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If you happen to follow the Toyota and Lexus monthly sales reports, you might have noticed that at the end of the December 2014 report, Jeff Bracken slipped in this tidbit:
This was before Lexus revealed the GS F in Detroit at NAIAS, so we can certainly knock that off as one of the four. We also know that a new RX is just around the corner, but that leaves two spots open for new or significantly updated models.
Anyone want to take a guess?
I've heard a new LX will bow this year and assume that the refreshed 2016 GS could be considered a fourth model. Or would that be looped in with the GS F as one model line, and we'll see a fourth mystery vehicle? Perhaps the RC convertible?
Just as exciting is the mention of new power train packages, hopefully a revised DI V6 with the Otto/Atkinson cycles like the 2UR-GSE V8 in the GS F and RC F. That engine should stay in the GS and IS, and if rumors are right, head into the RX.
What else are you looking forward to seeing?
We’ll also have four
- New or significantly updated models this year
- Along with several additional new powertrain packages
- And special editions models
- So you can see why we expect 2015
- To be another growth year
- And very possibly a record year for Lexus dealers
This was before Lexus revealed the GS F in Detroit at NAIAS, so we can certainly knock that off as one of the four. We also know that a new RX is just around the corner, but that leaves two spots open for new or significantly updated models.
Anyone want to take a guess?
I've heard a new LX will bow this year and assume that the refreshed 2016 GS could be considered a fourth model. Or would that be looped in with the GS F as one model line, and we'll see a fourth mystery vehicle? Perhaps the RC convertible?
Just as exciting is the mention of new power train packages, hopefully a revised DI V6 with the Otto/Atkinson cycles like the 2UR-GSE V8 in the GS F and RC F. That engine should stay in the GS and IS, and if rumors are right, head into the RX.
What else are you looking forward to seeing?