As Lexus cultivates a sportier, more aggressive image for its comfortable, reliable luxury sedans, Cars.com reviewer Mike Hanley says it’s off to a respectable start with the 2014 GS 350. The automaker achieves the “soul and emotion” it aspires to in the GS 350’s redesign, with its spindle grille and more aggressive styling. The driving experience benefits from improved steering response, while the updated cabin wisely ditches silvery trim for real wood. Do the GS 350’s attempts at an image makeover succeed? Watch the video above and decide.
Former Assistant Managing Editor-News Matt Schmitz is a veteran Chicago journalist indulging his curiosity for all things auto while helping to inform car shoppers.