In 2012, the GS was launched in Malaysia with a five-car line-up – the GS 250, GS 250 Luxury, GS 250 F Sport, GS 350 Luxury, and the GS 350 F Sport. Later, the hybrid GS 450h also appeared in the line-up. Lexus Malaysia has since revised the GS line-up a little – let’s look at what’s changed.
First is the addition of a new model called the GS 300h, which shares the same hybrid system as the smaller IS 300h. The more powerful GS 450h is now gone. The GS 300h uses a 2.5 litre Atkinson cycle combustion engine with D-4S injection, Dual VVT-i and a high 13.0:1 compression ratio to produce 178 hp and 221 Nm on its own.
Combined with the hybrid system, the car produces a combined system output of 220 hp and 300 Nm. A conventional transmission is not employed, instead it uses an E-CVT system which uses multiple electric motors to emulate gear ratios. Power goes to the rear wheels and 0 to 100 km/h takes 9.2 seconds.
The spec list includes LED headlamps (rest of the GS range uses bi-xenons), LED daytime running lights and LED fog lamps, 18-inch wheels wrapped with 235/45 tyres, keyless entry and go, moonroof, leather and wood interior, 12.3-inch Electronic Multi-Vision infotainment display, Lexus Remote Touch, heads-up display, back monitor, Mark Levinson 17-speaker system, 18-way adjustment for the front seats, a full suite of stability control systems, and 10 airbags. Click here to view the full specs.
The GS 350 also gets an update. Its six-speed automatic gearbox has been upgraded to an eight-speed gearbox, which should lead to quicker and better shifts as well as better fuel efficiency.
As for pricing – here’s what’s interesting. The GS 300h has an estimated price of RM536,800, which is the most expensive GS in the range. This ‘estimated’ wording is also used for the GS 350 Luxury and the GS 350 F Sport, while the GS 250 range has no estimated word stated for its price tags. This leads us to believe these updated models haven’t received their confirmed pricing yet.
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the price doesn’t worth the car….even the power of the car is outdated to be said…for lesser price we could buy the bmw 520d ,,which is very economical…latest generation of lexus vehicles is only an update on the exterior design…the vehicles drive-train is useless…think…
Those are some pretty harsh things to say when you “think” only
he’s asking you to use your brain to think. nuub.
This is nothing but a mere Toyota. Bodoh to even pay half a million ringgit for a Japanese Toyota. LEXUS Malaysia think people are stupid?
Every panel in the car got the word, Made by Toyota. So, how can this car NOT be a Toyota? And you are paying RM500,000 for a Toyota? Better to buy a house. You house will be RM2 million in 15 yrs time from RM500,000.
Your Lexus will be RM50,000 in 10 years time. Lexus depreciates like gila. Can even get 3 year old Lexus LS460L for less than RM200,000
Mengapa you bother kalau others can afford. not everybody like you who need make hard earn money. Lexus is beyond you punya category loser, pergilah comment dekat avanza atau saga. As for property, jangan talk the same bodoh story like your comment on car, again, this is not your field.
Sam is indeed a decent kimchi dealer, I was wrong about him all this while.
I can’t even get a dealer that wants to take in my 14 month old Elantra.
Without doubt, my next car will be a used Toyota or Lexus, coz even other kimchi dealers dun bother to tiew me for my used cabbage
In labuan, GS250 (CBU) is cheaper than 520i (CKD) , GS350 (CBU) is cheaper than 528i (CKD), which one will you choose ? Too bad already booked the 2014 528i m sport.. one of the factor is many reviewer said the previous 6 speed is not as smooth as bmw 8 speed.
“The car doesn’t worth the price…” Peace
Will be purchesed by big tauke. Singaporeans like lexus.
And also Hong Kong. Rich RHD Asian country love Lexus.
No more tax exemption for hybrid cars?…The Audi A6 hybrid with exemption tax is much more cheaper…
Tax exemption is only for hybrid with engine less than 2000 cc
As much as I like Lexuses, the hybrid variants(bar the CT200h) isn’t worth the price they are asking. In my opinion. Thinking from the perspective of someone who can only dream of owning one, the problem with the GS300h lies in the performance, 9.2 seconds to the sprint, you are going to be out sprinted by another hybrid that is 1/4 its price, a manual CRZ. Add to that, theres the BMW Activehybrid 5 around, a car that cost less, has a better gearbox (an 8-speed, CVT bias here) and does the sprint in about 3 scond faster(this kinda matters in a car that cost this much, not much people who can afford it would care about the Fuel consumption much). Even the Audi A6 hybrid is better at half the price thou you are sacrificing RWD. Lexus are meant to be alternative to the Luftwaffes, but I can’t see any of that in the GS300h.
on the side nnote, The GS350 is at least making an attempt to become a serious Deutschland alternative with the introduction of the 8-speeder. Still a great looking car the GS (IMO, 2nd best behind the F10 5er), but the GS-hybrid just doen’t cut the cake, sorry.
The performance are spoiled by the E-CVT. It works on beige mobile like Prius but not premium sedan. Toyota new Hybrid-R technology is great and it’s nice to see Lexus can take a bit of it.
I wonder what it feels like to carry half a million on the road.
You should ask the people driving the S-Classes
proton suprima is better.
Rm 500k for a lexus ? Hell no, I take bmw, merc or audi anytime.
Hell yeah you are damn right! Say no to 500k lexus.
But BM sui kwan and kwai tai wor
Tax exemption only for hybrid 2.000cc and below.
in b4 “ITS A TOYOTA”
Is that 8 speed auto in the GS350 a ZF unit or an Aisin one?
Aisin definitely. Why Toyota buy other’s company product when their own company can produce the same?
I own a Lexus but I would not spend another RM1 or another Lexus with that garish front.
Super bashed suprima can make 9.9sec sprint… what a shame
Kimchis can do the century sprint in 8 seconds, but your face will be hailat in 0.8 seconds after Sam shows you his 4 Hilux
Another graduate from Sam Bodoh kindergarden. Cakap macam budak kecil lagi.
With that price tag and in these beloved country, this car is meant only for the enthusiast..otherwise people will go for the German’s
Oh…this is Lexurized Toyota Crown (Hybrid)
0-100 in 9.2 secs? that’s slow. when u finish your capati and teh tarik, the car still barely hit 100km/h.
Something wrong with the price tag! How could a GS 300h be more expensive than a GS 350 F Sport????
On Friday, no more tax exemption for hybrid CBUs.
For the many in Malaysia, they will off course go for BM or Merc. But in many parts of the world, BM and Merc has no place compare to Lexus. US and Middle eastern countries are the examples. So don’t underestimate the car because of your local world view.
I stay in Oman and later moved to Dubai for 5 years. Lexus is still far below category of Merz & Bmw. They look at is as another good toyota.
No car worth its price in Malaysia! Does myvi worth RM 50k or saga worth RM40k considering their quality?
Again, the problem is our government, not the car manufacturer.
So if you can’t afford half a million car on the road, don’t say it doesn’t worth the price.
You can’t do anything also even if it worth the price.