Rumors of the GS-F Rise Once Again

Lexus has really been stoking the fires lately, with hints of a performance coupe from their UK blog, and now this. Product planning chief, Karl Schlicht, says he would love to build a high performance GS-F. The debut of a super coupe would go a long way towards improving Lexus’ image. It would also probably be really, really, fun. 

Of course, there’s no details on the power-train, but the word on the street is this fantasy GS-f could be powered by a detuned version of the LFA’s 4.8L V10. The GS-F would be different, with the V10 being tuned with an emphasis on low-end torque. This is probably a good idea, considering the LFA’s V10 is fairly high-strung similar to race car. In all likely-hood Lexus learned from BMW’s last M5, which while good, was criticized for lacking torque. At least in comparison to Mercedes AMG line.