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Hi All

Anyone had the pleasure or not of driving a Lexus GS 3.0 ltr, what would you say the fuel consuption is compared to the scooby ???? seen one for sale which is the sports model and wanted some honesty and feedback.... BHP etc...

Cheers Russ

Paulo P

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I've only driven the LS400 but they are amazing cars. I am trying to convince a friend to buy a Lexus at the moment because they are just so good and bullet proof.

Gutmann pug

Had one sit behind me on a dual carriage way a while back. I was impressed by how well it went.

Gary

Robbie T

iTrader: (8)

I looked at buying a GS300 sport (not sure if we're talking the same shape?) but ended up getting an E39 528i SE instead. Apparently parts are very expensive although reliablility is second to none on the whole.

As a side note the V8 in the LS400 is supposed to be one of the smoothest, most balanced engines on the market.

john banks

Drove a new GS300 auto. Impressive spec, interior, mechanical refinement was superb, ride quality was too firm considering the handling pay off wasn't there.

A typical 3 litre NA six will be considerably more fuel efficient than a Scooby.

briforbes

A friend had a GS300 Sport, which I had a shot of. Amazingly smooth drive and the interior felt very high quality, he also recalls it did over 30mpg. Very linear power delivery and great for charging on with when road conditions allowed. Completely different drive to an impreza so I wouldn't consider a GS300 as an alternative or competitor, but if you fancy a fast, reliable, classy car that returns reasonable mpg.....you won't go far wrong with the lexus.

briforbes

PS: As far as I can remember the GS300 Sport had 245 BHP and hit 60 in around 6.5 seconds.