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2007 Lexus GS A Hybrid Joins Line Of High Performance Sedans
The 2007 Lexus GS makes its mark with sense as well as speed, restraint as well as luxury. Although it's easy to think of it as an alternative to Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, the Lexus GS embraces an entirely different set of values.

Lexus itself has promoted the phrase "L-finesse" to define its way of crafting an automobile, and this faintly awkward example of market-speak in fact gets right to the heart of the 2007 Lexus GS. This high-performance sedan is meant to be dynamic, yet free of gimmicks. It is meant to combine precision with lavish, luxurious appointments. It is meant to deliver the highest standard of automotive performance, yet be easily intuitive to drive. Amazing examples of automotive technology are included as standard equipment, yet the driver is never aware of them.

The Lexus GS does everything you ask, and yet it always feels effortless. If you think of the character of a BMW 5 Series sedan, the Lexus GS is its opposite.

The third-generation Lexus GS came to market for 2006 as the first completely new passenger car from Toyota's luxury division since 2001, a showcase of the giant company's most advanced technology. It arrived with more computing power than some third-world countries and a standard of luxury usually enjoyed only in the best zip codes. And yet, surprisingly enough, the Lexus GS has been substantially improved for 2007.

New for 2007, the lineup is joined by the GS 450h, which features a hybrid powertrain that combines a gasoline-powered V6 engine with a battery-powered electric motor to deliver an overall output of 340 horsepower combined with fuel economy of 25 mpg City/28 mpg Highway on the EPA cycle.

The 2007 GS 430's 290-hp 4.3-liter V8 continues as before, but its high-technology, rear-wheel-drive chassis has been improved with an optional system of active anti-roll body control.
For 2007, the GS 350 has a new, more powerful 3.5-liter V6 that brings alert performance to this model, which comes in both rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive. (The 2006 model offered 245 horsepower from 3.0-liter V6.) The GS 350 and GS 430 utilize a close-ratio six-speed automatic transmission, one of the smallest and lightest gearboxes of its type. For added performance, the transmission includes a sport mode that enables you to manually make sequential shifts with the console-mounted gear lever.
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Will_Will_ - 8/10/2007 9:04:49 AM
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"Who would want this bloated Toyota..."

Right haters?

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KingerKinger - 8/10/2007 9:21:52 AM
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Now they won't need to post, you've taken that from them and deprived them of the only reason they visit this site lol.


BentleyGTBentleyGT - 8/10/2007 12:16:29 PM
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Im glad you agree.


adamsaf723adamsaf723 - 8/10/2007 9:06:51 AM
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We're about to have a real fast car in October when the GS460 comes out ;)

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bagwellbagwell - 8/10/2007 9:12:03 AM
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OLD news....why is this posted?

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david989david989 - 8/10/2007 9:32:16 AM
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Best looking car in its class hands down. Chris Bangle couldn't draw something this gorgeous if his life depended on it.

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KingerKinger - 8/10/2007 12:16:13 PM
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Yet alot of the design elements on this car come from things bangle has drawn...


HyundaiHyundai - 8/10/2007 10:51:41 AM
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"... And yet, surprisingly enough, the Lexus GS has been substantially improved for 2007.

New for 2007, the lineup is joined by... "

I don't know? Who could know the answer to this riddle without reading further?


OH WAIT FOR A MOMENT!!!


Let us go BACK in time and find out!





OLD!!!!!!

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xj13xj13 - 8/10/2007 10:59:20 AM
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david989david989 - 8/10/2007 11:23:04 AM
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The XJ you drive is rubbish, not this.


BentleyGTBentleyGT - 8/10/2007 12:14:51 PM
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This is one ugly bloated car, the E class looks a whole lot better than this. This car dosent catch my eyes at all, there's nothing to catch it with. The sides of the doors are flat and bloated, the hood is flat ironed and bloated and the back end screams "I got my bangle from the 7 series". In 2008 there is not much change to the ugly GS exterior.

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1evlaudi1evlaudi - 8/10/2007 3:32:53 PMView My AgentSpace
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There is no doubt that Lexus is a big player in europe:

"In total, Audi achieved record sales in 41 markets worldwide in the first half of 2007. Up to June, Audi had handed over some 372,300 vehicles to customers in Europe, 7.4 percent more than in the first half of last year."
"Lexus sales rose 76%, passing the 50,000 unit mark for the first time. Market share rose 0.5 percentage points to 5.84% - the highest share ever for the company in Europe."

Just kidding, and keep in mind that BMW and M-B sell about the same or more numbers of cars than Audi in europe, That gives you an idea of the disproportion between Lexus and the 3 germans...


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