Lexus GS review
Lexus GS 300 SE Road Test
Test date 19 April 2005
Price as tested £37,650
For Standard equipment, build quality, refinement, drivetrain
Against Low speed ride, no diesel option, shortage of low-rev torque
Toyota certainly scared the established luxury brands when it launched Lexus in 1989 with the LS400. Within a year it had created a brand from scratch, and the LS was soon followed by a BMW 5-series rival, the GS, the 3-series-battling IS200 and the RX300 4x4, which has become a huge sales success.
Available with six- and eight- cylinder engines, the rear-drive GS reinforced the reputation for refinement created by the LS, but also added a touch of sporting appeal.
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