Facelifted Lexus LS600h, GS450h and IS250 F-Sport Unveiled

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Sep 2, 2009 | 06:28 PM

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felixsc300

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The IS-F mesh makes the IS250 look 100x better than the standard grill, IMO.

Facepalm at the bar grills for the LS and GS h's.

Sep 2, 2009 | 10:41 PM

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P Weezy

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The IS250 looks good....

Thats about it.

Sep 2, 2009 | 10:52 PM

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The one issue I have always had with the IS is that it looks stubby. It looks like a squashed GS ( baby GS) I also dont like how the *** is so much higher than the nose. It looks a bit odd. Its still a handsome car but, like the G35's old vertical headlights, it just takes some time to get used to the design

Sep 2, 2009 | 11:02 PM

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Fizzboy7

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I too am surprised they are changing the GS-h when the body is about to be redesigned. Not good planning.
Agreed, the LS front looks cheapened and Avalonesque. Grille takes a chapter from Acura and is shield-like. (bad idea).
The IS250-F looks great, even though it's all parts bin pieces. Every IS should come with that grille and suspension. The latter looks lower than regular F-Springs. Maybe it's got bricks in the trunk- a common photoshoot practice to make a car look more aggressive and fool people.

Sep 3, 2009 | 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

Yeah but even with the new grills, the design overall is much more cohesive and for a point, "to seperate hybrids from the other Lexus models". The Acura beaks are just a mess overall from head to toe.

agreed!

Sep 3, 2009 | 05:02 PM

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Errr, they could've done better with the grills.

IS still looks great though. It would be cool to have a coupe version.

Sep 3, 2009 | 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by geko29

The LS looks like an Avalon now.

exactly what i think

Sep 3, 2009 | 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by marshmallo

Errr, they could've done better with the grills.

IS still looks great though. It would be cool to have a coupe version.

they do have a coupe/convertible IS its called the IS-C
sorry about double posting felt the need to correct this

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Sep 3, 2009 | 09:01 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lamar411

they do have a coupe/convertible IS its called the IS-C
sorry about double posting felt the need to correct this

He also could have meant a fixed hardtop coupe and not a hardtop convertible but yes there is an IS 250/350 C.

Sep 3, 2009 | 09:04 PM

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shyguy16

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Originally Posted by geko29

The LS looks like an Avalon now.

i was gonna say camry.

Sep 3, 2009 | 09:59 PM

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Amini9

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1st car looks more and more like a toyota!

Sep 3, 2009 | 10:08 PM

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Trexus

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Originally Posted by Amini9

1st car looks more and more like a toyota!

Agreed that it looks more like a Toyota...imagine a $100K Toyota...yikes...

Sep 3, 2009 | 10:16 PM

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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkk to the grill

The original LF-SH grill would have been great to me, not the production version

Sep 3, 2009 | 10:57 PM

#59

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So big bumpers are not longer the "in thing" now? Those bumpers look more svelte (particularly the LSh one at the top)

Sep 4, 2009 | 06:57 AM

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I agree Mike. The subtle changes in the grille on the concept look much better.

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