2010 Lexus GS 450h Facelift First Detail

Lexus’s full hybrid GS 450h luxury sports saloon is being freshened up for the 2010 model year with styling changes, new colours, revisions to the Pre-Crash Safety system and more sophisticated navigation and audio packages.

Revised Pre-Crash Safety system and new active headrests

The Pre-Crash Safety system in the GS 450h has been revised to support the pre-crash seatbelt and brake assist functions with pre-crash brake technology. Both front seats are fitted with new, inflator-operated active headrests, activated by a signal from the ECU in the event of a rear-end impact. The inflator slides a piston into the headrest, unlocks the mechanism and projects the headrest forwards and upwards to support the occupant’s head and reduce the risk of whiplash injury.

Navigation and audio upgrades

In common with its sister Lexus models, the GS 450h is adopting a new hard disc drive (HDD) navigation system with the 40GB capacity, giving Europe-wide coverage with traffic information data capture in each country.

Two audio systems are featured in the GS 450h range: a 10-speaker Lexus premium package and a 14-speaker Mark Levinson Premium Surround Sound System giving 5.1-channel surround sound on selected CDs and DVDs. Both systems are now DAB ready and provide USB and audio jack plug connection for fully controlled use of portable music players, and Bluetooth with an audio streaming function.

Both systems also provide a “sound library” function, using the navigation system’s HDD to transfer and store music files from CD up to 10GB capacity – the equivalent of about 2,000 music tracks.

Styling

The 2010 GS 450h wears a distinctive new front grille that features a series of horizontal bars of different thickness. The hybrid-blue rear lamp clusters have been modified to incorporate larger, transparent outer lenses and a new 18-inch alloy wheel design has been introduced for the SE-L.

In the cabin there is a new hybrid-blue backlit stop/start button and the choice of a new Venaro Grey semi-aniline leather upholstery option, with contrasting black stitching and grey bird’s eye maple wood grain trim.

The range of 11 exterior colours includes three new shades: (Vanilla Mist, Richmond Green and Atlantic Blue).


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downtoearth - 9/19/2009 5:24:47 PM

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Do you know why GM failed, went bankrupt and had to rob U.S taxpayers from their money?

Partly because of people like you. So badly frustrated that they cannot admit someone actually builts a great car.


An interesting stuff: Lexus GS450h vs BMW 335i:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mEJAGw_nNU

Nice to see how powerful and quick this hybrid is, if it can keep up, even at higher speeds, with the very quick one class smaller car.

Then, at the end of the day, this Lexus returns 26 mpg US combined, real life:
http://fueleconomy.gov/mpg/MPG.do?action=browseList2&make=Lexus&model=GS%20450h

MSP6 - 9/19/2009 3:58:13 PM

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Oh, this one too got "camryed"

lexusrox123 - 9/20/2009 8:13:36 PM

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yes, it does look like a camry, however, i think it looks good.

theoptimisticpessimist - 9/19/2009 4:32:04 PM

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A more vinilla'd vinilla. See 1UAW comments.

BMW4me4ever - 9/19/2009 5:09:44 PM

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I am confused. Isnt Lexus supposed to be more leading edge design of the Toyota division? Then why do they seem to be going backwards toward Toyota vs trying to create more of a unique style?

g2ok - 9/19/2009 6:40:52 PM

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First the LS now the GS... it's not bad or offensive just a very safe change. Helps to see a car in person to get a better sense of the style. I saw a new Buick LaCrosse, while it wasn't bad, the side profile seemed off. I liked it more in the pictures. I like the new Maxima and waiting to see the new Sonata and Infiniti M.

enthusiastx11 - 9/19/2009 7:41:02 PM

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hmmm...got camry/avaloned just like the LS. yuck.

LuxuryFan - 9/19/2009 8:36:21 PM

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Lexus, what are you doing? There *has* to be another approach to design than this.

LexusKindaGuy12 - 9/20/2009 2:10:18 AM

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toyota hybrid's already get the blue tint behind the logo

enthusiastx11 - 9/24/2009 12:53:07 PM

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which is to say...it's boring and will continue to be massively outsold by the more expensive 5-series and E-class.

kuvakas1 - 9/20/2009 4:01:46 AM

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This car has never really stood out as a style/design leader. It's always been capable but lackluster in appearance. Nothing has changed with this new design. Another giant leap for mediocrity!

Mason3Robert - 9/21/2009 1:09:57 PM

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Well it not rocket science, but when you sell more cars you'll most likely have more recalls....You guys need to look at the variances by percents or ratios...thats the only way to get a solid scope as to how many recalls these brands have faced. But most of you hold a pretty high probabilty of being stupid...so there that is and there it goes!

NISSANINFINITI - 9/21/2009 2:40:49 PM

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The side view picture withthe car facing right look like a Nissan Altima.

david999 - 9/21/2009 3:25:10 PM

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The number of dopes on this site never fails to amaze me. The GS450h is a FANTASTIC vehicle.

Agent63 - 9/22/2009 5:04:56 AM

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I agree with you. It's one of my favorite cars from Lexus (even the previous gens). I am currently an owner of the LS460 and I don't think that blue suits luxury cars, perhaps on the back of the trunk lid but not on the front grille. It looks too Toyota-ish in my opinion. However, the GS is a car either you like or you don't. Most want to find reasons to hate. I on the other hand find it a small compromise. The car is still one of Lexus' signature cars.

There you go. Words of a non-biased German car fan :)

enthusiastx11 - 9/23/2009 11:58:18 AM

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so FANTASTIC that 700 people a year buy it!

lexusrox123 - 9/22/2009 6:33:13 PM

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Hey, it couldve gotten ugly! (4runner)