Lexus GS

The 2020 GS in brief

The 2020 Lexus GS is a midsize car offered with 2 engines (3.5L 6-cyl and 5.0L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 192 inches long and 72 inches wide on a 112-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,891 lb (350 AWD 4dr Sedan).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 23 MPG combined (20 city / 28 highway), 17% worse than the 2020 midsize car average of 27.6 MPG, for an estimated $3,550 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 1 recall campaign on file.

The Lexus GS has 15 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2020, classed as Midsize Cars, Compact Cars.

Its most efficient year was 2018 at 31 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 19 to 31 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (55), unknown or other (42), fuel/propulsion system (38).

Buying used? 2020 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2018 is the year to avoid.

2007 has the most recalls (6); all years together count 13 campaigns and 303 owner complaints.

How the 2005 GS compares

The 2005 Lexus GS is a midsize car offered with 2 engines (3.0L 6-cyl and 4.3L 8-cyl) and rear-wheel drive.

It measures about 189 inches long and 71 inches wide on a 110-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 3,682 lb (300 4dr Sedan RWD).

About the Lexus GS

The Lexus GS is an executive car manufactured by Toyota and marketed by Lexus across four generations — launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan and as the Lexus GS for markets outside the Japanese market beginning in February 1993. It continued with the Toyota Aristo name for the Japanese market until January 2005, following the introduction of the Lexus marque in Japan.

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