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3068 messages, Last post on Sep 18, 2009 at 6:41 AM
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Replying to: wogey (Jan 26, 2005 12:04 am) But why release the 3.0L for only one MY for the GS ? No sense in that whatsoever, imo. |
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Received a correction from the Automotive News writer who wrote that the 350 and 460 are slated for spring '05 release. He checked and found what we all know here that the spring release will be the 300 and 430. Automotive News will print a correction in a subsequent issue. He said the 350 and 460 will be "mid-cycle upgrades" to which I replied that "mid-cycle" is perhaps a slight exaggeration, considering that it may be only 6 months or a year, thus putting the forthcoming 300 and 430 in a kind of resale limbo. H
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What is a "mid-cyle upgrades"? I am planning to purchase 2006 GS300 when it comes out around March or April? What is the estimation that GS300 will become GS350? next year? I am afraid that once I purchase GS300, it will change to 350 very soon. Is it better to wait?
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Replying to: kenshiro (Jan 26, 2005 1:04 pm) |
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Replying to: bartalk2 (Jan 26, 2005 12:54 pm)
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Replying to: lexi4life (Jan 26, 2005 2:39 pm) Now that makes a lotta sense especially as Lexus wants to compete against the engine variants of the BMW. |
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Maybe four by '08, as I've said before. Is the 40HP gonna make you sell the car after a year? Is that THE reason you buy a car? I don't understand that perspective. If you would buy the car with 245hp, that's enough power for you. Why lose thousands trading for 35-40hp? HP can't be why you are buying this car. DrFill |
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| No, HP isn't the reason people are buying this car. However, the question is, depending on its weight, is that car underpowered by contemporary standards? The current GS300 is marginal compared to its peers, and its successor may also be. Thus the incentive to wait for the 350. | |
| What bothers people isn't necessarily that the GS is not getting a hypothetical 3.5, it's the fact that the Japanese GS gets a 3.5 from the get-go, as well as the $28k U.S. Avalon, but the $45k GS is not. | |
Thats what makes the M35 such a strong buy right now. It's already got the 3.5L motor ready to go, and its the fastest V6 in the segment The '06 GS300 is pretty much guaranteed to be slower. I wouldnt expect it to be a slug like the old car, but I'm not sure it could beat an RL either.
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