There’s no doubt about it. The Lexus RC coupe and IS sedan get a lot of attention on this site. Why wouldn’t they? They’ve got the looks, they’ve got the power (especially in F spec), and they have even more of both by the time you all are done modding them.
The same goes for the GS sedan. All four generations of the four-door have stately lines, luxurious interiors, and a variety of engine options, all of which only improve after your tweaks.
You all have shown us a variety of personalized GSs – from an unofficial 2GS version of the almighty F to a fourth-generation GS with some badass visual and sonic upgrades. We’re showing them love below.
Staggered3 put his two hands and his whole heart into his GS. We’d have to have 0 brains to not love its lowered ride height, illuminated door sills, and awesome two-tone wheels.
Lexus may not call JeffTsai‘s car a GS F, but it’s one to us. It’s got the wheels of an F (an IS F, to be exact), high-performance brakes, stronger suspension and chassis hardware, and 914 rwhp. F. Yes.
You can see the work bigblack06 put into his GS – during the day or in the dead of night. His calipers glow in the dark. Whether you have your eyes open or closed, you’ll be able to hear the exhaust on bigblack06‘s car.
Over the course of several years, Kyle Harty has transformed his GS400. New springs, cooler wheels, LED lights, and LS 460 projectors up front, just to name a few changes. Here’s to more years and more great alterations.
Haste doesn’t always make waste. However, biggame quickly used window tint, custom grey paint, aero add-ons, and matte graphite wheels to make his GS look as great as it does now.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
Where do you go for answers when you have a Lexus with a gorgeous leather interior but are not sure about how to maintain that luxurious look? The "Club Lexus" forums, of course.