The Lexus GS 300 F Sport is a 4 door saloon (sedan) style car with a front mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Power is produced by a double overhead camshaft, 2 litre turbocharged 4 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that provides power and torque figures of 241 bhp (244 PS/180 kW) at 5800 rpm and 350 N·m (258 lb·ft/35.7 kgm) at 1650-4400 rpm respectively.
This power is supplied to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic transmission.
The Lexus GS 300 F Sport is claimed to attain a top speed of 230 km/h which is 143 mph, officially stated fuel consumption figures are 20/30/24 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2845 mm | 112 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1575 mm | 62 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1590 mm | 62.6 inches | |
| Length | 4879 mm | 192.1 inches | |
| Width | 1839 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1455 mm | 57.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 65.9 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 8AR-FTS | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1998 cc (121.925 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 86 × 86 mm
3.39 × 3.39 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
244 PS (241 bhp) (180 kW) at 5800 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
350 Nm (258 ft·lb) (35.7 kgm) at 1650-4400 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
89.9 kW/litre 122.3 ps/litre 120.6 bhp/litre 1.98 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
175.18 Nm/litre
2.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10:1 | ||
| Fuel system | EFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2201.3 kPa (319.3 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 499.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | twin-scroll turbocharger | ||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 7 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 20/30/24 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 11.8/7.8/9.8 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.5/12.8/10.2 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 24.0/36.0/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 20.0/30.0/24.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.800 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8 x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 9 x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/40 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 265/35 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 356 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.13 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 543246 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 18.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2018 Lexus GS 300 F Sport added 2018-02-11. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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