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10-22-16, 03:09 PM
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Newbie ..cannot find model description thread
Hi all,
I'll bet there is a thread which will explain the differences in all the lexus models, but so far I have not found it via searching or lookng. Help please. Thx!!!!
I'll bet there is a thread which will explain the differences in all the lexus models, but so far I have not found it via searching or lookng. Help please. Thx!!!!
10-22-16, 03:58 PM
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Welcome to CL. 
We can, and actually do, discuss a number of the differences between the various Lexus products (as, of course, the other automakers as well) right here in CAR CHAT. So, if there is a particular question or comment you have about any of them, you can raise it here (or start a new thread).
We also have a specific forum for maintenance/technical questions....but also, to an extent, discuss that here as well.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/maintenance-11/
We can, and actually do, discuss a number of the differences between the various Lexus products (as, of course, the other automakers as well) right here in CAR CHAT. So, if there is a particular question or comment you have about any of them, you can raise it here (or start a new thread).
We also have a specific forum for maintenance/technical questions....but also, to an extent, discuss that here as well.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/maintenance-11/
10-22-16, 04:08 PM
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Thanks MMarshall.
I've always admired Lexus's and now I'm in the market for a used sedan. There are so many forums with so many different models I was hoping for a rule of thumb ...what is compact, what is mid size ..which are full size etc.
I found that at wikipedia ....Hope it is okay to share here. I'll add it on to the end of this post. If that is not allowed mods please remove. I don't want to start out on the wrong foot.
Anyway I am shopping around. I drove an 06 GS 350 today. Nice car. It was AWD, had 204k on it and had hail damage and lots of scratches. No wonder it was priced at 6500. Pics looked great but up close it was pretty bad. But even with 204k on the clock if not for the hail damage and scratches I would have seriously considered this one.
I'm also looking a LS 430. I've heard great things about this model being rock solid and a great car that can be picked up for under 10k.
I wonder about the ES base model. I see a few of them in my price range. Are they the cheapest Lexus in the mid size catagory? They seem bigger in pics but the list I found said it is a mid size.
Any tips sure appreciated.Model year introductions
I've always admired Lexus's and now I'm in the market for a used sedan. There are so many forums with so many different models I was hoping for a rule of thumb ...what is compact, what is mid size ..which are full size etc.
I found that at wikipedia ....Hope it is okay to share here. I'll add it on to the end of this post. If that is not allowed mods please remove. I don't want to start out on the wrong foot.
Anyway I am shopping around. I drove an 06 GS 350 today. Nice car. It was AWD, had 204k on it and had hail damage and lots of scratches. No wonder it was priced at 6500. Pics looked great but up close it was pretty bad. But even with 204k on the clock if not for the hail damage and scratches I would have seriously considered this one.
I'm also looking a LS 430. I've heard great things about this model being rock solid and a great car that can be picked up for under 10k.
I wonder about the ES base model. I see a few of them in my price range. Are they the cheapest Lexus in the mid size catagory? They seem bigger in pics but the list I found said it is a mid size.
Any tips sure appreciated.Model year introductions
- CT: compact FWD
- 2011 Lexus CT 200h
- 2014 Lexus CT 200h
- IS: compact RWD/AWD
- 2000 Lexus IS 200/IS 300
- 2006 Lexus IS 250/IS 250 AWD/IS 300/IS 350/IS 220d
- 2008 Lexus IS F
- 2010 Lexus IS 250 C/IS 300 C/IS 350 C/IS F
- 2011 Lexus IS 220d
- 2013 Lexus IS 250/IS 350/IS 300h
- 2015 Lexus IS 200t
- HS: compact FWD
- 2010 Lexus HS 250h
- 2013 Lexus HS 250h
- ES: midsize FWD
- 1990 Lexus ES 250
- 1992 Lexus ES 300
- 1997 Lexus ES 300
- 2004 Lexus ES 330
- 2007 Lexus ES 350
- 2010 Lexus ES 240
- 2013 Lexus ES 250/ES 300h/ES 350
- 2015 Lexus ES 200/ES 250/ES 300h/ES 350
- GS: midsize RWD/AWD
- 1993 Lexus GS 300
- 1998 Lexus GS 300/GS 400
- 2001 Lexus GS 430
- 2006 Lexus GS 300/GS 300 AWD/GS 430/GS 450h
- 2008 Lexus GS 350/GS 350 AWD/GS 460
- 2013 Lexus GS 250/GS 350/GS 350 AWD/GS 450h
- 2015 Lexus GS 200t/GS 250/GS 350/GS 350 AWD/GS 450h/GS F
- LS: full-size RWD/AWD
- SC: coupé/coupé convertible RWD
- 1992 Lexus SC 300/SC 400
- 2002 Lexus SC 430
- 2006 Lexus SC 430
- RC: coupé RWD
- 2014 Lexus RC 300h/RC 350/RC F
- 2016 Lexus RC 200t
- LC: coupé RWD
- 2016 Lexus LC 500/LC 500h
- LFA: exotic sports coupe RWD
- 2011 Lexus LFA
- 2012 Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package
- NX: compact crossover FWD/AWD
- 2014 Lexus NX 200t/NX 300h
- RX: midsize crossover FWD/AWD
- GX: midsize sport utility vehicle AWD
- 2003 Lexus GX 470
- 2011 Lexus GX 460
- 2014 Lexus GX 460
- LX: full-size sport utility vehicle AWD
- 1997 Lexus LX 450
- 1999 Lexus LX 470
- 2008 Lexus LX 470/LX 570
- 2013 Lexus LX 460/LX 570
- 2016 Lexus LX 570
- CT F Sport
- 2011 Lexus CT 200h F Sport
- 2014 Lexus CT 200h F Sport
- IS F Sport
- 2011 Lexus IS 250/350/200d/250 C/350 C F Sport
- 2013 Lexus IS 250/300h/350 F Sport
- GS F Sport
- 2013 Lexus GS 350 F Sport
- 2013 Lexus GS 450h F Sport
- LS F Sport
- 2013 Lexus LS 460 F Sport
- 2013 Lexus LS 600h F Sport
- RX F Sport
- 2013 Lexus RX 350 F Sport
- 2013 Lexus RX 450h F Sport
- NX F Sport
- 2014 Lexus NX 200t F Sport
- RC F Sport
- 2014 Lexus RC 350 F Sport
- IS: compact RWD/AWD
- 2003 SportDesign IS 300
- 2007 Limited Edition IS 250 X
- 2007 Neiman Marcus Edition IS F
- 2007 "Elegant White" IS 250/350
- 2009 Special Edition IS 250 SR
- 2009 "Red-edge Black" IS 250/350
- 2009 "Blazing Terracotta" IS F
- 2010 "X-Edition" IS 250
- 2010 IS 350 C F Sport Special Edition
- 2011 Stone Works "Sunrise" IS 250
- ES: midsize FWD
- 1996 Coach Edition ES 300
- 1999 Coach Edition ES 300
- 2000 Platinum Edition ES 300
- 2004 SportDesign ES 330
- 2005 Black Diamond Edition ES 330
- 2009 Pebble Beach Edition ES 350
- GS: midsize RWD/AWD
- 2000 Platinum Series GS 300/400
- 2001 SportDesign GS 300
- 2007 Neiman Marcus Edition GS 450h
- 2009 "Passionate Black" GS 350/460/450h
- 2009 "Meteor Black" GS 350/460
- 2011 Stone Works "Sunset" GS 350
- LS: full-size RWD/AWD
- 1997 Coach Edition LS 400
- 2000 Platinum Series LS 400
- 2007 Neiman Marcus Launch Edition LS 600h L
- 2009 Pebble Beach Edition LS 600h L
- SC: coupé/coupé convertible RWD
- 2004 Pebble Beach Edition SC 430
- 2005 Pebble Beach Edition SC 430
- 2006 Pebble Beach Edition SC 430
- 2007, 2008, 2009 Pebble Beach SC 430
- 2010 "Eternal Jewel" SC 430
- LFA: exotic sports coupe RWD
- 2012 LFA Special Edition
- RX: midsize crossover SUV
- 2001 SilverSport Special Edition RX 300
- 2002 Coach Edition RX 300
- 2005 Thundercloud Edition RX 330
- 2009 Pebble Beach Edition RX 350
- 2011 Stone Works "Sunlight" RX 350
- LX: full-size sport utility vehicle
- 2007 Limited Edition LX 470
- LF series concepts
- 2003 LF-X: crossover
- 2003 LF-S: luxury sedan
- 2004 LF-C: convertible
- 2005 LF-A: sports coupe
- 2006 LF-Sh: hybrid luxury sedan
- 2007 LF-Xh: hybrid crossover
- 2008 LF-AR: roadster
- 2009 LF-Ch: compact hybrid
- 2011 LF-Gh: hybrid touring sedan
- 2012 LF-LC: hybrid coupe
- 2013 LF-NX: small crossover SUV
- 2013 LF-C2: RC convertible
- 2015 LF-SA: Compact car
- Production-based concepts
- 2003 Lexus IS 430 sports sedan
- 2004 Carolina Herrera SC 430 CH
- 2005 Milan Design Week "L-finesse" LF-A
- 2006 Milan Design Week "Evolving Fiber" LS 460
- 2007 Higashifuji Driving Simulator LS 460
- 2007 Milan Design Week "Invisible Garden" LS 600h L
- 2008 Milan Design Week "Elastic Diamond" LF-Xh
- 2008 IS F Racing concept
- 2009 LS 460 ITS-Safety Concept
- 2009 Crystallised Wind LFA
- 2010 IS F CCS Concept
- 2010 CT Umbra
- 2011 CT Racing concept
- Other concept vehicles
- 1994 Italdesign Lexus Landau: hatchback
- 1995 Lexus FLV: station wagon
- 1997 Lexus Street Rod: roadster
- 1997 Lexus SLV: sport luxury vehicle
- 1997 Lexus HPS: sports sedan
- 1999 Lexus Sports Coupe: convertible
- 2003 Lexus HPX: crossover
- 2009 Lexus HB: hybrid sports motorbike
- Number Série
- 2002 Lexus 2054
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lexus_vehicles
10-22-16, 06:19 PM
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Obviously I can't talk about all those models in just one post, but since you you specifically mentioned the LS430. I've always had a very high opinion of that car, and considered it one of the best overall products Lexus ever built.
You also mentioned an 06 GS350 AWD. I'd avoid that particular model. Consumer Reports tagged the older, 3rd-generation GS AWD models as one of the very rare Lexus models to have worse-than-average reliability...not the case with the RWD models. Of course, with much of that long list you provided, they are old vehicles, where reliability could end up being an issue anyway.
You also mentioned an 06 GS350 AWD. I'd avoid that particular model. Consumer Reports tagged the older, 3rd-generation GS AWD models as one of the very rare Lexus models to have worse-than-average reliability...not the case with the RWD models. Of course, with much of that long list you provided, they are old vehicles, where reliability could end up being an issue anyway.
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