THE TWILIGHT ZONE

THE LAST GS F IS DUE TO ROLL OUT OF TOYOTA’S TAHARA PLANT IN JAPAN AS IMMINENTLY AS NEXT MONTH

IT FEELS A BIT WEIRD TO farewell a car. While sure, new things will roll down the production line in its place, and the berks working at the local dealer no longer have to remember all the specs, if anything it means the car is now more likely to be celebrated and appreciated. All the cars bought by the highflyers on the treadmill of life, only to be flung three to four years later, fall into the hands of those who wanted it new but couldn’t afford it. They’re the ones more likely to put it in a garage, fuss over the paint, service it more frequently than the ever-lengthening intervals and use and appreciate all the engineering. Including driving the ring out of it.

I can only hope that’s the fate of 1RA-7HK, the Cobalt Mica Lexus GS F we have in our hot little hands today. Launched in 2010, facelifted in 2015, the GS F is not a new car – this ain’t a first fang. In fact, the last one is due to roll out of Toyota’s Tahara plant in Japan as imminently as next month