do they still have an ARISTO in japan
since they sell Lexus Now isnt the Gs there
would this be right? to each his own but would you see 3rd gen GS w/ aristo emblems in japan ?

 

nop, no more aristo in japan, just GS

but dunno, i had the same feeling too. i have both the aristo and the soarer badges on my gs400 and sc430. i wonder if one day i get the new LS, should i put on the celsior badge?

 

at least you didnt get a heart attack seeing a 3rd gen GS with Soarer badge. That poor soul needed to be educated

 

the 3rd gen GS is not an Aristo, at all. IMO, putting an Aristo badge on it is cheesy.

 

My exact thoughts

 

why deny your cars history?

 

what history? the 3rd gen GS is a brand new car, it has nothing in common with the Aristos or 2nd gen GS.

 

If you want to be JDM-tyte-yO, then you actually need to put GS350 badge on your new GS, coz that's what they sell in Japan, GS350. But then, it would be kinda rice eh...?

 

without the aristo there wouldnt even be a gs, thats not history?

 

the 3rd gen GS was never sold as an Aristo and never will be since Lexus is now in Japan! It's a brand new design that shares nothing with the previous years besides the name GS.

1st and 2nd gen GS, yes they have Aristo heritage, the new one, nope.

 

your missing the point, if there was no aristo then there would be no gen1, no gen1=no gen2 which=no gen3, so what if they dont share anything in common, did they stop stamping toyota on the parts? i dont believe so. just embrace your history its a good one dont you think. it just sounds like you dont want people to say that the lexus is just a rebadged toyota, people will still say that no matter what you or i say

 

Then again, the 2nd gen GS is not an Aristo either... Neither is an SC a Soarer, or a 240sx a Silvia, or an E36 M3 a real M3
There are just too many differences in the original and the USDM versions.

 

Whats in a name?

The GS's sold in the USA aren't Aristo's and now the ones in Japan aren't either. The 3rd gen GS obviously takes design cues from BOTH the 1st AND 2nd Gen GS. 1+2 = 3. Pretty easy to me, if the GS was intended to be a different model line they'd've started a new name, instead, they decided to CONTINUE the GS lineage and take note of the styling's of the previous 2 generations and create.... the 3rd Gen GS.

To say the 3rd gen GS is a brand new car and has nothing in common with it's 2 predecessors would be the same as trying to argue about evolution.

 

I took this picture when I was in Japan a few months ago. Check out the MARK X. I think it shares the same chasis as the Lexus GS.

 

and this is all im trying to say. b4 i became a member of this club i didnt even know that my lex had a toyota counterpart i always thought the gs was based on a avalon and the es was a camry. this comparison never bothered me