The 2009 Lexus GS affluence action auto archetypal band includes the V6-powered Lexus GS 350 and the GS 350 all-wheel drive (AWD), the V8-powered Lexus GS 460, and the alone gasoline electric amalgam archetypal in the segment, the Lexus GS 450h.
Engine/Transmission/Drivetrain/Performance
Optimized for low centralized friction, the Lexus GS 350's 3.5-liter V6 agent produces 303 application at 6,200 rpm and 274 lb.-ft. of aiguille torque at 3,600 rpm. A absolute fuel-injection arrangement provides abundant bigger fuel-mixture ascendancy to advance both ability and ammunition efficiency. Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) acts on both assimilation and bankrupt valves to added enhance achievement through a advanced rpm range. A smooth-shifting six-speed chiral allows chiral alive back desired.
The Lexus GS 460's V8 produces 342 application at 6,400 rpm and 339 lb.-ft. of aiguille torque at 4,100 rpm. The GS 460, like the GS 350, meets the EPA's Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV-II) certification. Lexus has been ambience standards for powertrain accuracy back its inception, and the GS 460's V8 and eight-speed automated chiral abide that tradition. The transmission, as the six-speed automated in the Lexus GS 350 models, allows chiral alive for a added agreeable active experience, and to aerate achievement in assertive active situations. The GS 460 can advance from aught to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds, the Lexus GS 350 in 5.7 (5.8 for AWD).
