2006 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