metrathon

I wonder what the pricing of the GS-F would be. It should slot lower than the M5.

SW17LS

My guess is it will start about $73k. The RC-F is about $10k more than a loaded RC350 F Sport, and this would be about $10k more than a loaded GS350 F Sport, and about $10k more than the RC-F.

If this car can be delivered well optioned for around $80k...it will be a great value.

metrathon

Gimme me a twin turbo 4 liter and I'll pre-order now.

bam

Rumors suggest about $100k. Not sure if this is starting, nicely optioned, or topped out but I suspect that this vehicle will also be a very very low volume vehicle like how they expect the RC-F to be.

metrathon

Putting it in the same price bracket as the M5 will make it even a lower volume. Not smart.

bam

I think Lexus wants this and the RC-F to be a low volume. The M3 used to be a "special" car in that it was homologated to participate in a race. It's now gone main stream in that they sell a ton of the cars and a good number of them go to people that care nothing more than the image it allows for in owning an m3/4.

It's not even that most people that own these cars track them just like how most people that own an suv never see anymore dirt than what is at the local South Coast Plaza mall but an M3/4, although as nice as it is, is now a high volume vehicle.

The IS-F was a low volume vehicle and the RC-F will even be a more low volume vehicle. The GS-F will be even more so with the price point.

I don't see these cars as money maker. They're just image boasters and so it would be best for Lexus to not build too many of them and then have to sell them at a deep discount, therefore losing more money on them than they want to. Selling what the market will sustain is better for resale value too.

jjscsix

Another grill that looks way out of place on a car in this class. I may not be in the majority, but that is my opinion and I have bought more cars in this class than most people in the last few years.

jjscsix

I'm not sure about great value, but an okay value and I think your number is about right. At that price it competes head on with a 550 BMW and Audi S6.

dchar

Nope, not pissed. Needed a new car anyways since lease was up. Just excited to get another one (with the facelift) in 2 years.

Nigel-JDMParts

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Love the NEW headlight design on the NX, And now the GS!!

SW17LS

I'd be absolutely astonished if it were that expensive...

While the engine output numbers might not suggest so, the better chassis of the 4GS vs the 5 and the A/S6 will make this a much more rewarding car to drive than the plain 550 and even the S model 6. It might not be able to hang with an M5 in the power output dept, but I have no doubt it will be as rewarding, or more rewarding to drive.

ItzFilyO

I want this!!! I want this RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!

I like everything about that car, I like the weird headlights, I like the grille, everything! But I will settle for the FSport one, no moolah for the GSF. lol $80K becomes 100K real fast.

jjscsix

A bit of a assumption in that we have not even seen the whole car let alone drive it. But I agree that it will probably beat the BMW in driving dynamics, but I'm not so sure about the S6, and that car will put its power to the ground better. The biggest hurdle for the Lexus is how well a Lexus will be received by buyers who are hooked on the German cache in that class.

1111GS

Give the guy some compliment, would you? Not the original idea but that was a very clean chop. Nicely done, NPSC303. Just stretch it out a bit and you will get a from Steve.

yardie876

I'm wondering if they're going to slot it above the GSh, which would push it closer to $80k, since Lexus considers the hybrid the V8 alternative.