bnet

FindArticles > AutoWeek > March, 2005 > Article > Print friendly

TechnoBabble Battle; New GS uses technology to chase the 5 Series.(Lexus GS 300 and Lexus GS 430)(Product/Service Evaluation)

Vaughn, Mark

Byline: MARK VAUGHN You've heard comparisons listing the relative computing powers of Apollo 11 and various modern automotive functions. (e.g., "Why, the key fob alone could have landed our astronauts on the moon!'') Well, the new Lexus GS has more computing power than the space shuttle, the International Space Station, the Hubbell space telescope and any leftover Russian and Chinese space junk crashing through orbit today. Or at least it seems that way when reading the spec sheet. While the rest of the all-new car has the improvements you'd expect in a new Lexus-more ...