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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Headlight cleaner switch
Washer fluid can be sprayed on the headlights.
Press the switch to clean the
headlights.
The headlight cleaner can be operated when
The “POWER” switch is in ON mode and the headlight switch is t ...
Rear seats
1. Seat position adjustment lever.
2. Seatback angle adjustment lever.
Folding down the rear seatbacks
Before folding down the rear seatbacks
Stow all the head restraints and the
rear center ...
List of storage features
1. Glove box.
2. Overhead console.
3. Cup holders.
4. Console box.
5. Auxiliary box. ...