Set out to buy a new competitive advantage over major rivals - BMW and Mercedes-Benz, who regularly, every few years and update the design of engines, the company's Lexus decided more than it had been taken before, to make changes in engine design.

Now, both engines GS series of sedans will obovlyatsya annually. Already coming autumn GS 300 shall be equipped with 3-liter «six» get the volume of 3,5 l V6 and the new index - GS350. And this new engine family, which is also installed on the sedan IS350.

In spring 2007, the V-«G» on the GS430 «grow» up to 4, 6 L, respectively, and the index will be GS 460. As the body elements of GS 2006, had already undergone some restyling, in the next five years, the specific changes are not foreseen. With 4, 6-liter engine will also have to wait at least until the autumn of this year, until it is presented, as planned, the new flagship Lexus - LS460.

In addition to the new engine, this limo will get 8-step automatic. Not yet known whether the transmission perekochuet later and GS. In addition, the RX SUV receives a 3.5-liter power unit (reporting to the test-drive new items will be published in one of the closest rooms «AI»). This engine, he also shared with sedans ES350.