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4 minute review of the Lexus GS350 AWD.

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Old 01-20-10, 10:03 AM
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Default 4 minute review of the Lexus GS350 AWD.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BY6myRY8wc

As usual fit, finish, material, and engine are great, BUT ...........
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iphone for 0-60? that says a lot...
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what version of the GS has ML but an all leather steering wheel?
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iphone for 0-60? that says a lot...
I couldn't have said it any better.
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I just got my 06 gs430 (similar enough to comment), and I don't get how he thought there was no room. I'm taller than him, and my head NEVER hits the roof, and I've never seen my passengers' knees hit the back of the front seats, not even close.

Plus, the handling (with sport mode on), is great for a car that size. I AB'd the IS350 vs my gs430 when I was car shopping, and while the is350 was more nimble, it wasn't that big of a difference. It does extremely well for it's size.

And testing the acceleration with an Ipod? I'm not sure if that was a joke or if it was serious - either way I laughed.
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Uhhhhh, that was ok at best.
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The F-Sport springs made a noticeable difference in handling in my AWD. No more body roll, the car stays BMW-like flat through the curves.
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who is this douche bag?
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Originally Posted by daudi81
I just got my 06 gs430 (similar enough to comment), and I don't get how he thought there was no room. I'm taller than him, and my head NEVER hits the roof, and I've never seen my passengers' knees hit the back of the front seats, not even close.
Maybe he didn't realize that he could adjust the height of the seats. I'm 6 feet tall and have my seats all the way down and have at least a couple of inches of room and I don't even drive like I'm in a la-z-boy.

Even so, he could always just recline it back further and move it closer to the steering wheel there is no reason why anybody who isn't freakishly tall should have issues in a GS.
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who is this douche bag?
lmfao...lmfao...glad to see you around O.G
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Originally Posted by daudi81
I just got my 06 gs430 (similar enough to comment), and I don't get how he thought there was no room. I'm taller than him, and my head NEVER hits the roof, and I've never seen my passengers' knees hit the back of the front seats, not even close.

Plus, the handling (with sport mode on), is great for a car that size. I AB'd the IS350 vs my gs430 when I was car shopping, and while the is350 was more nimble, it wasn't that big of a difference. It does extremely well for it's size.

And testing the acceleration with an Ipod? I'm not sure if that was a joke or if it was serious - either way I laughed.
granted he probably didn't adjust the seat correctly, the interior space of the 3gs is clearly lacking imho. it's not as spacious as the 2gs, and it's also not as specious as the e class and 5 series as well.

when i am in the back seat of the 3gs, my knees do hit on the back of front seat unless i sit completely upright
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