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Neutrino
Jan 16, 2004, 1:25 AM
Does anyone have any desktop pictures of the 2006 Lexus GS 430?

BluCamSS
Jan 16, 2004, 12:56 PM
I haven't even seen the concept car yet....

jimkk29
Jan 16, 2004, 5:02 PM
Me neither. I doubt the existence of any pics.

dark_hunter
Jan 16, 2004, 5:08 PM
Me neither. I doubt the existence of any pics. Hahahaha:
http://www.autosite.com/images/EdPhotos/Previews/fullsize/2006-lexus-gs-front.jpg
http://www.autosite.com/images/EdPhotos/Previews/fullsize/2006-lexus-gs-rear.jpg
http://www.autosite.com/images/EdPhotos/Previews/fullsize/2006-lexus-gs-interior.jpg

jimkk29
Jan 16, 2004, 5:40 PM
Oh... :oops:
BTW I don't really like it, it looks almost like a van. :?

dark_hunter
Jan 16, 2004, 6:21 PM
I don't really like it, it looks almost like a van. :? Me too, I just like the rims and the interior.

igaboj
Jan 16, 2004, 6:47 PM
sort of looks like the prius at the back :lol:

the old one was really nice, except for it's "hunchback" design

BluCamSS
Jan 16, 2004, 6:52 PM
I actually like it alot....
I read it is AWD, I hope for performance sake that you
can still get RWD, that was what made the GS400 so sweet!

jimkk29
Jan 17, 2004, 9:21 AM
Me too, I just like the rims and the interior.
Yeah just those two things are nice.
Btw does anyone have any specs?

mallon
Jan 17, 2004, 11:24 AM
there are few lexuses i like - they all just look like toyota's.
I dont see the appeal of them over BMW/Merc/Audi IMO.

igaboj
Jan 17, 2004, 12:24 PM
Me too, I just like the rims and the interior.
Yeah just those two things are nice.
Btw does anyone have any specs?

if memory serves correctly, 245 HP for the 6, and 310 HP or so for the 8

BluCamSS
Jan 17, 2004, 1:13 PM
Me too, I just like the rims and the interior.
Yeah just those two things are nice.
Btw does anyone have any specs?

All I read so far is that the base I6 is being replaced by a new V6.

Raith83
Jan 17, 2004, 1:21 PM
Why? why doesit look so bland to me? Like the NEWER IS300, they made it look more plain for me. This car looks very boring with some funky headlights. I'm so confused, I finally thought Lexus was going to pull some sweet moves. Ah well, such is life :p

B Deuce
Jan 18, 2004, 2:11 AM
there are few lexuses i like - they all just look like toyota's.
I dont see the appeal of them over BMW/Merc/Audi IMO.

Basic GM marketing: Take your base model car, put some different emblems on it, sell that Cavalier as a Cadillac Cimmaron and make $$$

People like them in the states because Lexus marketed itself not as the more expensive toyota, but as a better car than the others, and one the average person could afford. Toyota didn't try to bill it as a performance car brand, and not as a rich person's icon brand (mercedes). With the IS300, and the new GS, they are NOW going after those people who would spend their $$$ at BMW (great engines but not the greatest design except for the new 6 and 7 series) or Audi (great design, but still a turbo VW).

B Deuce
Jan 18, 2004, 2:13 AM
Why? why doesit look so bland to me? Like the NEWER IS300, they made it look more plain for me. This car looks very boring with some funky headlights. I'm so confused, I finally thought Lexus was going to pull some sweet moves. Ah well, such is life :p

At its heart, its still a Toyota. Toyota is the Japanese GM, and it takes a looooong time to get the ship to change direction. They are just now focusing on making its engines as powerful or more than Honda and Nissan, but they are way behind.

jimkk29
Jan 18, 2004, 10:32 AM
mrboone2 has a point. The Lexus, Infinity and Acura divisions are pure marketing tricks. Nothing more than Toyotas, Nissans and Hondas with a different badge. And that is only because some ppl in the US do not wish to be seen inside a Toyota/Nissan/Honda.

dark_hunter
Jan 18, 2004, 11:54 AM
And that is only because some ppl in the US do not wish to be seen inside a Toyota/Nissan/Honda. I hate those people, they always want to look rich :evil:

igaboj
Jan 18, 2004, 1:02 PM
has anyone ever seen analyze that, when robert deniro tries to sell an audi A8 to the rich guy? (asks what car he drives) :lol: