Vehicle

Lexus GS

The mid-size rear-driven saloon that sat between the IS and the LS. Offered as a hybrid 450h and as V6 and V8 petrols; a high-mileage European example is most often the hybrid, and diagnoses as a Toyota one.

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Generations

S140 and S160 1993–2005

The 2JZ straight-six era, including the naturally aspirated 2JZ-GE that shares its architecture with the Supra's turbo engine.
- JZ (1JZ / 2JZ)
- UZ (1UZ / 2UZ / 3UZ)
- A340E / A343F automatic
- A650E 5-speed automatic
Body styles

Sedan

Platform

Toyota S
Engines
3.0 straight-six — 2JZ-GE · petrol · 162 kW (217 hp) · 279–304 Nm (206–224 lb-ft)

4.0 V8 — 1UZ-FE · petrol · 162–224 kW (217–300 hp) · 333–420 Nm (246–310 lb-ft)

4.3 V8 — 3UZ-FE · petrol · 206–224 kW (276–300 hp) · 430–441 Nm (317–325 lb-ft)

3.0 turbo straight-six — 2JZ-GTE · petrol · 432–451 Nm (319–333 lb-ft)
Transmissions

5-speed A350E automatic · 4-speed A340E automatic · 4-speed A341E automatic · 5-speed A650E automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive
S190 2005–2011

V6 and V8, plus the 450h hybrid that most surviving European examples are.
Body styles

Sedan

Platform

Toyota N
Engines
2.5 V6 — petrol

3.0 V6 — 3GR-FSE · petrol · 183–188 kW (245–252 hp) · 310–314 Nm (229–232 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — 2GR-FSE · petrol · 320–380 Nm (236–280 lb-ft)

4.3 V8 — 3UZ-FE · petrol · 206–224 kW (276–300 hp) · 430–441 Nm (317–325 lb-ft)

4.6 V8 — 1UR-FSE · petrol · 255 kW (342 hp) · 460 Nm (339 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 hybrid — hybrid · GS 450h

4.6 V8 — 1UR-FE · petrol · 221–255 kW (296–342 hp) · 439–460 Nm (324–339 lb-ft) · Middle east
Transmissions

e-CVT · 6-speed A760H/1E automatic · 6-speed A960E automatic · 8-speed AA80E automatic · e-CVT L110 hybrid transaxle

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
L10 2011–2020

Hybrid at volume in Europe; diagnoses as a Toyota Hybrid System car.
- Aisin TL-80SN (AA80E) 8-speed automatic
- L110 / L210 CVT
Body styles

Sedan

Platform

Toyota N
Engines
2.0 turbo — 8AR-FTS · petrol · 180 kW (241 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — petrol · 215–218 kW (288–292 hp) · 2GR-FSE and 2GR-FKS

5.0 V8 — 2UR-GSE · petrol · 530 Nm (391 lb-ft) · GS F, 2UR-GSE

3.5 V6 hybrid — hybrid · GS 450h

2.5 — 2AR-FSE · hybrid · 221 Nm (163 lb-ft)

2.5 V6 — 4GR-FSE · petrol · 133 kW (178 hp) · 243–260 Nm (179–192 lb-ft)
Transmissions

e-CVT · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed AA80E automatic · 8-speed AA81E automatic · e-CVT L110 / L210 hybrid transaxle

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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