New 2016 Lexus GS F Review The Nearest Lexus Has Come yet to Developing a Japanese BMW And that's a compliment

New 2016 Lexus GS F Review The Nearest Lexus Has Come yet to Developing a Japanese BMW And that's a compliment

F is the scarlet letter we use to mark failing or scorn. Strangely enough, the contradiction is the case in Japan, where whatever thing involved with that symbol commands admiration. Mount Fuji is worshipped as a natural wonder. Fuji International Speedway is Japan’s sort of the Nürburgring. When Toyota decided on its assault on the luxury-car business in the late 1980s, Circle F was code for the Lexus LS400 flagship.

For a brand new Japanese car, the Lexus GS F has a surprisingly old fashioned outlook on life. Beneath its dramatically-styled new bodyshell it features a traditional thumper of a 5.0-litre V8 engine, with not an electric motor nor even a turbocharger in sight to help it generate the required goods. Its chassis had been heavily modified and stiffened as compared with that of the standard Lexus GS, but at heart it’s still a front-engined, rear-wheel-drive thunder saloon.

The GS F will be using a 5.0-liter V8 engine rated at 460 horsepower and 389 pound-feet of torque. The only working transmission is an eight-speed automatic, that will route power to the rear wheels only. A standard torque-vectoring differential will grant precise control of power delivered to each of the rear wheels, making the GS F feel stable at high speeds and agile at low speeds.

However—and this is exactly a crucial however—when thinking about pricing, the GS F's $85,380 MSRP undercuts those two Germans by at least $10,000, though just barely underpricing Le Monster, the CTS-V. Lexus indicates that the GS F is a loaded car with standard items such as LED headlights and vastly advanced safety features that will push its business competitors to far higher price points.