Orders open for new Lexus GS

Lexus has announced that the new GS is now available to order with prices starting at £32,995. The hybrid GS 450h model costs £44,995. The first cars will arrive with customers in June.

The entry-level model is the GS 250 SE which is powered by a 2.5-litre V6 VVT-i petrol engine producing 206bhp. It comes as standard with 17-inch alloy wheels, xenon headlights, LED daytime running lights and a rearview camera with parking guide monitor.

Inside there is leather upholstery, dual-zone climate control and electrically adjustable front seats (10-way, with memory setting for the driver’s seat) with heating and ventilation functions. The steering wheel is electrically adjustable and incorporates paddle shifts. On-board entertainment is provided by a 12-speaker audio system with CD player, DAB, Bluetooth and USB/Aux-In ports.

The mid-level Luxury trim adds 18-inch alloys, front and rear parking sensors, an auto-dimming rearview mirror and an HDD satellite navigation system. It also comes with a new blind spot detection system integrated into the door mirrors.

F Sport versions come with 19-inch wheels, a boot-lip spoiler plus sports-styled bumpers and front grille. Other extras include xenon headlights with an automatic high beam function, as well Lexus’s Adaptive Front-lighting System which adjusts the beam direction as the car approaches bends and junctions.

The F Sport also has Adaptive Variable Suspension and selectable drive modes plus, on the 450h model, the Lexus Dynamic Handling System, which brings together a range of steering and handling features, including Dynamic Rear Steering, electric power steering, Variable Gear Ratio Steering and Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management.

At the top of the range, the GS 450h Premier is fitted with 18-spoke 18-inch alloy wheels and the same xenon headlamp system as the F Sport models. The F Sport’s adaptive suspension and selectable drive modes are also included.

Nine exterior colours are available for SE, Luxury and Premier versions of the new GS: Arctic Pearl, Sonic Silver, Velvet Black, Mercury Grey, Meteor Blue, Crimson Red, Atlantic Blue, Celestial Black and, for GS 450h only, Obsidian Black.

The F Sport models have a different range of colours: Arctic Pearl, Sonic Silver, Velvet Black, Mercury Grey and Crimson Red. In the cabin SE and Luxury models have gloss black dash inserts, with aluminium used for the F Sport; Walnut, Ebony or Bamboo wood trims are used in the GS450h Premier, according to the choice of leather upholstery shade.

There are six leather colours, with a Garnet red exclusive to the F Sport.

New GS prices