Lexus has finally (officially) debuted the new Lexus GS-F. Powered by a 5.0 V8, this new luxury performance sedan makes 467 HP, and weighs a relatively-lightweight 4,034 lbs – that’s 350 lbs lighter than the BMW M5 (F10), 100 lbs lighter than the Cadillac 640-HP CTS-V, and 400 lbs lighter than the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S 4Matic. If it was a 30-50HP difference, sure. But the GS-F is down 100 horses in some cases, and more in others. There’s not enough weight savings to make up that kind of deficit.

However, the lighter-weight approach by Lexus is interesting, and 4,034 lbs for a V8-powered, full-size luxury sedan is an impressive feat. But we are afraid that Lexus is a bit out-gunned when being compared to the 560-HP M5, or the 640-HP CTS-V. We were really hoping that Lexus would come out of the gates swinging. On the flipside, we do see this car directly competing with the likes of the BMW 550i and Cadillac CTS V-sport. To be honest, we wish Lexus would have stuffed the V10 from the LFA under the hood of this car. That would have gotten the attention of the performance car world. We like this car, and we like the direction that Lexus is heading, but 467 HP? C’mon Lexus.

Pricing has yet to be announced, but if this GS-F comes in significantly less than M5, E63, or CTS-V pricing, then we could see this developing a quite the following.

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