What is it?
Now nearing the end of its third generation, the GS slots in above the sporty IS and below the luxury-laden LS. It’s sized about like the tremendously popular ES 350, but the GS offers rear-wheel-drive and a much higher price tag – not to mention the optional V8 seen in our tester.
Its basic style is derivative of the original Giugiaro-penned 1991 GS300 (a rebadged Toyota Aristo), but the latest car was introduced for 2006. Smoother and suaver than the second-generation GS – notable for its Shakespearean “Something wicked this way comes” ad campaign – the S190-platform car retains the two-engine configuration of its predecessor.
As enthusiasts, we jumped at the range-topping GS 460 with its 342-horsepower 4.6-liter V8. A hybrid – dubbed GS 450h – was briefly on offer before sluggish sales forced its removal from the North American market.
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And on the inside?
Here’s where the GS is starting to show its age. Conventional switchgear
contrasts with the ever-complex interior configurations found in the rest of the
segment. Where rivals have touch screens a ...
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List of storage features
1. Glove box.
2. Auxiliary boxes (if equipped).
3. Bottle holders/door pockets.
4. Cup holders.
5. Console box.
6. Under tray. ...