Rumour: GS being discontinued!

[Jamesf1]

I raised this with a Lexus dealer when my car went in for a service this week. I was told that when the sales staff went on a "meet the new LC" day with Lexus, they were given a presentation on the Lexus model roadmap. Aside from the new LS, and CT, they are releasing a Lexus version of the Toyota CH-R and a new GS was on the plan for 2019

[rayaans]

On 2017-6-1 at 10:04 AM, Jamesf1 said:

I raised this with a Lexus dealer when my car went in for a service this week. I was told that when the sales staff went on a "meet the new LC" day with Lexus, they were given a presentation on the Lexus model roadmap. Aside from the new LS, and CT, they are releasing a Lexus version of the Toyota CH-R and a new GS was on the plan for 2019

Yes the UX and CT I think are planned for the UK but the question is whether the new GS is actually a GS in the original sense or whether its an ES rebadged as a GS for the UK

[Jamesf1]

Yes it was a new GS. I mentioned replaced by ES rumour and he confirmed it was a new GS. At least at the moment... 

[Hangie]

I'm at the states right now and noticed ES on the car park so have taken a quick look.

From outside it looks quite right but inside is way cheaper - very American style. I've also noticed that Lexus got also models bigger than RX - namely GX and LX. In general there is so many Lexuses here on the road. You are passing one every minute :)

 

 

[noby76]

noticed the same when i was in Boston and new York as well seems the amrecans are not too hang-on on badge like in Europe where anything other than German is not credible..

 

the ES is quite a large car lots would confuse it with the GS. I can undertand why Lexus is making the decision to discontinue the GS. ES is large enough

 

 

 

Nicely crafted aswell

 

[olliesgrandad]

To me the big advantage of a big rwd car is the great lock and turning circle compared to fwd. Being in a loan Astra auto for a month made me realise how much easier a rwd is to park in a supermarket car park and to parallel park. 

[rayaans]

2 hours ago, olliesgrandad said:

To me the big advantage of a big rwd car is the great lock and turning circle compared to fwd. Being in a loan Astra auto for a month made me realise how much easier a rwd is to park in a supermarket car park and to parallel park. 

I dont think thats necessarily true.

My RX is technically FWD and has a pretty tight turning circle. I've been in plenty of other FWDs with a superb turning circle

[Linas.P]

On 5/2/2017 at 1:05 PM, rayaans said:

Or just making an ES into a GS?!

 

That sounds like it, rebadging GS as ES. Kind of logical streamlining of line-up... Considering they making it RWD it is more like canceling ES. I would even speculate that they might badge the same car as ES in US "aka cancel GS", and keep GS badge in EU.

[J Henderson]

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2017/06/prototype-next-lexus-es-spied-testing.html

 

[Jamesf1]

I hope its a GS. I'm just not in the market to pay 5 series money for a tarted up Camry. Id rather have a 5 series.

[Farqui]

https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/07/06/mystery-nurburgring-sedan-identified-what-does-it-mean-for-the-next-gen-lexus-gs/