UK Review Claims Lexus GS300h Is A Perfect Fit For Those Seeking Souless Transportation

Until now, Lexus’s E-segment saloon had been without a BIK-friendly car capable of competing with the ultra efficient diesel-engined offerings of the Big Three at the critical business end of the market. The GS300h rectifies that oversight, and, in doing so, turns the model from novelty also-ran into genuine contender. 

Why? Because its second hybrid now has the right combination of numbers to compete. With the far more frugal powertrain already seen in the IS300h now aboard, the GS’s efficiency figures shift from 141g/km CO2 and 46.3mpg combined (in the 450h) to, at best, 109g/km and 60.1mpg.

jeffy210 - 12/4/2013 11:01:35 PM

+2 Boost

So I know I've harped on Lexus cars before for being overpriced Toyotas, but after looking at the GS and LS at the autoshow, they really are worthy of being a luxury offshoot. There is a large gap between fit-and-finish of those two models and the IS, ES, CT, etc. The latter really do look like a top trim of their Toyota counterparts, but the GS actually looks like it was designed to be a true luxury car. Can't speak to the handling though.