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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 11:27 AM
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Congrats! Enjoy it!
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 02:39 PM
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yeah man it has three types of boost!
electric motor
electric supercharger
exhaust turbocharger
I like boost, what can I say?

Also inline six engine.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 02:45 PM
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I wish Lexus would make their LS in two separate body styles like Mercedes.

One spacious beautiful riding high volume model like S Class and previous generations of LS's, and a second body style in a low volume sporting-luxury niche 4 Door Gran Coupe like this Mercedes AMG GT 4.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by peteharvey
I wish Lexus would make their LS in two separate body styles like Mercedes.

One spacious beautiful riding high volume model like S Class and previous generations of LS's, and a second body style in a low volume sporting-luxury niche 4 Door Gran Coupe like this Mercedes AMG GT 4.
Yeah, they completely abandoned the former, but didn't go far enough to compete with the latter. Ended up with something almost nobody wanted. Not surprising. Looks like they've giving up on being a leader in the luxury market, and are just focusing on volume in the premium Toyota market.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 05:47 PM
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What happened to the OP? I was expecting a review and maybe a comparison to the 500.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Nospinzone
Congrats, beautiful looking car and I wish you good luck with it.

However, we cannot allow you to change your name to AMGRuger!
That doesn't have a nice ring to it lol.

Originally Posted by Bob04
Wow. Maybe I'm thinking of someone else, but I thought you were one of the early adopters that loved the 500. Why did you trade?
I loved it but I never keep a car more than 2 years.I have an expensive addiction.
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yeah, you had the LS500 on 24s, right?
Yup.
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Awesome ride, congrats. Too bad Lexus does not and probably never going to have anything to compete.
Lexus performance is pretty lacking.
Originally Posted by pbm317
Nice! Did you consider Panamera at all or the CLS? Curious what one cross shops with the GT Sedan.
Yea but lease rates aren't that good on Porsche and Audi.
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Awesome. I like the 53 powertrain, hope to drive something with it one day. Congrats!
Surprisingly, I guess due to the pandemic, the salesperson didn't even go with me on the test drive. If I knew before, I would have been test driving more cars lol


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What happened to the OP? I was expecting a review and maybe a comparison to the 500.
From a performance perspective, obviously there's no comparison to the LS.The GT faster, handles better, brakes better. But the LS has better amenities. Kind of like comparing apples to oranges.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 06:19 PM
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 06:20 PM
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And thanks for the compliments.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 06:37 PM
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Are you staying with the stock 20s or maybe going 22s??
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 06:39 PM
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Are you staying with the stock 20s or maybe going 22s??
Not sure on size but I definitely wanna do an all black wheel or a combo of black and brushed. I hate the wheel gap. The 63 has a nicer stance.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 06:58 PM
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Not sure on size but I definitely wanna do an all black wheel or a combo of black and brushed. I hate the wheel gap. The 63 has a nicer stance.
nice, that's a nice look.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 07:08 PM
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Gorgeous. I hadn't paid a lot of attention to those car, but those pics definitely make me take notice.
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by LexRuger
From a performance perspective, obviously there's no comparison to the LS.The GT faster, handles better, brakes better. But the LS has better amenities. Kind of like comparing apples to oranges.
What 'amenities' is your stunner lacking?
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 08:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bitkahuna
What 'amenities' is your stunner lacking?
I have to manually open and close the sunroof shade. Such a hassle
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Old Aug 14, 2020 | 08:21 PM
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haha, congrats .....
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