2003 Lexus GS 430 Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Lexus GS 430:

The interior is a tasteful, calm, whisper-quiet environment in which to do your driving business.

-- American Woman Road and Travel

Smooth, solid, sustained power

-- Consumer Guide

Build quality remains a world benchmark.

-- New Car Test Drive

The Lexus GS 430 delivers awe-inspiring performance and a head-turning exterior design.

-- New Car Test Drive

What reviewers liked least about the Lexus GS 430:

Multi-use screen seemed overengineered and complicated when employed for a simple function such as using the radio.

-- Car and Driver

Rear windows don't roll down all the way.

-- DriveChicago.com

Doesn't inspire much passion.

-- Edmunds.com

Lexus GS 430 Comparisons:

Feels like a taut BMW 5 Series or a stiffer Mercedes E-Class.

-- AutoWeek

GS is bigger and faster than the [Lexus] ES and isn't as soft as the larger [Lexus] LS.

-- DriveChicago.com

The Audi A6 offers 3 more inches of rear legroom.

-- Edmunds.com

[GS 430 is] quicker than comparable models from Acura, Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz.

-- New Car Test Drive

Best one-liner about the Lexus GS 430:

Sumo-wrestler muscle without the big belly.

-- Car and Driver

Overboosted steering, however, was as slippery as Clinton through a grand jury indictment, as slick as an ice cube coated with Pam.

-- Edmunds.com

Proof enough that Lexus has stopped engaging in the Relentless Pursuit of Isolation.

-- New Car Test Drive