Lexus Announces 2013 GS 350 F Sport Package
As Lexus vies to place its 2013 Lexus GS 350 on the same plane as the BMW 5 Series and Audi A6 with midsize sports luxury car buyers, it comes as no surprise that the luxury brand has prepared a showy sport accessory package.
The F-Sport Package here works similarly as the one found on the 2012 Lexus CT 200h. There’s no added horsepower; instead, what you get is new exterior ground effects and other aesthetic changes, as well as a sport-tuned suspension. The old 2011 Lexus GS had F-Sport accessories, too — like 19-inch forged alloy wheels and Bilstein shock absorbers — but it didn’t have an all-encompassing sport package, like this one.
The model will be available in two unique exterior colors — Riviera Red and Liquid Platinum — and three other colors will also be available on the regular GS 350.
In the cabin, the F-Sport Package will get aluminum trim, unique perforated leather upholstery, a black headliner and aluminum pedals. Unique red-colored upholstered leather will be an exclusive option on the F-Sport Package, Lexus says. A 16-way powered front seat comes standard, too.
Pricing hasn’t been announced for the F-Sport Package, nor has it been announced for any 2013 Lexus GS, either. The 2013 GS 350 goes on sale early next year.
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and it still uses the same 6 speed automatic, when all of the competition uses 8 speeds.
and it would be nice to have Valvematic in addition to the port/direct injection.
330+ hp would be sublime.
I don't like this new GS to begin with and this appearance package comes across as tacky with a front fascia derived directly from the ones that people put on their rice rockets. The current L-finesse GS is one of the best looking cars out there to me.
Im not crazy about the front fascia and I think the package would be more appealing with the IS-F's V8 but overall I like it.
Body cladding is tacky...looks like racer-boy Mitsi Evo!