Lexus considering GS Coupe
07-27-11, 09:02 AM
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Why no 6? 
That, as I see it, was one of the problems with the 2Gen SC. The standard V8 and folding-top made it so expensive (61K to start) that a lot of people who wanted one probably couldn't afford it. For what the 2Gen SC ran, you could get a brand-new LS.
(Welcome back, Andrew, BTW......you don't seem to have been posting much in CAR CHAT).
That, as I see it, was one of the problems with the 2Gen SC. The standard V8 and folding-top made it so expensive (61K to start) that a lot of people who wanted one probably couldn't afford it. For what the 2Gen SC ran, you could get a brand-new LS.(Welcome back, Andrew, BTW......you don't seem to have been posting much in CAR CHAT).
pretty much the same why i don't think SL and 6 should have 6
07-27-11, 09:35 AM
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If this GS coupe is produced how would it stack up with the 6-series? The 6-series is technically closer price wise to the 7-series than the E-class coupe. Where would this GS coupe be positioned?
07-29-11, 11:05 AM
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Lexus IS-C is competing with the 3-series and C-Coupe. The GS-C will complete mostly w/ the E-Coupe & A5. 6-Series is too expensive and large. I don’t think V6 & V8 is bad idea for GS-C, but they have to make a pure V8 coupe with the SC & V10 SC-F. Make the SC complete with the 6 and the SL.
08-01-11, 12:00 PM
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i still say it depends. if the sc stays and base on gs platform, then i say no. i am still not a big fan of just making the sedan into coupe. the s class coupe didn't go too well, the cl is much better. sometimes it's hard to make a sedan (of this size) into a coupe
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Agreed 100%. Proper SC > GS coupe.
08-01-11, 04:41 PM
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not anything like the 2sc. sc430 is a cruiser, it has nothing sporty about it imho. lexus can use a real coupe (2 door) in the size of the gs. but i really don't see why it has to be a gs coupe. if i want a coupe and have that kind of money, i probably want something that looks more different from the sedan. kind of like how 5 and 6 series
08-01-11, 05:00 PM
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I always thought Lexus dropped the ball on making an IS an true coupe in vain of the Infiniti G coupe. I'm with everyone else in Lexus would need to completely have different foundation for a GS coupe and not just a shrunken down 4 door GS. Wouldn't this car be competition for the A5 considering size and class?
08-01-11, 05:37 PM
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I always thought Lexus dropped the ball on making an IS an true coupe in vain of the Infiniti G coupe. I'm with everyone else in Lexus would need to completely have different foundation for a GS coupe and not just a shrunken down 4 door GS. Wouldn't this car be competition for the A5 considering size and class?