Two Reasons Lexus is Turning to a Turbo on the 2016 Lexus GS 200t - Torque News
In that compact sports sedan, the new 2. 0-liter turbo is replacing the snail-slow 2. 5-liter engine in the base IS sedan. 0-Liter turbo has decidedly more power, and dramatically more torque than the outgoing IS 250. However, the new 2016 Lexus GS 200t mid-sized sports sedan specs contained one imporant tidbit that the IS press information did not. In the new 2016 GS 200t, the 2. 0-liter turbo with 241 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque is expected by Lexus to return 33 mpg highway. Incredibly, the new GS-200t is expected to be only 1 mpg lower on the highway than the hybrid GS 450h sedan that is rated at 34 mpg highway (2015). We reached out to a Torque News contributor and owner of two GS 350 sedans and also a mighty RC F... LT as we call him, said "When the lease on my GS 350 is up I will be looking at the GS 200t. If the NuLuxe interior looks good and the cost of the vehicle is lower, I'd go that way. Lexus, like BMW, is turning to turbocharged, four-cylinder engines in its base sports sedans to offer reasonable performance and improved EPA-estimated fuel economy. Our guestimate is that the combined fuel economy rating of the GS 200t will be about 10% better than the GS 350’s. Fuel economy improvements are always welcome and basically mandated by CAFE regulations. Source: www.torquenews.com
