TexasLexus94 Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 From Money magazine: Lexus Let's take, for example, the Lexus LS 430. The second letter in any Lexus car's name indicates the body style. An S is a sedan, an X is a sport/utility vehicle and a C is a convertible. The 3-digit number is based on the engine size in liters. So the LS 430 has a 4.3 liter engine, and a GS 300 has a 3.0 liter engine. The first letter in a Lexus name indicates the relative size and cost of the car. The higher in the alphabet the letter is, the higher the price. For some reason -- a Toyota spokesman wasn't sure why -- the R SUVs are an exception to this particular rule. They are actually the least expensive Lexus SUVs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW03ES Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Actually its quite simple: S does indeed stand for sedan, and C for coupe, and X for SUV. But where he's a little mistaken is what the first letter stands for. L Stands for Luxury -LS=Luxury Sedan G stands for Grand -GS=Grand Sedan E stands for Executive -ES=Executive Sedan I stands for International -IS=International Sedan S stands for Sport - SC=Sport Coupe As for the SUVs its R for Recreational, L for Luxury and I assume G for Grand to match the GS. This is what I was told a couple years ago from a Lexus spokesperson. If you think about it it makes more sense than what this guy said about the letter being higher in the alphabet, I is higher than everything but L and the IS is the cheapest sedan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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