Facelifted Lexus LS600h, GS450h and IS250 F-Sport Unveiled
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Well they are pretty new to the dedicated performance line (forget L-Tuned) game and they have to start somewhere. Sadly the market conditions currently aren't great...but i'm pretty optimistic about the "F" line.
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The GS hybrid and IS are looking good, nice to see continual updates and additions to the IS line. LS hybrid, the grill I don't mind that much. It's not pretty, but it's not ugly, it's just ok. The GS hybrid grill I quite like, very interesting design.
LS front bumper change is certainly dissapointing, but good thing we won't be dealing with this for long since the LS gets a redesign soon. The regular LS facelift looks good however, especially the "F-Sport" package for the LS. I am also very interested in the detailed changes the GS hybrid received as well as the LS in general. From brochure pics the 2010 LS interior looks to be quite nice and improved.
As for criticism of the F cars, be patient everyone. Only 1 F car now, but soon the LF-A arrives as the top dog in the F lineup, and as a halo car for Lexus (and Toyota) in general. In a few years we are also supposed to be getting the GS-F. If the car arrives with the rumored V10 from the LF-A, it will be full of win.
LS front bumper change is certainly dissapointing, but good thing we won't be dealing with this for long since the LS gets a redesign soon. The regular LS facelift looks good however, especially the "F-Sport" package for the LS. I am also very interested in the detailed changes the GS hybrid received as well as the LS in general. From brochure pics the 2010 LS interior looks to be quite nice and improved.
As for criticism of the F cars, be patient everyone. Only 1 F car now, but soon the LF-A arrives as the top dog in the F lineup, and as a halo car for Lexus (and Toyota) in general. In a few years we are also supposed to be getting the GS-F. If the car arrives with the rumored V10 from the LF-A, it will be full of win.
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I feel like this grille COULD have worked if they relocated that top bar to the bottom to balance out the space.
Something like this:
Something like this:
Last edited by MPLexus301; Sep 16, 2009 at 11:13 AM.
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looks atrocious no matter what you do to the grille.
still looks like a giant avalon.
it lost all of its lux appearance.
and WTF is up with the exhaust pipe outlets? did they change the top inner corners just because Hyundai ripped them off?
the old exhaust tips look way better.
now it just looks retarded and dented. looks like a clown car now.
still looks like a giant avalon.
it lost all of its lux appearance.
and WTF is up with the exhaust pipe outlets? did they change the top inner corners just because Hyundai ripped them off?
the old exhaust tips look way better.
now it just looks retarded and dented. looks like a clown car now.
Last edited by dunnojack; Sep 16, 2009 at 11:53 AM.
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looks atrocious no matter what you do to the grille.
still looks like a giant avalon.
it lost all of its lux appearance.
and WTF is up with the exhaust pipe outlets? did they change the top inner corners just because Hyundai ripped them off?
the old exhaust tips look way better.
now it just looks retarded and dented. looks like a clown car now.
still looks like a giant avalon.
it lost all of its lux appearance.
and WTF is up with the exhaust pipe outlets? did they change the top inner corners just because Hyundai ripped them off?
the old exhaust tips look way better.
now it just looks retarded and dented. looks like a clown car now.
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With each new Lexus release or facelift, there is a very predictable pattern that usually occurs:
- pics with bad lighting/bad angles are posted, a lot of people criticize the design
- better pics are posted, more people like the design
- people see design in real life, even more like it
- people get used to the design on the roads, most people end up liking it
Most of the Lexus facelifts or new designs end up growing on people, because of the subtleties in the design that people start to notice and appreciate.
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. It screams Fusion to me now. I thought the LS was perfect before...
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Last edited by Mind18; Sep 16, 2009 at 04:13 PM.