4GS mega thread (UPDATED; preview drives, specs, more interior pics)
I'm sorry I don't find it beautiful at all, the last model yes (but a lot of people disagreed). The new model doesn't look coupe-like at all. Just the usual new Benz mess of huge grill, weird headlights, tacked on LEDs, random lines in the body, weird arches in the rear with a bland rear. But hey it sells!
The interior does seem well done, steering wheel looks nice.
The interior does seem well done, steering wheel looks nice.
4gs has got some serious competition to go up against. audi, bmw, mercedes, hyundai all have excellent mid-size sport sedans now.
and if 4gs is offered with awd as it probably will, they need to make the front wheels actually sit in the wheel wells.
and if 4gs is offered with awd as it probably will, they need to make the front wheels actually sit in the wheel wells.
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The GS has had an AWD option since 2006. Unfortunately, it is one of the very few Lexus products with a reliability record below average, according to Consumer Reports.
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Nobody is having any AWD specific problems with GS.
People get irritated by 4GS' minimalistic design but if they were to get edgy with lines like BMW and MB, Lexus would just be docked for not being original and copying others.
Simply put, not everybody will be pleased but Lexus held the front lines and stood by their own original creation.
Simply put, not everybody will be pleased but Lexus held the front lines and stood by their own original creation.
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People get irritated by 4GS' minimalistic design but if they were to get edgy with lines like BMW and MB, Lexus would just be docked for not being original and copying others.
Simply put, not everybody will be pleased but Lexus held the front lines and stood by their own original creation.
Simply put, not everybody will be pleased but Lexus held the front lines and stood by their own original creation.
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To be fair to Lexus, it is not really viable for them to be distinctive in design. I stopped by JM Lexus, America's largest Lexus Dealer, the other day. It struck me that most of the customers were old, at least 50, and more in their 60s. I don't think you can market bold design to that core base.
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People get irritated by 4GS' minimalistic design but if they were to get edgy with lines like BMW and MB, Lexus would just be docked for not being original and copying others.
Simply put, not everybody will be pleased but Lexus held the front lines and stood by their own original creation.
Simply put, not everybody will be pleased but Lexus held the front lines and stood by their own original creation.
This is the one segment that Lexus has taken an absolute pounding from the E and 5 for the last several years and they need a competitive answer.
Of course not everybody will be pleased, but hopefully it will be more than the few hundred that are currently buying this car on a monthly basis.
This is the one segment that Lexus has taken an absolute pounding from the E and 5 for the last several years and they need a competitive answer.
This is the one segment that Lexus has taken an absolute pounding from the E and 5 for the last several years and they need a competitive answer.
