New GS450h Grill unveiled ...
09-02-09, 07:23 AM
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New GS450h Grill unveiled ...
09-02-09, 07:39 AM
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Saw that on the Lexus Japan website awhile ago. I don't like it...
09-02-09, 07:44 AM
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09-02-09, 08:08 AM
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I cannot believe Lexus is going to continue this theme with the ugly hybrid grill. Did Lexus just hire the grill designer from Acura ?
09-02-09, 08:22 AM
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so what's up with this?
the slats are at different angles?
the 2010 IS gets the mesh grille.
that would go well with the GS
09-02-09, 08:32 AM
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it is not as bad as the LS hybrid grill...
09-02-09, 12:25 PM
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agree.. not as bad as the LS
09-02-09, 01:01 PM
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look at this ugly crap
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09-02-09, 01:15 PM
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it is not as bad as the LS hybrid grill...
Yeah but why change it at all, the old grill looks fine.
09-02-09, 04:40 PM
Yeah I have no interest in it but its not ugly, that would be going way overboard
09-10-09, 04:46 AM
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It seems like the guy who designed the Avalon's grill, also designed the new grills for Lexus' "HYDRID" models!!!
DON'T FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKEN!!!
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09-11-09, 09:42 AM
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Of all the things that I could think of for Lexus to change/improve on the GS 450h, the front grill did not make my list...
I would much rather have seen infotainment improvements that give me better entertainment and navigation options...and of course more power would always be welcome.
09-11-09, 01:22 PM
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agree.. not as bad as the LS
agree, the ls600hl new grille is just horrible, but this one isn't that much better
09-11-09, 01:26 PM
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Well, if you don't like the grill, you can get an aftermarket one
09-13-09, 01:56 PM
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It seems like the guy who designed the Avalon's grill, also designed the new grills for Lexus' "HYDRID" models!!!
DON'T FIX IT IF IT AIN'T BROKEN!!!
Yes it looks totally like the avalon's grille. Makes the Ls600hl look like an avalon from the front. Totally ugly.
I am really worried that Lexus is going back to its old ways of making excellent but unattractive cars. The whole L-Finesse line was excellent.