Is the Lexus GS the same as the Toyota?

Is the Lexus GS the same as the Toyota?
The Lexus GS is not the same as any specific Toyota model. While Lexus is a division of Toyota, the GS is a unique platform to Lexus and does not have an equivalent in the Toyota lineup. The Lexus GS is an executive car sold by Lexus, the premium division of Toyota, and it is designed as a performance sedan competing in the mid-luxury class. It shares its chassis with the Toyota Crown premium sedans until 2011, but it is not directly equivalent to any specific Toyota model.
The Toyota Aristo, which was launched in Japan in 1991, is the same car as the Lexus GS. For non-Japanese markets, it was released as the Lexus GS in February 1993. It continued using the Toyota Aristo name for the Japanese market until January 2005. The GS is also related to the Toyota Crown, and the two models have shared many components while the GS was still on sale.
In summary, while the Lexus GS shares some components and platform with certain Toyota models such as the Toyota Aristo and the Toyota Crown, it is not directly equivalent to any specific Toyota model and is a unique platform to Lexus [[3]].

What does GS stand for in Lexus?

Grand Sedan
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What does GS stand for? GS= Grand Sedan. What does LS stand for? LS= Luxury Sedan.

Is Toyota Crown same as Lexus GS?

The Crown has also been partially succeeded in export markets by its closely related sibling, the Lexus GS, which since its debut in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo has always shared the Crown’s platform and powertrain options.

What Toyota is Lexus GS?

Toyota Aristo

Lexus GS
Also called	Toyota Aristo (Japan; 1991–2005)
Production	October 1991 – July 2005 (Toyota Aristo) February 1993 – August 2020 (Lexus GS)
Model years	1994–2020
Assembly	Japan: Tahara, Aichi (Tahara plant); Toyota City, Aichi (Motomachi plant)

Is Lexus GS a Camry?

And to answer your question. No the GS is a completely different platform from the Camry. The Camry is front wheel drive and shares a platform with the Lexus ES. The GS is rear wheel drive platform and designed to outhandle the German sports sedans.

What car replaced the Lexus GS?

In 2018, Lexus discontinued the GS for European markets and replaced it with the front-wheel drive ES already sold in North America and some Asian countries. Lexus issued a press release saying that production of the GS will end as of August 2020.

What car is Lexus GS based on?

After seeing a lot of A6s, 5 series and E classes on the road, it would make sense anyone would think Lexus’s proper equivalent to those sedans is the ES, but the ES’s target aren’t those 3 sedans. The ES rather targets the A4, 3 series and C-Class while the GS is aimed to take on the A6, 5 series and E class.

What platform is the Lexus GS built on?

Toyota N platform

Lexus GS (S190)
Class	Executive car (E)
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel drive Front-engine, all-wheel drive
Platform	Toyota N platform

Why did Lexus stop making the GS?

To recap, the Lexus GS has been discontinued since 2020. And it was a long time coming. No one was buying them as consumers shifted to crossovers and SUVs. The GS went from selling just over 23,000 in 2015 (its best sales year) to just 624 in the first months of 2020.

Which Lexus is basically a Camry?

The Toyota Camry and Lexus ES share identical mechanical parts which means the engines are the same. They range from a 2.5-liter inline-four engine to a 3.5-liter V-6 for top-tier trims. Hybrid versions all make use of the 2.5 liter I-4 combined with the hybrid system.

What does GS stand for in Toyota?

Southeast Toyota and Gulf States Toyota are both 3rd party distribution networks that brought Toyota cars into the country before Toyota fully entered the US market and because of that they have maintained their regional networks once Toyota was fully here.