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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Power windows
The power windows can be opened and closed using the switches.
Operating the switch moves the windows as follows:
1. Closing.
2. One-touch closing*.
3. Opening.
4. One-touch opening*.
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Cruise control
Use the cruise control to maintain a set speed without using the
accelerator.
Set the vehicle speed
Turn the “ON-OFF” button ON.
Push the button once more to
deactivate the cruise control.
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Hood
Release the lock from the inside of the vehicle to open the hood.
Pull the hood lock release lever.
The hood will pop up slightly.
Pull up the hood catch and lift
the hood.
CAUTION:
Pre-driv ...