The All New 2011 Lexus GS350
By Zaheer on Jul 16, 2011 with Comments 0
With there being so many new cars on the automobile market today it is really a massive question over having the luxury feeling to their vehicles. That is why the Lexus is going to looking for the newest models of the market today; this new Lexus has really been created so that this is going to be out there competing with the massive Audi 6 mode and even the Mercedes also. It could also try to compete with the BMW also.
The new Lexus is really going to be very much similar to the previous models with three configurations which really are going to match one another. The V-6 3.5 liter engine is going to be able to create a horsepower of almost three hundred and three of horsepower. That is also going to come with the all wheel drive and the six speed automatic transmission.
If the GS460 model is chosen then this is going to come with the V-8 4.6 liter engine which is going to be able to produce a massive three hundred and forty two of horsepower. This will come with the eight speed automatic transmission also.
With the hybrid model, there will be a choice over its engine such as the same engine from the 350 which delivers a massive three hundred and forty of horsepower. This is going to work with the CVT transmission however.
The GS model was redesigned in 2006 which had some nice fixtures included with this such as the iPod connection to connect the music player along with the Bluetooth connectivity also. There are set to be a few more features with the new 2011 model.
This is going to look so much like a sedan but it will work with the V-8 4.6 liter engine or the V-6 3.5 liter engine also. There will be a choice over the transmissions such as the CVT, the continuously variable transmission, the eight speed automatic or the six speed automatic transmission also. Though now, there are the choices for the models of the car available such as the GS 450h, the GS 350 or the GS 460 model also.
For the new 2011 model, there are not going to be a lot of changes to this car and not a lot of new feature either. For all of the models of the car they are not going to have massive differences to them, there is the great navigation system built into the car with the rearview mirror which actually has a compass also.
The new features to the 2010 model will be here with the 2011 model such as the grille, the new wheels and some great gadgets. The gadgets could include the great including the Bluetooth connectivity option, the Bluetooth system and even the great new modifications with the suspension and the brakes.
The exterior of the car is going to be great however there is so much elegance and great taste. With the GS line the car really does look almost beautiful and perfect in every way even though this is very subtly done.
There will be either the seventeen inch wheels or the eighteen inch wheels also, and the wheelbase will manage a massive one hundred and twelve point two inches. There are even the great run flat tires.
There are so many great luxury feelings to the car along with the nice new features such as the different colors of leather trims that will come in four different colors. There ten way power adjustable heated front seats along with the ten speaker audio system also but there will be the three different wood trims available.
The interior will also have the cut pile carpeting which is a standard feature however but the navigation system is really great however.
When this was test drove, it did manage to get to sixty miles per hour within six seconds however and managed to get past the quarter mile length when the car is driven at one hundred and two miles per hour which will cover the quarter mile in around fourteen seconds.
The engines are really great however, they are smooth no and the journey is good enough to ride. There will be no paddle shifters but it will come with the eight speed which is lacking something.
There is both the dual front knee and front airbags included with this car; the GS is also going to come with the great rear side curtain and front curtain airbags also. There will be the great brake assist along with the four wheel discs with ABS though there will also be the stability control and the electronic brake force distribution.
The EPA fuel economy will reach a good twenty two mpg for the city and almost twenty five mpg for the highway also – this will work with the GS 450h model. With the GS 460 model however there will be high numbers again such as the seventeen mpg for the city and twenty four mpg for the highway.
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