Lexus GSh

Drop the GSh engine in the LS, LS450h, and have a real WINNER..!!

 

So dark it's brown. Lexus is named the brownest hybrid by CNet
Top 5 brownest hybrids | Top 5 - CNET Lexus need to re-engineer a whole new hybrid engine that can compete with the MKZ. It has to break the 41mpg freeway mileage and still able to mange 0-60 in less than 8 seconds.

 

From what I've heard/seen it will get 10% better MPG but still be a performer. They really have invested in the drive and interior quality. GSh will get some sport items stock. The trunk is also substantially larger. Industry biggest 12" screen

White is the base model, red is the F-sport model. Notice the differences

 

The interior looked like something BMW would do. Are they trying to copy BMW?

 

Its clearly German influenced but it also is b/c the new Lexus vehicles have a lower driving position and need more horizontal dashes compared to the taller ones.

 

I was thinking the same thing, right down to a decent copy of the iDrive knob. I thought it was an actual picture of a BMW interior until I took a closer look. Nonetheless, it is very sharp looking and attractive. The 12" screen is monstrous!

 

Yeah, I see the Lexus "mouse" controller... but if you look right behind the shifer (towards the center arm rest), there appears to be an iDrive/Audi MMI style rotary controller... Whether it's functional or used as a decoy, I'm not sure.

 

I suspected that the "iDrive" looking rotary knob was to control the "drive" setting: comfort, normal, sport... Guess I was pretty close. Here's a good article about the upcoming GS:
2012 Lexus GS

 

Still prefer the IS more...

 

yea... of course in it is LDS - but keep in mind that in GS, it alters many things, including active shocks, steering wheel ratio, and RWS... so it is a lot more advanced.

it is really bad to see that reviewers who reviewed the car on autoblog (very positive!), made such huge mistake.

 

i think LDS is on all cars, but Sport+ is only on RWS cars (rear wheel steering), which also have variable ratio steering rack.

Standard LDS is a lot like on Prius and CTh, basically either slower or faster responses to the accelerator. They actually said you can save 6% fuel with eco.

LDS with Sport+ is more advanced because they have active shocks, active steering and active rear wheels

 

Cars always had rotary knobs for radios on the dash and consoles,etc... Audi, BMW did not invent the wheel when the idrive/MMI came out with rotary knobs.

 

You must be a prophet - someone just emailed me a scaned page from this month's R & T (or was it C & D) magazine has an article on 'changes' ... and the article says Lexus has discontinued the GS 450h.

 

True, but most rotary knobs used for radio/climate control have been on the actual vertical dash surface. BMW/Audi started the trend of using a larger rotary style knob for multi function and mounting it on the horizontal center console. That was my point.