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Jayson Pizarro’s LS1 Powered Lexus GS

Posted by krew on February 10th, 2010

Jayson Pizarro's Lexus GS 300Great story in Modified Magazine about Jayson Pizarro and his heavily modified LS1-powered Lexus GS 300—absolutely no compromises in this build, and it shows down to every detail. One of the complete custom 2GS’ I’ve ever seen.

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1997 Top Gear Feature on the Lexus LS 400 & GS 300

Posted by krew on July 31st, 2009

From 1997, here’s a Top Gear feature on the freshly updated Lexus LS 400 and the brand new GS 300:

It’s no surprise that presenter Quentin Wilson is extremely positive about Lexus in this feature, the refreshed second-generation LS and the just released second-generation GS were quite a formidable pairing. However, I was surprised by Wilson’s confession that he was personally on his second LS—I wonder how he felt about Jeremy Clarkson blowing up an LS 400 with a machine gun.

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Lexus GS Video: 1998 Motor Trend Import Car of the Year

Posted by krew on July 21st, 2008

This video of Motor Trend television awarding the Lexus GS the 1998 import car of the year award is extraordinary if only for the sheer amount of praise heaped on the vehicle:

“Almost as good as a new Corvette.” “Matching or exceeding the German traditions in every measure possible.” It’s no wonder why the second-generation GS was such a success, with compliments like that (from Motor Trend of all places!).

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1999 Lexus GS 400, VIP

Posted by krew on July 16th, 2008

VIP 1999 Lexus GS 400

The latest Import Tuner has a feature on the VIP’d 1999 Lexus GS 400 pictured above. Here’s a basic breakdown:

Using a genuine Junction Produce body kit, including the bumpers, side skirts and rear wing, Johnny added a Ugo roof spoiler and JDM rain guards, chrome door handles and a trunk bar. To highlight the gleaming white paintjob, he painted the roof and part of the trunk black. Lowered to touch the ground, the chassis sits above a set of 20-inch Fabulous Profounds with an offset of +23 in the front and +29 in the back. Falken FK-452 tires stretch around these ridiculously deep dished wheels that tuck perfectly underneath the fenders. These tires avoid tragically rubbing against the car through the use of an Air Runner suspension kit with an eight-valve electric solenoid upgrade-the choice system for VIP cars in Japan.

Really like the contrasting roof, but only because it reminds me of the ES 350 and its panoramic glass. (I had to laugh at the owner’s motivation: “My previous car was a Mazda RX-7 and I was tired of being cooped up in it like a coffin and not being able to take my friends out.”)

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Flickr Find: A Scenic Lexus GS 400

Posted by krew on September 22nd, 2007

Flickr photographer capt4inslow has posted up some incredible shots of a second-gen GS 400, here’s a couple of my favorites:

Scenic Lexus GS 400 1

Scenic Lexus GS 400 2

I’ve always been a big fan of this GS generation, with its equally elegant and aggressive styling. More than anything, though, these photos remind me of the tough decision I had to make when choosing the LS over the GS, which I still revisit from time to time.

Be sure to check out capt4inslow’s Flickr stream for more GS 400 photos.

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Lexus GS 300 Super Criminal Donut

Posted by krew on July 22nd, 2007

For sheer volume, there’s few things I come across more on Youtube than Lexus’ doing donuts. Practically an everyday event, I’ve never thought to feature a single one until now. Crazy speed, residential area, tight turning radius:

To top it off, if the description is to be believed, the car’s stolen, meaning this whole video is just stupid insane even before pressing play. Who steals cars and posts about it on the Internet?

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