minor detail indeed.

703

I have the same AA80E 8-speed with my 2010 GS 460 and it does take a while to downshift. I am surprised Lexus haven't made the down kick faster (they have had plenty of time - AA80E was introduced in 2007) - so maybe its not software related but mechanical?

disguy

that ///M3 in the back is soooo nice.

RayKnight

Thanks! Its a wild beast of a car for sure. Lots of fun.

RayKnight

My IS-F kicked down hard and fast. So its hard to say. Maybe it just needs to break in. I had about 30k on the IS-F when i got rid of it. She was well beaten in

rominl

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gorgeous interior on the m3. and 6mt too, awesome!!!!!!!!!!

rominl

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it has to do with the design. on the isf, when put in sport, the tq converter is locked and the shifting it much faster and like you said -- hard. the same tranny on the gs460 or the ls460 has no such mode to lock the tq converter

703

Interesting. What about the RC F and GS F?

mikedozz

Quick question for the OP - since you have the beast M3 as your crazy true sports car, what made you get an M5 or now GS-F as a second car and not a more relaxed car like a 7 Series or LS when you don't feel like driving aggressive.

I am just curious since they lie within the same price ranges, I just like to see peoples thoughts on cars

RayKnight

M3 actually replaced the M5. The GSF replaced my X5 as my daily car. I still have the X5 for a few months but its put away. 7 series is a nightmare. Its ABSOLUTELY AMAZING yes but always broken. ALWAYS. lol. This is the truth. Also, its just too big. The LS, i drove one and it was way too underpowered and boring for me. Just too quiet and mushy. I like sportier cars but the M3 is at the extreme end. Its always angry. Not nice to drive the family in. Too loud, power hits REALLY hard and ride is pretty harsh even in comfort mode. I drive that car alone on warm sunny days when i can really enjoy it. The GS-F drives almost like an LS when you are not pushing it but transforms into a very fun car when you get on it. The LS is ALWAYS quiet, comfy and boring and never fast and fun. GS-F is a perfect mix. I think the closest car to the GS-F is the BMW 550i but thats another 10k over the GS-F loaded up how i like it. Also, its outdated and due for a complete re-design coming out next year. I will probably look hard at that when the GS-F lease is up but right now, for mid 80k range, the GS-F is damn hard to beat!

RayKnight

I thought it had the same tranny. I do recall about the TQ lockup on the IS-F. Maybe thats why it felt faster and more solid shifting. I did not know the GS-F omitted this.