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Take the 500-plus-horsepower, Formula 1-inspired sub-5.0-liter V-10 slated for the 2010 Lexus LF-A supercar, drop it in the body of the all-new 2011 GS sedan, and what've you got? The 2012 Lexus GS-F. Watch out, BMW M5, Audi RS6, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, and 2009 Cadillac CTS-v!

Details are sketchy, but engineers are said to be protecting the next-generation GS to be able to package the supercar's V-10. The GS-F apparently hasn't been approved for production. It would be a good idea, though, and not just for enthusiasts. It would cut engine costs through higher volume than by building it just for the exclusive supercar.

This also is official (kind of) notice that a V-10 has emerged as the engine Lexus will use in its supercar. Lexus hasn't announced the engine, or even made the supercar official, but Toyota was said to be considering either the V-10 or a twin-turbo version of the LS sedan's V-8. The new V-10 was to be Toyota Formula 1-based, but that series now uses a V-8, and the street engine has been developed with diminished connection to the racing engine.

The GS-F, if approved, would hit the streets about a year after an all-new GS scheduled for the 2011 model year. Expect visual mods similar to those of the forthcoming V-8-powered IS-F. Transmission is likely to be the eight-speed automatic from the LS 460, modified to allow full manual mode via paddles and ultrafast shifts.


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To be competitive it needs to happen now, not just in time for the next AMG/M versions of the E/5-Series, they'll be pushing 600hp by then!

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MoSs AMG

wow scary, very scary !!!!

Tycoon

Watch out? Haha!

It takes a lot more than just throwing a V10 engine in Lexus and saying this is an M5 competitor...

cawimmer430

For those of you who need a laugh, the same thread on Autolies.

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MoSs AMG

by 2012 there will be a new generation M5 , and it wont be too kind.

Tycoon

cawimmer430

The guys on that site are just total A-HOLES.

Amo

Good. I'm looking forward to more F models. And those comments aren't all that bad. I'm no Lexus 'fanboy', but I dont blame them for some of the things they say.

Bartek Sikorski

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Lexus has added a new model to its GS lineup, the new GS460 powered by the same 1UR-FSE 4.6L V8 engine as in the LS flagship. The engine develops its max power of 342hp (255kW) at 6,400rpm and torque of 459Nm (339lb-ft) at 4,100rpm, which is enough to see the new sedan reach 60mph from rest in 5.4 seconds and a top speed of 149mph.
As for the next GS model due in 2010, new reports suggest that a GS-F performance saloon may be in the works with a 5.0L V10 heading its way. Engineers will be using technology derived from Toyota’s F1 engines and mechanicals developed for the LF-A supercar. Toyota engineers have been testing a new 5.0L V10 engine in prototypes for its upcoming LF-A, and rumor has it that it may also make an appearance in the new GS.
Toyota is yet to confirm the car but that hasn’t stopped the guys from Motor Trend drawing up a possible rendering of it and at the same time revealing the new look of the next GS. Expect to see a similar aero package as the one used on the upcoming IS-F as well as an upgraded version of its eight-speed auto.

RICHBOY

I've liked the GS430 since it's release, I'm happy they've decided to run with the big boy's! They certainly have there work cut out for them.