First Look at 2013 Lexus GS 450h LED Headlights

Posted by Kevin on July 26th, 2011

The actual Auto Express preview of the 2013 Lexus GS prototypes may be short on details, but their accompanying photo gallery provides plenty of insight into the next-generation GS, including our first look at the hybrid LED headlights:

Let’s zoom in:

2013 Lexus GS 450h Hybrid Headlight Closeup

The production LEDs are an impressive final design that retains the Lexus hybrid three-ring character — not quite the LF-Gh headlights, but similar enough to keep the look.

Another photo from the gallery shows the GS 250 (and its possible wheel design) in the background:

2013 Lexus GS 250

Also included is this closeup of the GS 250h front grille:

2013 Lexus GS 250 Front Grille

Lastly, there’s this super-clear shot of the rear:

2013 Lexus GS Rear

I’d say the European GS prototypes have less camouflage, the car’s lines & features seem barely contained and it makes it much easier to imagine what’s happening under all that vinyl.

[Source: Auto Express]

EuropeHybridsLexus GS: Fourth GenerationLexus GS: Third GenerationTechUnited Kingdom
Popular Stories

Sorry. No data so far.

Comments
M
I like so much the rear lights too! But the area of the radiator not much... I can say that love this model!
K
  • K
    Kaivo Soo
  • July 26, 2011
nice pipes
M
The DRLs weren't what I expected... Love the exhaust, tail lights, diffuser and the overall front fascia. Is it me or is there a bar in the grille?
Y
Can't see much on rear light , but headlights is 85% expose ... and the GS250 grille is quite noob , but good for a GS250 which is entry level .
D
  • D
    DuDE
  • July 26, 2011
rear lights remind me of the lamborghini aventedor
2
  • 2
    2RZ
  • July 26, 2011
The current DRL's on the IS are better then this, these look like those after market ones..
    K
    • K
      krew
    • August 10, 2011
    I don't think that the LEDs are separate "dots", it looks to me like it's just camouflage that's making them look like that.
J
  • J
    JB
  • July 26, 2011
The DRLs are huge, but I was hoping they were camouflage cut outs. I LOVE the exhaust. Even after Buick, Hyundai, and other manufactures have jumped on the integrated exhaust bandwagon, Lexus still executes them far better than the others
    M
    • M
      Mike DeLorca
    • July 26, 2011
    I am with you JB----Love the exhaust--they are very LS like-----the copiers as youstated do not do a very good job imitating the LS.
    B
    • B
      Brty
    • July 27, 2011
    Has Lexus placed patents on the integrated exhuast of the LS460? because they look so good..
    K
    • K
      krew
    • August 10, 2011
    Agreed -- definitely a strong point of Lexus design.
B
  • B
    BOSS
  • July 26, 2011
Hate those big LED's!!!
R
  • R
    Richard
  • July 26, 2011
I believe those large LED(s) are holes cut out in the black tape camo... see the ones on the rear lights too? Hopefully, it will be one continuous sweep... I've never liked the Christmas Tree Light look of the Audi(s).
D
  • D
    Diessel_xp
  • July 26, 2011
I believed the strip led lights will have L shape,just take a look and you will see very close,still with tape but you can see it ;)
  • Anonymous
  • July 27, 2011
2nd to the LSh, and that's my best compliment!
S
  • S
    Steven
  • July 27, 2011
There are two different GS models. If you look at the license plate, the numbers are different. I think the grille with the bars is the normal GS model while the one with the mesh grille is the hybrid since it has the LED headlights. 
    Y
    Which is why the article said one is GS450h and another one is GS250h (suppose to be GS250 though) .
    S
    • S
      Steven
    • July 29, 2011
    Totally did not see that. I was too drawn towards the photos haha
L
  • L
    LexusLVR
  • July 28, 2011
Beware BMW, Mercedes and Audi!!!! This thing is going to sell like hot cakes!  This is going to sell way over MSRP.  I can't wait!

L