Lexus GS-F will attempt ‘hillclimb’ at Goodwood

LONDON: The new Lexus GS F will be driven in public for the first time at the Goodwood Festival of Speed (26 to 28 June).
The latest Lexus to carry the marque’s F performance designation will give a first European demonstration of its speed and handling on Goodwood’s famous hillclimb course, with Racing pilot Mike Conway at the wheel.
The V8-powered machine will be a poised performer, having been dynamically honed on the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife during its development program. Although the confines of the Goodwood hill won’t permit a full-blooded drive, the car’s sound, turn of speed and sharp-edged styling promise to make a big impression.
The festival date follows the car’s world debut at the Detroit motor show earlier this year and first European appearance at the Geneva motor show in the spring.
In the best traditions of Lexus’s F models, such as the LFA and new RC F coupe, the GS F is designed and engineered for exceptional driver rewards.
Although based on the GS saloon, it benefits from significant revisions to sharpen its performance and handling.
The body shell is reinforced, the suspension is sports-tuned and Lexus’s Torque Vectoring Differential — first seen on the RC F coupe — is fitted as standard.