I found this from a Japanese source while on my trip the other day. It regards the next generation GS, which I suspect is undergoing final design completion at technical centres.
Since it is moving to GA-L, I expect Toyota doesn't want to waste any time, so a late 2018 SOP date and showroom launch no later than early 2019.
Will Lexus keep the tradition of letting the GS set new design language for the brand or will LC and LS take over that role?
Full model change in 2018 FR platform-based TNGA technology is adopted in the next Lexus GS series.From &GS F& 2015 of November debut 5.0-liter V-8-cylinder engine, the 2018 model year next are scheduled to be equipped with the newly developed 3.0-liter V-type 6-cylinder twin-turbo engine (more than the maximum output 400ps) there.
By adopting a lightweight and highly rigid platform with a low center of gravity, finished a further exercise of good sports car
The new FR platform is also used in the GS is adopted from the Lexus LC (luxury
The new engine development designation 943F of the GS F equipped scheduled.3.0 liter V-6 with maximum output of 400ps above, the maximum torque is expected to longitudinal 45.0kgf.m.
Down-sizing engine that replaces the V8 engine is adopted will also be available on the next LS series to be released next year.
As you can see, they keep referring to a new LS in 2017. They know more than anyone else. I do however, doubt that the GS-F 2UR-GSE V8 will replaced by an engine putting out only 400 PS.
That only matches the new E43 AMG at 396 PS.
Maybe this is strictly the 2GR-FSE replacement TTV6. To be honest they renderings may not be accurate, but at least it is something.
A confusing rumor has surfaced on a Japanese weblog regarding the next-generation Lexus GS — the information appears to be from Mag-X, so let’s paraphrase by way of Google Translate:
The rear-wheel drive front-engine TNGA platform will be adopted in the next-generation Lexus GS released in 2018. The current GS F is running a 5.0L V8 engine, but the new 2018 model will use a newly developed 3.0L V6 twin-turbo engine with a maximum output of more than 400ps/394hp.
The new engine has been given a designation of 943F, and will have a maximum torque is expected to longitudinal 45.0kgf-m (translates to 325lb/ft). This downsized engine will also be available in the next-generation LS released next year.
There’s enough here to be interesting, but the obvious errors erode any kind of believability — assuming the rumor has to do with the GS and not the GS F, there’s no way a twin-turbo V6 engine putting out 394 horsepower will have only 325lb.ft of torque.
(Even if this rumor is pure 100% false, I would have published this story just to feature the GS F rendering above. It’s overdone, sure, but it also illustrates how the upcoming LC coupe could transform the Lexus design language. Special thanks to Carmaker1 for the tip!)
