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British Motor Show: Lexus GS 300 Limited Edition

July 18, 2006 2:31PM by Michael Savio

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Lexus unveiled a new version of its GS 300, the GS 300 LE (Limited Edition), at the British Motor Show. Starting with the current GS 300 SE, the GS 300 LE has distinctive exterior and interior style enhancements. On the outside, the new LE sports unique styling elements, including 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, an lip spoiler, extended side skirts and a front spoiler

Inside, there’s soft grey perforated leather upholstery, dark wood inserts for the doors and centre console and custom-designed floor mats, exclusive to the LE grade. These styling elements are in addition to a complete collection of luxury items, including DVD-based satellite navigation with touch-screen, Smart Entry and Start, Bluetooth, power front seats with memory settings and integrated heating and ventilation functions, digital climate control air conditioning, HID headlights with adaptive-lighting, 10-speaker sound system with in-dash six-disc changer, Park Assist Monitor and rear parking sensors, cruise control, automatic wipers, and a full suite of occupant airbags.

The Lexus GS 300 LE is available exclusively in Aleutian Grey metallic for the exterior, with the interior finished in toning light Grampian Grey. The GS 300 LE goes on sale on July 18 and is priced at £37,350. Production is limited to just 250 units.

Larger image and full press release after the jump.

## Source: Lexus ##

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LEXUS TO LAUNCH NEW GS 300 LIMITED EDITION AT THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

  • New Lexus GS 300 LE with new body styling elements and luxury interior features
  • Exclusive addition to the GS range – availability limited to just 250 units
  • On sale from 18 July, priced £37,350 on the road

Since its launch in spring 2005, the all-new third-generation GS has been a successful standard bearer for Lexus’s advances in individual style, refined performance, innovative safety and advanced technology. The British International Motor Show provides the platform for the introduction of a new version that develops the model’s appeal even further, the GS Limited Edition (LE).

Customers will have to move quickly to take advantage of its great style, specification and value, as availability is restricted to just 250 units, making it one of the most exclusive Lexus models yet sold in the UK.

Taking the current GS 300 SE as its starting point, it features a series of additional, distinctive exterior and interior style enhancements. On the outside, the new LE is distinguished by body styling elements that emphasise the car’s strong dynamic look. They include 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels, an aerodynamic boot lip spoiler, extended side skirts and a front spoiler.

Luxury is the keynote for the interior, with soft grey perforated leather upholstery, dark wood inserts for the doors and centre console and custom-designed floor mats, exclusive to the LE grade.

These items are in addition to a superior equipment specification that includes DVD-based satellite navigation with touch-screen operation; Smart Entry and Start; Bluetooth connectivity; electrically adjustable front seats with memory settings and integrated heating and ventilation functions; digital climate control air conditioning; High-Intensity Discharge (HID) headlights with Adaptive Front-lighting System (AFS) for improved illumination through bends; 10-speaker sound system with in-dash six-disc CD autochanger; Park Assist Monitor and rear parking sensors; cruise control; automatic windscreen wipers; and a full suite of occupant airbags, including rear side airbags.

Power is provided by Lexus’s 245bhp (249 DIN hp) 3.0-litre V6 petrol engine, which gives nought to 62mph acceleration in 7.2 seconds and a top speed of 148mph. In combined cycle driving this unit returns 28.8mpg, while the official carbon dioxide emissions rating is 232g/km. A close-ratio six-speed eletronically controlled automatic transmission is fitted as standard.

The GS 300 LE is available exclusively in Aleutian Grey metallic for the exterior, with the interior finished in toning light Grampian Grey. It is on sale from 18 July, priced £37,350 on the road.

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