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Yeah, I'm with you man. What happened? 32.9 in the rear is Lexus IS territory. I'll never ride back there, but I'd like to know why is was reduced?
To make space for the TVD
The TVD’s bulk robs the back seat of one adult’s worth of headroom, so treats may be necessary to placate even a child assigned to the cramped middle-rear slot.
Those carbon fiber insert on the doors, are those real CF? They look like 3M Dinoc wrap. Hmm.. maybe I should wrap my aluminum trim with that and get the same look.
Those carbon fiber insert on the doors, are those real CF? They look like 3M Dinoc wrap. Hmm.. maybe I should wrap my aluminum trim with that and get the same look.
You're right.. I left off $2000 for Extra optional wheels and Dynamic Radar..
Since the GS F isn't showing up yet for optional parts like that..
Also, will have to see if they will be charging $1,100 for a Moonroof on the GS F
Specs have been released showing w/ Moonroof & without Moonroof
Trying to compare prices with similiar equipment
~ JoeZ
yup i understand and agree. so far gsf only comes with "very loaded" so i can only go with that. once everything is in placed then we can have a better picture
Unfortunately the price is non-sense. This car is worth at most 10k below the price of a well equipped Audi S6... so ya I think it needs to have a 15k discount to be reasonable.
yup i understand and agree. so far gsf only comes with "very loaded" so i can only go with that. once everything is in placed then we can have a better picture
If this car was $10k less, I think 75K would be perfect for what this car is/has vs the competition. $85 is a bit much, granted it's going to be a limited production run. I also think, much like the IS-F, this car won't be around for too many years.
I agree. Lexus got the pricing wrong, I'm not seeing 20 or 30k worth of improvements over the normal GS. Not only that, but the automotive press (zombies that they are) keep comparing it to top tier models like the M5 and AMG Mercedes models that cost tens of thousands more, and bemoan its lack of power.
If the press is comparing it to the M5, you know potential buyers will be too, because there's no GS500 badge that slots it in where Lexus intended to be: competition for the 550i and similar models with similar pricing. When the press and the public see the quad exhaust and the F badge, expectations are set that aren't in line with what Lexus has done.
This leaves me wondering where Lexus will go with these F models. Is there an F+ or anything higher up the food chain that will be built SPECIFICALLY to compete with the M3/M5 and AMG cars? Or is the F series going to continue to exist in a confusing void where it falls below the M3/M5 (with appropriate price tags) but fails to match or beat them?
I guess the real question is, will people pay M5 money for a hot GS F. I hope Lexus isn't gauging sales of the GS F to answer that question because the value proposition seems to be kinda poor. Oh well, what do I know.
Wondering if this will compete with the Mercedes C63? I just optioned out one to my liking.
Lunar blue
Stock 18"wheels for comfort
Black red pepper NAPA upholstery
Driver assistance package
Driver Assistance Code, DISTRONIC PLUS w/Steering Assist, BAS PLUS w/Cross Traffic Assist, Collision Mitigation System Rear, PRE-SAFE Plus w/Pedestrian Recognition, Active Lane Keeping Assist, Active Blind Spot Assist
AMG performance exhaust
Rear view camera
Illuminated star(Geeky I know)
Linden wild trim
$76k
I declined
Heads up display ($1k. Damn annoying to me)
Amg Super seats($2.5k Very nice looking though)
Manual rear seat window shade ($350)
ALL carbon fiber. Not a fan of it. ($2k option)
The 469-hp 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 with a 4 sec flat 0-60. Not bad
Which is on par with Lexus N/A engine. What do you guys think? Is Lexus trying to compete with the C63 AMG?
11-17-15, 10:07 PM
Hmm.. maybe I should wrap my aluminum trim with that and get the same look. 
