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| Lexus GS | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Model code | S190[1] |
| Production | January 2005 – December 2011 |
| Assembly | Japan: Tahara, Aichi (Tahara plant) |
| Designer | Yasuhide Hosoda, Isoroku Yamada, and Sotiris Kovos (2003) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive Front-engine, all-wheel drive |
| Platform | Toyota N |
| Related | Toyota Crown (S180) Toyota Crown (S200) Toyota Crown Majesta (S180) Toyota Crown Majesta (S200) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.0 L 3GR-FSE V6 (petrol) 3.5 L 2GR-FSE V6 (petrol/hybrid) 4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8 (petrol) 4.6 L 1UR-FE V8 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic 8-speed automatic CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,850 mm (112.2 in)[2] |
| Length | 4,826 mm (190.0 in)[3] |
| Width | 1,821 mm (71.7 in)[4] |
| Height | 1,425–1,435 mm (56.1–56.5 in)[5][6] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lexus GS (S160) |
| Successor | Lexus GS (L10) |
The Lexus GS (S190) is an executive car. It is a four-door executive sedan that is the third generation of the Lexus GS—a series of vehicles produced between 1993 and 2020. The S190 model itself was produced between 2005 and 2011 by Lexus—the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota.
The development of the GS began in 2000 under the chief engineer Shigetoshi Miyoshi and took forty months. Styling of the exterior and the interior started under Yasuhide Hosoda. A concept car called the LF-S debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2003. Its design patent was filed in December 2003, preceding a public unveiling of a pre-production model at the North American International Auto Show in January 2004, the production version of which was unveiled at the same show in the subsequent year. Official manufacture began at the facility in Tahara, Aichi, in January 2005.
Suceeding the S160 model, the S190 offered numerous engine options, comprising a 3.0-litre V6, 4.3-litre V8, 4.6-litre V8, and a 3.5-litre V6 petrol-hybrid. Three transmission options were available: a six- and eight-speed automatic for the petrol models, whilst the hybrid model included a continuously variable transmission. The GS has received numerous awards, including the iF Product Design Award from the International Forum Design in 2007. Manufacture of the S190 ended in December 2011, and Lexus replaced it with the L10 in 2012.
Development
[edit]The development of the fourth generation GS began in 2000 under chief engineer Shigetoshi Miyoshi. He explained that the project was guided by three core design principles: simplicity, contrast and dynamism. The development process took forty months, longer than usual, as the GS was intended to hold a prominent position within the Lexus lineup.[7] Both the exterior and interior styling were led by the designer Yasuhide Hosoda around the time the L-finesse design philosophy came to fruition in 2001.[8][9] In October 2003 a concept car called the LF-S—an acronym for Lexus Future Sedan[10][11]—debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show.[12][13] The GS' design patent was filed on 22 December 2003 by Hosoda, Isoroku Yamada, and Sotiris Kovos,[14] preceding a public unveiling of a pre-production model at the North American International Auto Show in January 2004, the production version of which was unveiled at the same show in the subsequent year.
References
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- ^ Printz, Larry (8 July 2005), "Lexus talks during test drive, and the news isn't good", The Morning Call, p. E1
- ^ Boe, Dave (14 July 2005), "Third-generation GS sports new styling and all-wheel drive", Daily Herald, p. 2
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- ^ Fedoruk, Keith (8 April 2005), "New Lexus look a sharp turn", North Shore News, p. 37
- ^ "Detroit Auto Show", Car Design News, archived from the original on 6 December 2006, retrieved 17 August 2024
- ^ Rettie, John (6 April 2011). "Lexus LF-Gh concept". Road & Track. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ King, Philip (30 October 2003), "Wacky one-offs belie main game", The Australian, p. 15
- ^ Treece, James B; Yamaguchi, Yuzo, "Sizing up the Tokyo show", Automotive News, vol. 78, no. 6063, pp. 20–21
- ^ Dowling, Joshua; Lyon, Peter (24 October 2003), "Box-car brigade", The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 6
- ^ Neil, Dan (29 October 2003), "A feast form the East", Los Angeles Times, retrieved 17 September 2024
- ^ "Motor vehicle and/or toy replica thereof", Toyota Motor Corporation, 18 February 2004, retrieved 17 September 2024 – via Google Patents