Design Review: 2016 Lexus GS F SPORT Brings LF-Gh Concept to Life

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When the 2016 Lexus GS F SPORT appeared at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week, there was a clear sense of déjà vu.
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Stunning similarities. This is how the 4th gen GS should've started, but I understand the evolutionary process it took to get here.
 

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The facelift does indeed bring the production car closer to the concept. I loved the pre-facelift GS,but the new one is even better-looking. The GS as it was meant to be,if you catch my drift.
 

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The car is beautifully sculpted! GS sales will definitely increase due to the 2.0 turbo model. I hope we have more wheel options for the F Sport model.
 

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The 2016 GS update is polarizing for some, but I personally love it exactly because it's closer to the LF-Gh concept. Awesome write up!

This makes it really interesting trying to imagine what the next-gen GS is going to look like.
 
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It is true that the facelifted GS is closer to the original concept LF-Gh than the outgoing GS.:cool:
One interesting detail though is only adopted in the design on the recent NX and the new RX: the form of the spindle grille slightly coming back in the rear. This detail was already present on the LF-Gh, but not on the production GS... In the design lines on the trunk on both NX and RX it is clearly visible.;)


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While the 4GS has been a success, I do wonder if going bolder - like this 2016 model in 2013 - would have been better? The spindle spread so quickly that I think the 4GS front end looked somewhat dated - compared to the rest of the lineup - very quickly.