I was browsing thru Flipside909's FB GS4 photos and cant help notice the single trunk photo.

I still have to see the GS4 in person, it seems like the rear trunk space of the GS4 is smaller than the GS3?.

The GS3's trunk space is very small as compared with other cars in it's class - a letdown.
I hope the GS4 has a larger trunk volume...

 

The trunk volume is a substantial improvement.

 

Don't let those pics fool you what you saw was the shadow of the flash obscured by the top opening of the trunk. The 4th Gen GS has a trunk size almost as large as the 2nd Gen, but WAY larger than 3rd Gen. That was one of my biggest pet peeves owning a 3rd Gen GS was that that my 04 IS300 had a larger trunk. Even my 09 IS F does!

 

Plus the opening angle is better and the opening is larger.

 

I it...!!!

2013 Lexus GS RWD- TRUNK CAPACITY
14.3 cu ft (405 L)

2006 Lexus GS RWD - TRUNK CAPACITY
12.7 cu ft (360 L)


It's a very nice improvement...!!!


~ Joe Z

 

The very reason why i hated by GS3....The poorly designed, irregularly shaped, small trunk space...Did i say, i HATED the GS3's ill-conceived trunk design!!



Glad to hear there is more usable trunk space

 

People driving previous generation couldn't even pick up people from airport, because cant fit suite case in trunk. Now GS is ready for taxi service.

 

Wow 405 Liters of trunk/boot space??? (using VDA measurement method)

Hehe imho, a difference of more than 40 liters is a welcome..........and this means you can carry one or two more extra golf bags (compared to the 3GS )

Improvement on that aspect indeed

 

No doubt the measurement standard in Europe is different from the US. ... Anyway, here the 3GS (non-hybrid) is 430 litres. 4GS will be sold as GS450h and GS250. I was shown the 4GS trunk capacity figures for these two and recall that GS450h was in the ball park of 480 litres and GS250 in the ball park of 560 litres (+/- 10 litres). Now 2GS was 515 - 520 litres (Europe). If indeed the figures shown to me by the Lexus rep were correct, the 4GS (except the hybrid) seems to have the largest trunk of any GS before and even the hybrid not too far from the 2GS numbers.

 

it is 566 VDA, with tire repair kit, as sold in Europe.

 

My IS is small! a quick google search shows it at a 10.1 cu ft capacity which is way smaller than the 3GS

 

The ultimate test is how many golf bags will fit in there!

 

^^^ My opinion after seeing it today, is that two golf bags will easily fit inside this new trunk..

I think a third might make it as well...


~ Joe Z

 

yeah ask me about it, i have a damn thread in the 3gs forum to complain about the trunk space.

the 4gs trunk is substantially bigger. not only that, the SHAPE is a far more important factor, and the 4gs trunk shape makes it more useful. not to mention the improvement in the opening

 

Very true. Thanks to the revised rear multilink suspension design, the shock and spring are mounted separately of each other. Here's a mock up of the suspension of the New GS...