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2009 GS450h - 40% bigger trunk????

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Old 09-05-08, 10:40 AM
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Default 2009 GS450h - 40% bigger trunk????
The 2009 GS 350, GS 350 all-wheel drive, and GS 460 luxury sport sedans carry over unchanged, with each receiving a 0.6-0.7 percent increase or $300. The GS 350 will have a base MSRP of $44,850, the GS 350 all-wheel drive will be $46,800, and the GS 460 will be $53,320. The 2009 GS 450h hybrid luxury sport sedan receives an increase in trunk capacity of more than 40 percent, yielding 10.6 cu. ft. of space. It will have a base MSRP of $56,400, an increase of 1.1 percent or $600.

thats awesome news... damn it . I want that 450h badly.
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Still not big, but definitely better
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wow, this is good news. i agree it's still very small, but at least it's better than a golf bag capacity
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Definitely addresses a weakness with the current 450H
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Now........ how about a damn sport package !
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Were there any other updates mentioned, such as color choice changes for
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Not bad! But still small.
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Awesome news! I"m glad I didn't buy an '08 model! So where did you get this quote from? Link? Thx.
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40% more trunk space - so that means the hybrid battery is smaller? And what kind of weight savings would there be, assuming it's a smaller battery?
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how come they can't put the battery under the rear seat?

what a bad location
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
how come they can't put the battery under the rear seat?

what a bad location
yeah but by then you will be complaining about the head room
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yeah but by then you will be complaining about the head room
Not to mention you might have a really hot bum if the battery starts getting warm!
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Originally Posted by Stormforge
40% more trunk space - so that means the hybrid battery is smaller? And what kind of weight savings would there be, assuming it's a smaller battery?
it is not smaller, probably either repackaged or repositioned...

it might be still small, but this is now only 10% less than GS350 AWD, vs 50% less from before... This is now becoming usable, unlike before.
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Great move by Lexus. That is a big difference.
 
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Great move by Lexus. That is a big difference.
so mike, time for you to sell your gs too and get something NEW
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