9 and 3

“ Are we there yet?” Four conspicuous words that, when strung together, instantly frames the feeling of frustrated and bored children in the backseat of the family hauler. But there were no little ones with us in our trek up California’s Pacific Coast Highway last Spring. These words simply came to mind as I peered over the morning horizon, anxiously searching for the start of PCH’s famous stretch of mountain roads that lined the rocky coastline.   I was piloting Lexus’ 2015 GS350 F-Sport as we began our road trip before dawn.  We had picked up the car just a couple of months prior and I had been anxious to stretch its legs ever since. When the latest generation GS first showed up as a 2013 model, Lexus’ new radical design language - essentially the aggressive trapezoidal front end - definitely raised some eyebrows.  However, after some time, it has started to grow on not just me but many in the enthusiast community. This feeling has probably been bolstered somewh...