Lexus leaned hard into drama to launch the second-gen GS, promoting it with a line straight out of Macbeth: "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
Lead trim: 300/GS 430 · 5-spd auto · 3.0L · up to 300 hp
Lexus GSS160 · 1998–2005
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FactLexus leaned hard into drama to launch the second-gen GS, promoting it with a line straight out of Macbeth: "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
Collectors Spotted in the Lexus GS Lineage
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Trims & Figures
4 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300/GS 400 · 3.0L | 1998–2000 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 225 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 5-spd | — |
| 300/GS 400 · 4.0L | 1998–2000 | 4.0 L V8 | 300 hp | 310 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 5-spd | — |
| 300/GS 430 · 5-spd auto · 3.0L | 2001–2005 | 3.0 L Inline-6 | 225 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S5) | — |
| 300/GS 430 · 5-spd auto · 4.3L | 2001–2005 | 4.3 L V8 | 300 hp | 325 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic 5-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the 300/GS 430 · 5-spd auto · 3.0L trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
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Photographs
Every Lexus GS before this one had been a dressed-up Toyota Crown underneath. The L10, debuting at Pebble Beach in 2011, was the first GS not based on any Crown model, riding its own ‘New N’ platform.
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Lexus leaned hard into drama to launch the second-gen GS, promoting it with a line straight out of Macbeth: "Something Wicked This Way Comes."
The S140 GS was designed in-house by Giorgetto Giugiaro's Italdesign studio, an unusual choice for a Lexus sedan of that era.
Rivals
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