2012 Lexus GS-F to use 500-HP V10
Well, the Lexus IS-F is really being seen as an M3 fighter in many camps, so something one size up makes sense as well. Its rumored M5-battling GS-F will need some serious hardware underhood to take on its just-right-sized Bavarian rival. Something like a 500 HP V10 would seem a good start. And that's what it will get apparently.Of course this is still early guesswork, and by the time the car debuts as a 2012 model the benchmark may have made a move of its own, so we'll just trust Motor Trend's predictions for now. They forecast the GS-F will get the LF-A's "500-plus-horsepower, Formula 1-inspired sub-five-liter V-10." That racy mill will find its way into the all-new 2011 GS sedan, backed by a modified eight-speed automatic from the LS 460, which allows "ultrafast" manual shifting via paddles. It should be an interesting challenger to not only the M5, but to the Audi RS6, Mercedes E63 and Cadillac CTS-V as well. We'll keep you posted.
Thanks for the tip, Patrick!
[Source: Motor Trend]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
El Calor 12:25PM (9/01/2007)
If the GS-F V-10 sounds anything like the LF-A, it's going to be sick!
http://www.LexusF.com
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Don 3:32PM (9/03/2007)
Anything with a 500 hp V10 and 8-speed auto with paddle shifters should be awesome!
waiownsyou 12:36PM (9/01/2007)
If this thing gets the LF-A's engine, what's the point of having the LF-A to begin with? Sure, it's another vehicle design that tries to meet with classes like the SLR McLaren, but if you're going to throw it into a GS and mix in a nice transmission from the LS, you're going to have a bargain vehicle with competitive pricing.
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jsmilesrmhs 12:39PM (9/01/2007)
Why do jounralist compare the Cadillac Cts with cars that are not is competition? The CTs is a Bmw 3series fighter not a 5series fighter.
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AirZurk 1:46PM (9/01/2007)
no jsmilesrmhs, ur the one who's wrong. All of the CTS's dimensions match the 5 Series. The only thing the CTS and the 3 have in common are price.
It pisses ME off when people compare the CTS and 3 too much. I think it's ok to make some comparisons cuz the prices do match. But when you criticize the CTS for having 400lbs. on the 3 series like motor trend did (or maybe C&D, I don't remember exactly), thats not cool.
Carletti 12:40PM (9/01/2007)
Dude, the M5's sarcastic smile alone would moan this GS-F into submission. Besides, the pensioners who buy the GS have no interest in a suped up softy Lexus.
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SPG 12:55PM (9/01/2007)
So now everybody wants a super sedan. In This case, two.
Maybe Acura next?
Also, does anybody wonder what Mazda's Amanti (think Lexus or Infiniti) would of been like today?
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paul 1:12PM (9/01/2007)
sounds like toyota's getting desperate for the younger, faster market. nice try but you'll never beat the M
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hashiryu 1:52PM (9/01/2007)
never is a really strong word when talking about bettering a division that came out in 1975.
icu812ru469 9:18PM (9/01/2007)
Ah... another fool who thinks that something like the auto industry has any "impossibles" when it comes to positioning. Toyota proved that a "rice burner" could be #1 in the world, Lexus proved that luxury doesn't only come from Europe. The "F" series are not desperation for anything, it's to prove to the world that Japanese can build cars with heart and power, it just doesn't make sense to put it in a Camry...
Aetius 1:13PM (9/01/2007)
Thats a lot of HP for people who like to buy silver cars and drive them really slowly.
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hashiryu 1:54PM (9/01/2007)
Thats a lot of words for somebody who is braindead...
No offence, just trying to get the idea across that stereotypes (and prejudice...here's looking at you testo) suck.
what... 1:20PM (9/01/2007)
-nobody is going to be buying sooped up toyotas for 70K, sorry
Well, that statement is completely wrong since people already pay a lot more than that for LS600hs already.
Lexus drivers can be chinese or pensioners but they are definitely not poor.....
As long as the car is good looking and fast, people will buy it no matter where it came from.
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big L 2:59PM (9/01/2007)
most of the time I an in traffic at 20 mph.Where would we use 500hp thse days ?
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hashiryu 1:56PM (9/01/2007)
In the LF-A, the V10 is hooked up to a rear transaxle......
So in this supposed GS-F it get a different tranny altogether?
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Duck 11:37AM (9/02/2007)
**nice try but you'll never beat the M
That's the same thing people said when Lexus first entered the luxury market..."They'll never outsell Mercedes and BMW." We all know how THAT story has ended...
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testa di cazzo 5:10PM (9/01/2007)
they DONT outsell mercedes and bmw, moron. they only outsell them in the states, when chinamen and old turds who are too stupid too understand any better have fallen for them. everywhere else around the world, mercedes, bmw, and audi outsell lexus by huge margins. USA isn't everything moron...
Brian 5:15PM (9/01/2007)
It's people like this that unfortunately are the perfect example of what's wrong with the world today...
Realist 5:50PM (9/01/2007)
"they DONT outsell mercedes and bmw, moron"
Funny how the dumbest, stupidest, and most ignorant, an most racist poster on this site would use the word moron on someone who I bet has 10x more intelligent than him.
You brainless imbecile probably don't even realize how embarassing you sound, do you.
testa di cazzo 11:09AM (9/02/2007)
For you morons who just spew crap without any factual backing, here is some data on Audi and Lexus sales
From Wikipedia, on Audi worldwide Sales:
2004 marked the 11th straight increase in sales, selling 779,441 vehicles worldwide
From Wikipedia, on Lexus worldwide sales:
Total worldwide Lexus sales are expected to reach 500,000 vehicles in 2007
As you can see, Audi sold almost 800,000 IN 2004, THREE YEARS AGO, and has been setting company records for increased sales regularly in nearly every market since that date. Lexus, on the other hand, is EXPECTED to sell only 500,000 vehicles worldwide.
i don't even need to discuss Merc or BMW because, as everyone knows, they outsell Audi by a large margin, and as you can see, Audi sells almost double what lexus sells.
so please, next time you want to call me bigoted or an idiot, please provide some factual basis to your lies and blind faith. that is all