Lexus GS 450h 2018 Car Review

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Lexus GS 450h 2018 Car Review

The Lexus GS is definitely an executive car sold by Lexus, the posh division of Toyota. The same car launched in 1991 since the Toyota Aristo in Japan, even so the Lexus-badged model would not appear until 1993. Now in their fourth generation, the GS sold in the Aristo name in Japan only till the release of the 3rd generation in 2005. Designed as being a performance sedan competing from the mid-luxury class, the GS slots between your entry-level/compact luxury IS and large/flagship LS, and shares its chassis with one of Toyota's longest-running platforms: the S-series that has been used under multiple generations in the Toyota Crown premium sedans. Four generations with the GS are actually produced since 1993, each provided with six-cylinder engines and rear-wheel drive. V8 engines were offered from the second and third generations, and all-wheel drive and hybrid versions debuted in 2005. The first two generations were built with a Japanese domestic market equivalent, the Toyota Aristo (aristo is Greek for "the best"), which has been sold from 1991 before Lexus marque's domestic debut in 2005. Though largely identical in exterior and interior planning, the GS as well as the Aristo differed within their engine and transmission combinations along with equipment packages. The GS name is short for Grand Sedan. However, some Lexus importers utilize the backronymic name, Grand Sport.