Next Gen Lexus GS-F To Be Powered By A 4 Liter Twin Turbo V8

The performance car market is starting to look like Oprah Winfrey is in charge. "You get a 4.0L V8, and you get a 4.0L V8, and you get a 4.0L V8" sort of stuff. After Mercedes, Audi and Porsche, Lexus could be next with a hot GS F that's finally ready to compete with the BMW M5.

If you watched Chris Harris' review of both those sedans, you'd know that he enjoyed the naturally aspirated Lexus a lot more than the M5, described as too powerful for the road and infinitely complicated. However, it seems Toyota gave the go-ahead for Lexus to develop an over-complicated GS F of its own.

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jeffgall - 7/19/2017 9:15:36 AM

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I thought the GS was dead?

cidflekken - 7/19/2017 11:40:07 AM

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I thought so too. Not because of sales but because Lexus was stopping production

ilovecar2015 - 7/19/2017 3:17:30 PM

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The GS death was just a rumor, and was debunked many times already.

I can't see Lexus is killing the GS and let the ES be the rep for mid-size offering.

MDarringer - 7/19/2017 6:13:12 PM

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You can't? Audi has a front-wheel drive sedan as their mid-sized offering.

How about letting the ES take the GS's leftovers and a slinky Lexus EV joins the mix. THAT is the likely move. The GS is a horrible seller as is the IS. One of them has to go and ending the GS at the conclusion of its product cycle is logical.

MDarringer - 7/19/2017 11:59:26 AM

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The GS will live out its intended production life. The news reports did not say the GS was cancelled, but that work on a successor was not happening. Lexus can pull a Dodge-Charger move and keep producing an old car with power under the hood as long as people buy them. People buying them is the problem.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 7/20/2017 9:34:20 AM

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I knew a woman who made her own $$$ and loved her GS. To me it has always been a very oddly styled car and drives away sales. It has never been seen as cool or desirable. I am not sure who buys it unless it is just ES buyers who want to move up and this is what you get in the Lexus lineup.

carloslassiter - 7/20/2017 9:42:56 AM

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"It has never been seen as cool or desirable."

Has Lexus ever been "cool"? And what is considered desirable to old woman may not match what is desirable to CANADIANCOMMENTS (unless you are an old woman, I can't tell from your screen name).

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 7/22/2017 12:54:48 PM

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C- The LFA was a very cool car. So was the original LC500. And if you like trucks /SUV's the LX570 has it's own understated coolness. As far as being critical of women, the owner in question was a 30 something professional who was very successful in her field. But the GS has never been a sales success or a top pick. It should have that twin turbo V8 right now.