Lexus GS gets Supercharged for SEMA 2012

A Lexus GS350 has been titivated and Supercharged by VIP Auto Salon ahead of a reeval at the 2012 SEMA Show.

Last year – at the 2011 SEMA Show in Las Vegas – Lexus introduced us to the sporty side of the new GS with the debut of the GS F-Sport, a titivated GS with more aggressive looks and a more sporty character  But this year we’re getting something with a bit more oomph – a Lexus GS350 F-Sport with a nice meaty supercharger bolted on.

We don’t actually get the GS350 in the UK – we have the choice of the GS250 with a 2.5 litre V6 or the GS450 V6 hybrid – but on the other side of the Pond they get the V6 we get in the 450h but without the hybrid gubbins, which offers 300 horses, and that’s the GS model VIP Auto Salon have given new life to.

The bodywork gets a makeover with a WALD International Aero Package, there’s a set of high performance Brembos, 20″ Vossen wheels and a new Apexi throttle controller, a PTS Joe Z Series True Dual Header-Back exhaust system and RSR coilover suspension.

But most interesting is perhaps the Apexi CG SPL custom supercharger kit which will add somewhat to the output – perhaps pushing it up over 400bhp, although no one is saying – and perhaps brings back promise of a more potent GS from Lexus to take a bite out of the market for performance luxury cars.

Or maybe not. But we can hope.

Lexus GS F-Sport Photo Gallery >>