Lexus developing new version of GS F

• Lexus will bring a new version of the GS F to international markets in 2016.
• The model will be powered by a mildly uprated version of the 5.0-litre V8 that appears in the RC F, with an eight-speed ZF automatic gearbox and a Torsen differential as standard. Power will be close to 500bhp with torque rated at just under 55.3kgm. Expect a 0-100kph time in the mid-4sec region with a top speed of more than 274kph.

• The GS F will ride on a lightly modified version of the RC F's rear-wheel-drive chassis, with a strut and multi-link electronic suspension system and four separate drive modes that can alter the responses to the throttle, gearbox, electric power steering, dampers and the new rear differential.
• Styling wise, expect the GS F to look as dramatic as it is sporting, its main design feature being an even more dramatic grille than that of the RC F. Expect the car to have a very high level of standard equipment.
• Following the GS F will be a four-door version of the RC F, which will feature identical underpinnings to the coupé but extra practicality. Expect to see the saloon RC F in international markets "sometime in 2016". This may well be followed by a convertible version.
• That car will likely be a production version of the radical-looking LFC concept, although an all-new LS400-style limousine with a hybrid powertrain can't be ruled out.