Comments on: 2008 Lexus GS 460 unveiled

By: Godspeed

Godspeed — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:41:52 +0000

ROFLMAO! wtf, omg BMWs FTW dude, FTMFW!!!!!! BMW M3 pwns Lexis Forari and bugarti, WOOT! lol

…Hahaha

By: Andrew M

Andrew M — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:04:43 +0000

i think it has been pretty much summed up once the word “soul” came into the equation.

i wouldnt pay 20K for a car let alone 200k if it didnt feel “soulfull” or spirited to drive.
bottom line is no amount of surveys or string of car awards will ever push me to a certain vehicle. the car has to feel right to ME and above all be enjoyable to drive.

with the “Luxo”, for me its definately BMW (if you exclude Aston etc) purely because of styling. BMW bodylines are unbeatable amongst its competitors.

also those rubbing in the recent award winnings of toyota here in OZ are forgetting one thing………
ford didnt compete the last 2 years.

the last time ford, holden, and toyota released new models at pretty much exactlly the same time was in ’02.

do we all remember how long after ’02 ford was still winning awards for their efforts? was it 4 yrs after?

the recent awards have only really seen toyota and holden directly compete.
oh i tell a lie…….ford released the mondeo, and that got amongst the awards. but i suppose when we talk in terms of aussie stuff it wasnt.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:34:27 +0000

Godspeed, in 20 short years Lexus has grown from the ashes as nothing more then just a another ‘tryer’ to what is today one of the worlds best marques. I feel intime Lexus will achieve it’s entire goals as they have gone from strength to strength and lately have not been able to put a foot wrong.

I to respect BMW by all means and love thier engineering and external styling but for some reason the internal ambiance of a BMW has never done it for me. For instance, i love to stand and look at a BM but once i climb inside the dash designs and somewhat just don’t do it for me hence give that FEEL. A particular car i do like and that is the IS250 and also wish Lexus brought the 350 to our market. Carn’t for the IS-F and LF-A.

Not all cars for all people.

By: Godspeed

Godspeed — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:54:27 +0000

Some great points here.

Firstly, I really like both Lexus and BMW cars.

I think you can certainly LIKE Lexus, but you can LOVE BMW. There is passion there – it has so much heritage, and true racing pedigree. Hence the Lexus, for all its quality, durability and reliability superiority might just leave you a bit… cold.

I hope, the IS-F is a car you can be passionate about. All credit and kudos to Lexus; like wheelnut said, in the past they’ve taken German tech and tried to micro-engineer it to perfection, and the JD Power satisfaction studies show that that has worked to a big extent.

I’ve sat in the back of the new LS 600h, and it is truly spectacular, a shiatsu massage function, ottoman seats and so on. Lexus may be the standard for panel gaps, but I think the Europeans still hold the styling advantage, as it seems only Europeans can.

Lexus is brilliant. And of course it’s all down to personal preference. But for us enthusiasts out there, isn’t it all about how a car makes you FEEL? If it doesn’t feel special, make YOU feel special, then it’s not worth your hard-earned. At the least, you expect to pay less for it than something that DOES make you feel good when driving it – is this why Lexus cars (in the Australian market at least) have always been just that bit cheaper than the Germans?
Let’s see if in the future the Japanese can prove that theory wrong.

By: CHAPPY

CHAPPY — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:24:59 +0000

I agree with you marshall i have a IS250 sport now for 2 years and waiting for the final price of the IS-F.
But the big gap between the IS250 and the IS-F is huge
This rocket does 0-100 in 4.5 and pulls over .9g in corners without loss of traction
And yes waiting for the IS350 this will be easy enough power to suite me its very fast indeed.
Will kill alot of v8s outhere.
Bring over the IS350 please lexus.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 09:53:12 +0000

Lexus make wonderful v8′s and are defantly amoung the best in the world for shear refinement and performance. I visit the drags as often as i can and have noticed a steady increase in 4.0 Lexus v8 powered cars pulling some very impressive times. I have also had the pleasure to have driven a GS430 once while at a cart meeting and it was a wonderful car. I can only imagine that the new GS460 8 speed would be even sweeter. Congats Lexus, love ya cars and believe the company is heading in the right direction. Cannot wait for the IS-F and please bring the IS350 to our shores.

Cheers

Marshall

By: Duck

Duck — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 23:23:19 +0000

What a crap V8! And i hate the darn, ugly, stupid grill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:08:23 +0000

Now thats what Im talking about………….

Me…..I feel the soul of my M3 as soon as I turn the key……….instant smile on the dial…….unless you have experienced it you wouldn’t understand!You truly can feel the car beneath you……..better than s e x……..well depends with whom………hehehehe

Anyone had either or both ??????????

If you have had an M3………..there is no going back!

Arrogant maybe…….but if your in the West………contact me and experience the best! Disappointment wont be felt…………

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:58:33 +0000

Toyota build almost perfect cars in the Lexus brand BUT while technically they might be as good as the very best that the Germans can muster there is somthing missing.

i know cars don’t have souls but the German cars are a lot closer to having soul and passion than the Toyota Lexus!!

By: plonkernator

plonkernator — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:22:27 +0000

true man … it pains me to see them silly evo’d up lancers fakos …. but they cannot replicate the superb handling or awd power-down. also note that real evos also have truly aggresive boxed arches.