Most noticeable are the unique football-shaped headlamps that sweep up and back into the fenders. A separate set of inner front lights serve as the high beams and give the GS a distinctive look.

This look is echoed at the rear of the car with large multi-lens taillights that wrap around to the sides with a separate set of inner lamps that serve as tail lamps and brake lamps. Dual exhaust tips exiting from the rear bumper give the GS sports appeal. The rear bumper curves out at the bottom for aerodynamic ground-effects. An available rear spoiler adds to the racy look, but the car looks better without it and it probably doesn't improve the handling of a car that tends toward understeer at the limit.

In profile, the GS presents a dramatically sloping nose, with the lower edge of the windshield pushed well forward. Its graceful roofline arches back to a stubby rear deck. A chrome strip surrounds the side windows and accents the shape of the glass. This strikes an interesting contrast with the flat black window posts. For engineering reasons, the rear door glass is divided into two panes, with a separate fixed pane in the rear, a compromise that breaks up the graceful sweep of glass.