FINALLY! Refresh 2016 GS pics
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For the pre-refresh 4GS, why have fogs for the base car and the more expensive or similarly expensive luxury car and not the F Sport car if cost is the issue?
There is some reason why they are doing this with the foglight here in the US, and I don't think its cost.
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Thats not true. Look above, you get the LED light strip on the base and luxury refreshed car...putting that strip in there is no cheaper than an LED fog lamp, and in fact engineering an LED strip for the US market and a fog for other market costs more than just utilizing the same fog here.
For the pre-refresh 4GS, why have fogs for the base car and the more expensive or similarly expensive luxury car and not the F Sport car if cost is the issue?
There is some reason why they are doing this with the foglight here in the US, and I don't think its cost.
For the pre-refresh 4GS, why have fogs for the base car and the more expensive or similarly expensive luxury car and not the F Sport car if cost is the issue?
There is some reason why they are doing this with the foglight here in the US, and I don't think its cost.
I think these scenarios would apply if they deleted on all of them in the US and Japan.
Above you can see the Luxury Package US spec still has them equipped.
The issue becomes competitive pricing for the F Sport packaged GS & IS
and Similar deleted equipment amongst US competitor cars in same class.
~ Joe Z
Above you can see the Luxury Package US spec still has them equipped.
The issue becomes competitive pricing for the F Sport packaged GS & IS
and Similar deleted equipment amongst US competitor cars in same class.
~ Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; Dec 12, 2015 at 06:43 PM.
Thats not true. Look above, you get the LED light strip on the base and luxury refreshed car...putting that strip in there is no cheaper than an LED fog lamp, and in fact engineering an LED strip for the US market and a fog for other market costs more than just utilizing the same fog here.
For the pre-refresh 4GS, why have fogs for the base car and the more expensive or similarly expensive luxury car and not the F Sport car if cost is the issue?
There is some reason why they are doing this with the foglight here in the US, and I don't think its cost.
For the pre-refresh 4GS, why have fogs for the base car and the more expensive or similarly expensive luxury car and not the F Sport car if cost is the issue?
There is some reason why they are doing this with the foglight here in the US, and I don't think its cost.
the reason can be as simple as the cost for comparable version and if fogs is going to push the fsport price up by another 400 bucks, that could be the breaking point from lexus perspective. again i am not saying if it makes sense or not, i am telling you how it works. this is not the first and won't be the last on how lexus operates. everything is from japan, they make a call on how things should be based on their belief and lexus usa executes.
there could be another reason, i am all ears. i am just telling what lexus insiders told me which i would put a lot more weight on. just make sure i don't hear the brilliant reason of weight saving
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And sticking BLANK covers on the FSport further cheapens the look as well..
For example the RC F & GS F have the fogs deleted across all regions & platforms..
But at least we have a functional reason for it..
Trans Oil Cooler & Engine Oil Cooler
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My good friend at Longo Lexus just sent me some pics of a 2016 BASE - GS 200t
BASE GS 200t
Fog Lamps - NO
Leather - NO (NuLuxe instead)
BSM - YES
Folding Mirrors - YES
Memory Seats - YES
ONE Large 12.3" Screen - YES
Just chrome on plastic
Apparently, to get Authentic Leather & LED Fog Lamps together..
You will need to upgrade to a "Luxury Package" on GS 350 ONLY..!!!
Bizarre...
Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; Dec 12, 2015 at 07:46 PM.
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Hahahaha!!! I told u that thing can't be fog lights!!! 
The 200t just cheapens the GS all across the board!
They should just give that 200t treatment on IS and RC only and leave the GS alone! Or give us a 350t treatment instead!
The 200t just cheapens the GS all across the board!
They should just give that 200t treatment on IS and RC only and leave the GS alone! Or give us a 350t treatment instead!
Last edited by ItzFilyO; Dec 12, 2015 at 08:07 PM.
Why is the nav all the way across now ??? Do people love their navs so much nowadays??? I personally love the split screen function on the 13 gs.....is it not a better setup ??
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Originally Posted by EyeKutr
Why is the nav all the way across now ??? Do people love their navs so much nowadays??? I personally love the split screen function on the 13 gs.....is it not a better setup ??
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I forgot what Model it first debuted on (Maybe CT), but it is finding its way into the higher class Lexus line up.
In this case GS 200 t (ONLY)
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