This automobile has a 4 door sedan/saloon body style with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
The 4.6 litre engine is a naturally aspirated, double overhead camshaft, 8 cylinder that develops 342 bhp (347 PS/255 kW) of power at 6200 rpm, and maximum torque of 460 N·m (339 lb·ft/46.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm.
This power is delivered to the wheels by means of an 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1789 kg.
The Lexus GS 460 is claimed to achieve a maxiumum speed of 240 km/h or 149 mph, officially quoted fuel consumption figures are 17/24 US MPG city/highway EPA 2008.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1534 mm | 60.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1539 mm | 60.6 inches | |
| Length | 4826 mm | 190 inches | |
| Width | 1821 mm | 71.7 inches | |
| Height | 1425 mm | 56.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 130 mm | 5.1 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.69 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1789 kg | 3944 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 71.2 litres | 15.7 [18.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.27 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 1UR-FSE | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.6 litre 4608 cc (281.197 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 83 mm
3.7 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
347 PS (342 bhp) (255 kW) at 6200 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
460 Nm (339 ft·lb) (46.9 kgm) at 3600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
55.3 kW/litre 75.3 ps/litre 74.2 bhp/litre 1.22 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
99.83 Nm/litre
1.21 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminum block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 10.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | SMPFI | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1254.5 kPa (181.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | 6350 rpm | ||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 5.4 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | 13.9 s | ||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 240 km/h (149 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 193.83 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 PS/kg 142.55 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.14 kW/kg 191.17 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.19 bhp/kg 0.09 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 7.01 kg/kW 11.72 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/24 US MPG city/highway EPA 2008 | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/9.8 l/100km city/highway/EPA | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/10.2 km/l city/highway/EPA | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/28.8 UK MPG city/highway/EPA | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/24.0 US MPG city/highway/EPA | ||
| 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 | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.700 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8.0 x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 245/40 R 18 Z | ||
| Tyres rear | 245/40 R 18 Z | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 333 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 310 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 8 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.69 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.94 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 173635 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2007 Lexus GS 460 (2008) added 2008-04-11. Last modified 2019-10-06. |
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