The 2016 Lexus GS goes turbo and gets a gaping spindle grille - Digital Trends
Lexus has arrived at this year’s edition of the event with the updated 2016 GS. The most significant changes for the new model year are found by popping the hood. Closely following the industry’s downsizing trend, the GS adopts a new 2. 0-liter, four-cylinder engine that uses a twin-scroll turbocharger to make 241 horsepower at 5,800 rpm — 70 less than the GS 350, the next model up — and 258 foot-pounds of... Also found in the NX, the IS and the Euro-spec RC , the turbo four sends the entry-level GS 200t from 0 to 60 mph in 7. 2 seconds and on to a top speed of 130 mph. That’s noticeably slower than the GS 350, but the smaller engine helps the 200t return an EPA-estimated 22 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway, increases of 2 and 4 mpg, respectively, over the 350. The four-cylinder can’t be ordered with... Moving out of the engine bay, the GS gains a much bigger rendition of the spindle grille that characterizes every member of the Lexus lineup, a new front bumper with bigger air vents and sharper headlights that fall in line with the company’s... Lexus has packed more tech into the GS’ cockpit, starting with a new instrument cluster that comes with a configurable 4. 2-inch LCD screen. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
