Lexus GS Second generation
Lexus GS (Second generation) was built in 19972004 (Lexus GS). Powertrain: 3.0 L 2JZ-GE I6; 3.0 L 2JZ-GTE I6 (turbo); 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 (export only); 4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8 (export only). Layout: Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive. Size: 4,806 x 1,801 mm (L x W). Weight: 1680 kg.
Composed from the specifications below, so it states nothing the specs do not. Photograph: Elise240SX, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons), from this generation's own encyclopedia entry.
SportDesign package
For the 2002 model year, Lexus offered a limited production GS 300 "SportDesign" package for North America; this performance/trim package offered the GS 300 the same firmly-tuned suspension and "L-tuned" steering ECU module that were both standard equipment on the GS 430, along with a rear lip spoiler and polished alloy wheels. Other features include special badging, titanium-like HID headlamps, and a chrome grille. The SportDesign package interior-wise added perforated leather upholstery, uniquely branded door sills along with brushed aluminum and dark stained walnut trim.
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Check before you buy
- Ask for service records: turbocharged engines are sensitive to oil changes and cool-down habits.
- Read the auction sheet grade and notes, and verify the odometer against service and inspection records. How to read an auction sheet
- Run a history check (accidents, flood, mileage) before you bid. History check guide
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Other generations of the GS
- First generation · 19911997 (Toyota Aristo); 19931997 (Lexus GS)
- Third generation · 20052011
- Fourth generation · 20112020
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What powers the Lexus GS (Second generation)?
Per its encyclopedia infobox, engine: 3.0 L 2JZ-GE I6; 3.0 L 2JZ-GTE I6 (turbo); 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8 (export only); 4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8 (export only).
How big is the Lexus GS (Second generation)?
4,806 mm long and 1,801 mm wide, on a 2,799 mm wheelbase. For container loading, use the container packer.
Answered from this page's own data, not from outside claims. See the sources below.
- en.wikipedia.org (retrieved 2026-10-19)
Confidence: single-source (Wikipedia infobox). Specifications differ by market, trim and model year; the auction sheet or the vehicle's registration document is the final word on a particular car.
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