Lexus GS F is an old acquaintance of ours since we met the performance sedan in the metal for the first time at the 2015 NAIAS. Another rendez-vous followed in Geneva this March and more recently during the Goodwood Festival of Speed, where the Lexus GS F roared its beastly V8 on the famous Hill Climb Course.
But Lexus had other plans for that Zerg face, namely another promo video, not as artistic as the ones they launched in the last couple of months but with a more dynamic approach we can't refuse, of course.
What Lexus wanted to do here was demonstrate the quality of their F lineage, and to successfully achieve that, they took the GS F at the Fuji Speedway and unleashed the beast within.
Lucky for us and the pro driver behind the wheel, the track was wet which means powerslides were on the menu. A lot of them. The challenging circuit pattern was the perfect occasion for the GS F to stretch its legs and work hard, as it made that V8 rumble.
As you know by now, the GS F is based on his more obedient sedan brother but has nothing to do with it, because Lexus takes care of sportier models and grants them access to a different pack of goodies, including new LED headlights, wide-mouthed front spoilers, performance multi-spoked wheels and stacked dual exhaust tips.
467 horsepower are coming from under that hood, where the naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 powerhouse is king. Also, the performance sedan sends 527 Nm (389 lb-ft) of torque towards the rear axle, the same value available on the Lexus RC F coupé, as it is the case for the eight-speed gearbox tasked with putting those resources on the asphalt.
That's as far as we'll go with comments, the video is embedded below, you know what to do.
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