Lexus designers strive to keep controls simple and intuitive, avoiding needless complexity. The SmartAccess keyless entry and push-to-start ignition allow the driver to keep the access fob in a pocket or purse. Audio and climate-control systems are easy to understand and operate, and the GS locates controls that are used less frequently behind a dash panel on the left side of the steering wheel.

The interior presents an indulgent environment with regency leather-trimmed seats in Ash, Cashmere or Black matched with wood trim in Black Bird's-eye Maple, Brown Bird's-eye Maple or Walnut, respectively. The cabin is further enhanced with a wood and leather-trimmed three-spoke steering wheel - featuring audio and multi-information display controls - and a coordinating wood and leather-trim shift knob. The 10-way power-adjustable front driver and passenger seats are heated and ventilated, and there are height-adjustable headrests for all five seating positions.

As the top model in the 2007 GS line, Lexus GS 450h features the highest level of standard luxury equipment and includes features that are optional on other GS models: power moonroof and power rear sunshade; heated and ventilated front seats; rear side airbags; rain-sensing wipers; rear back-up camera; headlamp washers, and the Adaptive Front-lighting System, which helps illuminate a curve as the driver steers into it.

A power-tilt and telescopic steering wheel helps ensure a comfortable driving position. The standard dual-zone climate control system filters and deodorizes the air, and a standard rear power sunshade adds to passenger comfort on warm days. The GS 450h includes the convenience of a powered trunk closer, rain-sensing windshield wipers and Intuitive Park Assist, which uses ultrasonic sensors to detect the presence of objects close by and warn the driver of their proximity.


Premium Audio Choices

Lexus long ago established an elevated standard for mobile audio performance, and the next-generation GS models uphold this tenet with a standard system that features an AM/FM/cassette stereo and a six-disc in-dash CD changer. The system plays through 10 premium speakers while an Automatic Sound Levelizer (ASL) maintains consistent sound levels at varying vehicle speeds.

All styles of music come to life in the ultra-quiet Lexus GS interior with the optional 7.1-channel Mark Levinson audio system. Featuring 11 channels of amplification with a total of 330 watts playing through 14 speakers, the system allows users to play both CDs and DVDs. DVD movies can be viewed on the color seven-inch touch screen when the vehicle is in park.


Fifth-Generation Lexus Navigation System

All 2007 Lexus GS models offer the optional Lexus generation five DVD Navigation System, which includes voice-recognition that allows the driver to enter a destination by voice command. Visual support is greatly enhanced, with a central screen featuring a high-resolution 800 x 480 pixel display in 32,000 colors. On-screen details are crisp and clean, and maps and roads include 3-D shadow effects. Spanish is added to the already available English and French text display options with the user able to select the language preference at system start-up.

The DVD-map database contains more than five million Points of Interest (POI). The database for Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York includes a building footprint display feature that can show graphic representations of buildings and structures to help the driver identify surroundings. System functions include multiple route calculations, route preview, simplified highway junction graphics, and a dual-map screen mode. Bluetooth wireless technology allows the transfer of personal phone books to the navigation system, from which the driver can make hands-free phone calls via its touch-screen control panel.

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