谍照记者最近在纽伯格林赛道拍到了正在测试的下一代雷克萨斯GS轿车。该车上市后将把奔驰E级锁定为主要竞争车型。车身的云纹伪装很好的掩盖了车身细节。车头部分，很难判断是否放弃了纺锤格栅，只能说明工程师的伪装工作做得很好。前风挡上方的传感器表明该车正在进行先进的辅助驾驶系统测试。新车的车身侧面很平常，厚重的C柱让单调的车身侧面增加了一些视觉亮点，车尾可见细窄的尾灯组和双排气尾管。该车动力系统目前还很神秘，后窗上方的黄色贴纸告诉你这是一辆混动车型。安全规定要求采用电机辅助系统的车辆在纽伯格林测试时必须明示。根据最新传言，雷克萨斯并未考虑放弃GS车型。该车将搭载取自下一代LS的309千瓦/415马力V6双涡轮引擎。GS系列在美国市场表现不佳，今年前五个月在美国销量仅为2907辆，比全年同期下降52.4%。

Next-Gen Lexus GS May Have Been Spied Testing At The 'Ring

Our spies have caught a mysterious sedan testing that could be the next-generation Lexus GS. As seen in these photos, the development team was benchmarking the four-door against a Mercedes-Benz E-Class – the GS’ German rival.

The swirl camouflage does a fantastic job at hiding the vehicle’s styling. On the front end, it’s difficult to tell whether Lexus’ designers might drop the polarizing spindle grille or whether the engineers did a fantastic job of hiding it on this vehicle. Sensors at the top of the windshield indicate this model would have a sophisticated driver assistance system.

In profile, this sedan has a fairly conventional silhouette. A thick C-pillar provides some visual interest along the side, though. Skinny taillights and dual exhausts punctuate the rear.

The powertrain in this sedan is largely a mystery, too. The yellow sticker on the upper corner of the rear window denotes that it’s a hybrid, though. Safety regulations require these decals on vehicles with electric assistance when testing at the Nürburgring.

According to a recent rumor, Lexus was considering not replacing the GS. Instead, the base, 415-horsepower (309-kilowatt) biturbo V6-powered next-gen LS would fill the whole in the lineup.

The GS is currently a weak member of the Lexus lineup in the United States. Through May, the automaker has delivered 2,907 of them this year in the country – 52.4 percent worse than this period last year.