When will there be a V8 engine for the 4th generation GS?
02-17-13, 04:12 PM
#61
Oh yeah, the 2GS was out at a time when the V8 was far more attractive than today. Economy was booming, gas was cheap, if you look around from that era you see a lot more V8 5 series and E classes too.
Look around at the 5 series and E class, you see way more V8s in the generations of those cars that were out when the 2GS was out. Look at the new ones, you rarely see a 550 or E550.
Its a different world today than it was when the 2GS was out.
Look around at the 5 series and E class, you see way more V8s in the generations of those cars that were out when the 2GS was out. Look at the new ones, you rarely see a 550 or E550.
Its a different world today than it was when the 2GS was out.
4 550s
1 535
2 528s
My neighbourhood/commute is probably not typical of North America, but I think it says something. Maybe V8 enthusiasts are defecting to BMW from other brands? I do have to say though that previously I only saw 535s, so maybe all these new 550 guys are some kind of a winter phenomenon. They've parked their Lambos and Ferraris for the winter?
02-17-13, 04:26 PM
#62
I'm going to partially conflict my earlier post. Ever since this thread popped up I've been keeping an eye out for the latest 5-series. And I've kept count.
4 550s
1 535
2 528s
My neighbourhood/commute is probably not typical of North America, but I think it says something. Maybe V8 enthusiasts are defecting to BMW from other brands? I do have to say though that previously I only saw 535s, so maybe all these new 550 guys are some kind of a winter phenomenon. They've parked their Lambos and Ferraris for the winter?
4 550s
1 535
2 528s
My neighbourhood/commute is probably not typical of North America, but I think it says something. Maybe V8 enthusiasts are defecting to BMW from other brands? I do have to say though that previously I only saw 535s, so maybe all these new 550 guys are some kind of a winter phenomenon. They've parked their Lambos and Ferraris for the winter?
(hard to resist compared to other luxo brand) 
02-17-13, 04:30 PM
#63
Lexus Fanatic
If you look at sales figures though, they don't support your visual experience. The % of E's and 5's that are V8s is very slim.
02-17-13, 08:37 PM
#64
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Regardless of the small numbers though, I still believe Lexus should release a V8 version for the 4th generation model (if not >500 hp GS-F, then at least a GS460 or a GS500)
Not everyone wants to move up to the LS just to get an eight cylinder vehicle
Not everyone wants to move up to the LS just to get an eight cylinder vehicle
02-18-13, 12:04 AM
#65
Personally, I'm not a V8 fan; I found the previous GS460 V8 reasonably powerful, and very smooth, but too nose heavy, and I wish they would stop deliberately detuning the engine such that it loses dozens of horsepower compared to the LS.
If the previous GS460 had the same horsepower as the LS, the GS460 would have been a rocketship.
In any case, engineering a V10, V12, or V16 would be a lot of work and cost.
However, the V8 engine is already there in the Lexus line up, so it shouldn't be too much work, and it shouldn't be too much cost, to fit the V8 into a GS, and re-tune the suspension for a heavier front end...
If the previous GS460 had the same horsepower as the LS, the GS460 would have been a rocketship.
In any case, engineering a V10, V12, or V16 would be a lot of work and cost.
However, the V8 engine is already there in the Lexus line up, so it shouldn't be too much work, and it shouldn't be too much cost, to fit the V8 into a GS, and re-tune the suspension for a heavier front end...
02-18-13, 06:24 AM
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02-18-13, 12:22 PM
#69
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I was actually looking for them after I posted that, I had found them online at one point previously but weren't able to find them again...
06-13-13, 12:56 PM
#70
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Sorry for the four month bump but:
Any word yet on an Eight Cylinder engine for the 4th generation Lexus GS?
Anything? A GS460? a GS500 F-sport? or a GS-F (>500 HP)???
Any news, insider info or rumors?
Any word yet on an Eight Cylinder engine for the 4th generation Lexus GS?
Anything? A GS460? a GS500 F-sport? or a GS-F (>500 HP)???
Any news, insider info or rumors?
06-13-13, 10:17 PM
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Nothing has happened. No new rumors of the GS-F, either.
I still think Lexus deliberately torpedoed the V8 option last gen. They weakened it to the point where it was slower than the hybrid (-40HP from the normal HP of the V8).
I still think Lexus deliberately torpedoed the V8 option last gen. They weakened it to the point where it was slower than the hybrid (-40HP from the normal HP of the V8).
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