GS compared to the IS
06-09-14, 06:11 AM
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GS compared to the IS
I have owned an IS for many many years now and am in love with the car. Just the way when I hit the accelerator the car goes flying. Surprising those that think Lexus cars are heavy and slow. How is the GS drive performance compared to the IS?
I haven't test driven the car yet because I don't plan to purchase right now or the near future. I am just curious because I think my next purchase might be a GS.
I haven't test driven the car yet because I don't plan to purchase right now or the near future. I am just curious because I think my next purchase might be a GS.
06-09-14, 07:55 AM
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I have owned an IS for many many years now and am in love with the car. Just the way when I hit the accelerator the car goes flying. Surprising those that think Lexus cars are heavy and slow. How is the GS drive performance compared to the IS?
I haven't test driven the car yet because I don't plan to purchase right now or the near future. I am just curious because I think my next purchase might be a GS.
I haven't test driven the car yet because I don't plan to purchase right now or the near future. I am just curious because I think my next purchase might be a GS.
06-09-14, 08:29 AM
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Interesting that the consensus seems to be that the GS is just an IS that offers more space and luxury. I test drove the ES-H but didn't like the hybrid's lack of enthusiasm for my spirited driving. So I don't think I would like the hybrid in the GS either so it would come down to the F-SPORT or the AWD.
06-09-14, 08:40 AM
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Interesting that the consensus seems to be that the GS is just an IS that offers more space and luxury. I test drove the ES-H but didn't like the hybrid's lack of enthusiasm for my spirited driving. So I don't think I would like the hybrid in the GS either so it would come down to the F-SPORT or the AWD.
Do some research on a GS 450h.
338 hp and it performs.
However priced at over $70k the way I'd would want it, overpriced.
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06-09-14, 08:48 AM
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At 70k range might as well get LS 460.
06-09-14, 08:59 AM
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GS is the better car naturally overall. The IS is sportier mind you the GS is sportiest in class. The IS has fold down seats and those trick gauges in the F-sport and some of the comfiest seats I've sat in. The IS is more stylish though some may think too styled.
Between the two, the GS all day.
Between the two, the GS all day.
06-09-14, 11:08 AM
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coming from a 08 is350 this car is a snail. don't be fooled. I'm only saying this because i have a very heavy foot, i like driving occasionally with trac off. like someone mentioned 8 speed is a drag, wish i had my 6 speed back. between an 14' is or gs thats a tough one. if i had to do it again id get an is, but what swayed me into this gs was a great lease deal.
06-09-14, 12:06 PM
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Interesting that the consensus seems to be that the GS is just an IS that offers more space and luxury. I test drove the ES-H but didn't like the hybrid's lack of enthusiasm for my spirited driving. So I don't think I would like the hybrid in the GS either so it would come down to the F-SPORT or the AWD.
06-09-14, 02:47 PM
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Umm they both have the 8-speed transmission. 2013 GS had the six-speed across the board. changing to Sport+ should modify the transmission's shifting characteristics to suit your needs.
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06-09-14, 03:03 PM
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I've spent a lot of time in the IS300, the IS250, and then test-drove the GS350 and current IS350. I miss the IS300 for what is was, less luxury and more sport (5-spd manual, LSD, inline six), but realistically know that it's very unlikely that Lexus will build something like this again.
Compared to the 2nd Gen-IS, I wasn't a huge fan of the third-gen IS. A few little things missing here and there (cheaper materials, leather is no longer standard, I might be wrong, but interior lights weren't LEDs, some controls felt lower cost, etc.). Add in higher pricest, and I wasn't all that impressed with the 3IS. If it wasn't for reliability concerns, the IS350 w/F-sport isn't priced far from a 335i.
In the GS however, everything was a step-up, materials, fit/finish, GPS unit, Audio. Nearly every surface you touch has some thought put into it. Real wood/aluminum, real leather, LED interior lighting, 19" wheels w/F-Sport. Look at the little touches like lighting inserted into the interior door-lock latches, and across the trim in the doors.
A loaded IS350 w/F-sport easily gets to the high 40s, to me the GS was a better value all around and a far less "common" car. To the casual observer, an almost $50k IS350 is the same car as the base IS250. The GS was a different class of vehicle. Given the choice, i'd rather look at lower end GS's rather than loading the IS up, maxxing out the price. Great incentives on the GS make it only slightly more than the IS.
The GS felt better, especially at higher speeds. For those complaining that it feels slow, did you turn on Sport +? Did you put your foot down? In regular or ECO mode the GS feel heavy and cumbersome, in Sport+ it completely changes.
Unless you're looking for smaller size, i can't think of a compelling reason to pick the IS350 F-Sport over the GS350 F-sport, especially when the GS's incentives narrow the price gap quite a bit.
Compared to the 2nd Gen-IS, I wasn't a huge fan of the third-gen IS. A few little things missing here and there (cheaper materials, leather is no longer standard, I might be wrong, but interior lights weren't LEDs, some controls felt lower cost, etc.). Add in higher pricest, and I wasn't all that impressed with the 3IS. If it wasn't for reliability concerns, the IS350 w/F-sport isn't priced far from a 335i.
In the GS however, everything was a step-up, materials, fit/finish, GPS unit, Audio. Nearly every surface you touch has some thought put into it. Real wood/aluminum, real leather, LED interior lighting, 19" wheels w/F-Sport. Look at the little touches like lighting inserted into the interior door-lock latches, and across the trim in the doors.
A loaded IS350 w/F-sport easily gets to the high 40s, to me the GS was a better value all around and a far less "common" car. To the casual observer, an almost $50k IS350 is the same car as the base IS250. The GS was a different class of vehicle. Given the choice, i'd rather look at lower end GS's rather than loading the IS up, maxxing out the price. Great incentives on the GS make it only slightly more than the IS.
The GS felt better, especially at higher speeds. For those complaining that it feels slow, did you turn on Sport +? Did you put your foot down? In regular or ECO mode the GS feel heavy and cumbersome, in Sport+ it completely changes.
Unless you're looking for smaller size, i can't think of a compelling reason to pick the IS350 F-Sport over the GS350 F-sport, especially when the GS's incentives narrow the price gap quite a bit.
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