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Lexus GS

Lexus GS/Toyota Aristo
Lexus GS 450h F Sport – Frontansicht, 17. Juni 2012, Düsseldorf.jpg
2012 Lexus GS 450h F Sport, Germany
Overview
Manufacturer Lexus (Toyota)
Production 1991–2005 (Toyota Aristo)
1993–present (Lexus GS)
Assembly Japan: Tahara, Aichi
Body and chassis
Class Mid-size luxury car / Executive car
Body style 4-door sedan
First generation (S140)
T1s Lexus GS.jpg
Lexus GS 300
Overview
Also called Toyota Aristo (Japan)
Production October 1991 – July 1997 (Toyota Aristo)
February 1993 – July 1997 (Lexus GS)
Designer Giorgetto Giugiaro (1989)
Body and chassis
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Platform Toyota N platform
Related Toyota Crown
Powertrain
Engine 3.0 L 2JZ-GE I6 (gasoline)
3.0 L 2JZ-GTE I6 (t/c gasoline)
4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 (gasoline)
Transmission 4-speed A340E (1991-97 Aristo 2JZ-GTE) / A341E (1993-95 GS 300) automatic
5-speed A350E automatic (1996-97)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,779 mm (109.4 in)
Length 4,950 mm (194.9 in)
Width 1,796 mm (70.7 in)
Height 1,400–1,420 mm (55.1–55.9 in)
Second generation
98-00 Lexus GS300.jpg
Overview
Also called Toyota Aristo
Production August 1997 – December 2004 (Lexus GS)
August 1997 – August 2005 (Toyota Aristo)
Model years 1998–2005
Designer Akihiro Nagaya (1995)
Body and chassis
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Platform Toyota N platform
Related Toyota Crown
Powertrain
Engine 3.0 L 2JZ-GE I6 (gasoline)
3.0 L 2JZ-GTE I6 (t/c gasoline)
4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 (gasoline)
4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8 (gasoline)
Transmission 4-speed A340E automatic
(30-40LS)
4-speed A341E automatic (JZS161)
5-speed A650E automatic (JZS160, UZS160)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,799 mm (110.2 in)
Length 4,806 mm (189.2 in)
Width 1,801 mm (70.9 in)
Height 1,420–1,440 mm (55.9–56.7 in)
Third generation (S190)
Lexus GS 450h front.JPG
Overview
Production January 2005 – December 2011
Model years 2006–2011
Designer Yasuhide Hosoda(2002)
Body and chassis
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Platform Toyota N platform
Related Toyota Crown
Powertrain
Engine 3.0 L 3GR-FE V6 (gasoline; Middle East)
3.0 L 3GR-FSE V6 (gasoline)
3.5 L 2GR-FSE V6 (gasoline)
3.5 L 2GR-FSE V6 (hybrid gasoline)
4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8 (gasoline)
4.6 L 1UR-FE V8 (gasoline)
Transmission 6-speed A760E/60H/61E automatic
8-speed AA80E automatic
CVT automatic (hybrid)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,850 mm (112.2 in)
Length 4,826–4,844 mm (190.0–190.7 in)
Width 1,821 mm (71.7 in)
Height 1,425–1,435 mm (56.1–56.5 in)
Fourth generation (L10)
2012 Lexus GS 250 (GRL11R) Luxury sedan (2015-08-07) 01.jpg
Overview
Production December 2011–present
Model years 2013–present
Assembly Japan: Tahara, Aichi (Tahara plant); Toyota, Aichi (Motomachi plant)
Designer Katsuhiko Inatomi (2009)
Body and chassis
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Front-engine, all-wheel-drive
Platform Toyota New N platform
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 L 8AR-FTS l4 (turbocharged gasoline)
2.5 L 2AR-FSE l4 (hybrid gasoline)
2.5 L 4GR-FSE V6 (gasoline)
3.5 L 2GR-FSE V6 (gasoline)
3.5 L 2GR-FXE V6 (hybrid gasoline)
5.0 L 2UR-GSE V8 (gasoline) (GS F)
Transmission 6-speed automatic
CVT automatic (hybrid)
8-speed AA80E automatic
(GS F)
8-speed AA81E automatic (2013–present)
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,850 mm (112.2 in)
Length 4,850 mm (190.9 in)
Width 1,840 mm (72.4 in)
Height 1,455 mm (57.3 in)
Curb weight 1,721–1,805 kg (3,795–3,980 lb)
1,865 kg (4,112 lb) (hybrid)

The Lexus GS (Japanese: レクサス・GS, Rekusasu GS) is a mid-size luxury car sold by Lexus, the luxury division of Toyota. The same car launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan, but the Lexus-badged model did not appear until 1993. Now in its fourth generation, the GS sold under the Aristo name in Japan only until the release of the third generation in 2005.

Designed as a performance sedan competing in the mid-luxury class, the GS slots between the entry-level/compact luxury IS and large/flagship LS, and shares its chassis with one of Toyota's longest-running platforms: the S-series which has been used under multiple generations of the Toyota Crown premium sedans.

Four generations of the GS have been produced since 1993, each available with six-cylinder engines and rear-wheel drive. V8 engines were offered in the second and third generations, and all-wheel drive and hybrid versions debuted in 2005. The first two generations had a Japanese domestic market equivalent, the Toyota Aristo ( is Greek for "the best"), which was sold from 1991 until the Lexus marque's domestic debut in 2005. Though largely identical in exterior and interior design, the GS and the Aristo differed in their engine and transmission combinations as well as equipment packages. The GS name stands for Grand Sedan. However, some Lexus importers use the backronymic name, Grand Sport.

The first-generation Lexus GS began sales in the United States, Europe and selected markets in Asia in 1993, where it was introduced with an inline-6 engine and exterior bodywork designed by Italdesign Giugiaro. The second-generation model premiered in 1997, using a new platform, in-house styling, and adding a V8 version for the first time outside Japan. The third-generation GS, which premiered globally for the 2006 model year, was produced in V6, V8, and hybrid versions, the latter known as the GS 450h performance hybrid. The third-generation models were the first GS sedans to be sold domestically in Japan.


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