The GS F’s V8 Has Finally Run Out of Road

The V8 that made the Lexus GS F special outlived the sedan by six years, but its road-car run ends with the LC 500 in August 2026.

The engine, known as the 2UR-GSE, also powered the IS F, the RC F and the IS 500, along with the LC grand tourer. With the IS 500, the RC F and now the LC gone, Lexus no longer sells a V8 in any model.

The Car Guide reported in February that LC production would end in August 2026 and that the car’s departure would leave Lexus without a V8. The LC was the last holdout. TFLcar noted that the IS 500 and its V8 were dropped after the 2025 model year, and AutoGuide reported that RC F production ended in late 2025.

The engine’s history, as listed on Wikipedia’s Toyota UR engine page, shows how long it served.

Model	Years with the 2UR-GSE V8	Output
Lexus IS F	2007-2014	416 hp
Lexus RC F	2015-2025	467 hp, later 475 hp
Lexus GS F	2015-2020	467 hp
Lexus LC 500	2017-2026	471 hp
Lexus IS 500 F SPORT Performance	2022-2025	Not listed

The GS F was the four-door version for buyers who wanted the V8 with room for a family. It went on sale in the U.S. as a 2016 model with 467 horsepower and was discontinued along with the rest of the GS line after the 2020 model year, Motor Authority reported. How-To Geek noted that the engine was developed with Yamaha, and Wikipedia credits Yamaha with its high-flow cylinder heads.

The V8 isn’t entirely finished with competition. Wikipedia lists it in Toyota’s Dakar Hilux race trucks from 2016 to 2021 and in the Toyota Supra that races in Australia’s Supercars series from 2026, but neither is a car you can buy.

A return in a road car looks unlikely. AutoGuide’s February report on a possible hybrid coupe to replace the LC and RC, based on a story from Japan’s Best Car magazine, said a V6 hybrid is the expected powertrain and called a return of the 5.0-liter V8 unlikely.

The Toyota Report Take

The 2UR-GSE never got a turbocharger or a hybrid motor, and that is why enthusiasts loved it. It made its power high in the rev range and sounded like a race engine, which set the F cars apart from the turbocharged German rivals they competed with. The GS F was the best way to live with it every day, and with no V8 left in the Lexus lineup, a clean used GS F is now one of the last affordable ways to own one.