xspencex Posted April 15, 2005 Report Share Posted April 15, 2005 for the 5th year running... read more HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspencex Posted April 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2005 Visited Lexus Glasgow today, had a poke around the new GS, smart looking car very classy, if anybody buys the one in the show room, they'll be getting a cracking deal.. I dropped a pound under the driver seat and couldn't reach it...I was gutted.. Staff were very pleasant, they're having a launch night next Thursday for the GS so any Scots about to spend money on a new 5 series or E-class should get themselves down to Lexus for a look..its a serious alternative...unless you need diesel.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 What - still no diesel option in the GS????? Major boo-boo on Lexus behalf. They better hurry up and stick one in (decent one too) Shape wise, it looks much like the original GS. Much prettier than the last gen GS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 17, 2005 Report Share Posted April 17, 2005 Its going to have hybrid technology and a new diesel as yet unknown. Emissions laws in a lot of european countries are going to mean that diesels might be banned in major cites or some might because of the particulates that they produce. Yes filters are coming but they are expensive. The diesel engine that they are going to put in the GS is going to be powerful enough to go in the new LS as well so things look good on that front. If the new IS 220d's 2.2 with 174bhp and 300lb ft of torque are anything to go by and a few very new features they have used things are looking very good indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspencex Posted April 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2005 Autocar's review of the GS see HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted April 24, 2005 Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 Yeah saw the review them seem pretty impressed by it. Not sure I agree with some of the marks that were given in the magazine to be honest as subjectivly on things like interior and safety it wipes the floor with the BMW/ Merc on all accounts. But they do say the handling is very close to the German 3 and that it is extremely refined. Looks good as well, though I think the IS250 has the edge on that front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xspencex Posted April 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2005 The quality of the interior IMO was better than both the BMW and Mercs, maybe not Audi's.. what I did notice was Audi use very soft touch materials that look good when new but bot 3 years later when scuffed..Lexus don't seem to use this instead they use harder plastic that keeps its quality rather than collecting scratches etc.. Lexus is still not a logical or a stylish inside an an Audi or Mercedes yet..but I think thats personal opinion rather than lexus getting it wrong.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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