You may have noticed a glaring absence from our constant coverage of the auto world recently. While everyone else on the Web and beyond jumped all over Ward’s top ten best engines of 2009, we did not. Why? They got it wrong. Sure, every year the list comes out and we mumble about what engine [...]
You may not know this, but we’re big fans of the IS-F around these parts. Lexus’s first F offering is a snarling, knuckle-dragging alternative to the M3, RS4 or C63 AMG. Cause really, when you get into that price/performance range, you’re not making a bad choice. Plus, all you need do is hear the IS-F’s [...]
One of the most mesmerizing aspects of the Lexus IS-F has to be the exhaust note. The sound of those eight-cylinders kicking you into furious forward motion is one part American muscle, one part F1 precision—and it’s addictive as hell. Lexus dropped a clip of the car running through all eight gears on an ad [...]
Wald International has turned its attention to the Lexus IS-F, cranking out a new aero kit for the car. The package includes some massive ducting up front and a slick rear diffuser out back that blends the car’s quad-stacked exhaust into other design elements. The overall effect is a more aggressive look that doesn’t give [...]
It’s no wonder that Lexus’s IS-F will be a hot ride at this year’s show. You already know we’re pretty excited about the Fox Marketing and Artisan twin-turbo version, and now it looks like there will be at least four other IS’s on the floor. Aftermarket kings Five Axis plans to show off a 5.8-liter [...]
We’ve been tracking the hottest rides slated to show up at this year’s SEMA for, well, seems like forever. With the biggest automotive shindig just on the horizon, we thought we’d give you a taste of what we’re most excited to see. Take it as a refresher course on the slickest sheet metal to grace [...]
While BMW deemed the CSL M3 unfit for consumption, the good folks at Lexus have managed to ease our pain at the lithe Bimmer’s passing with word that the Japanese lux manufacturer is planning a light-weight IS-F. The delicious 416 hp 5.0-liter V8 already manages to, uh, scoot the sizeable sedan along, but you know [...]
We knew it was too good to be true. Dark word on the interweb today is that Lexus is indefinitely postponing the saliva-inducing LF-A and the should be sorta sexy GS-F. But, with auto sales hovering somewhere around gutter level, Toyota’s primo line has decided to table these souped up rides. The IS convertible, too. [...]
It’s a tragedy Lexus isn’t getting behind a race IS F presence, so much so that privateer DRC Motorsports has built two F’s for participation in the GT class of the SPEED World Challenge. Going where Lexus dare not, DRC has tweaked the car’s capable all aluminum V8. The 5.7-liter engine puts out 510 horsepower [...]
The folks at Lexus really, and I do mean really, want us to believe that the IS-F was designed by a small team of performance minded engineers in their off time without having to answer to bean counters or mid-level management. If that were true, the car probably would have never gotten out of bar-napkin [...]
