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Friday, Jun 5
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 6.5.09
CA by Damon Lavrinc on Jun 5th 2009 at 7:20PM Boasting a full complement of performance upgrades, the 416 hp Lexus IS F blasts to 60 mph in well under five seconds. But do the sum of the IS F's parts make it a contender against the best from Germany and ...
Wednesday, May 27
Rumor: Motor Lexus V10 para el Lotus Esprit
CA El modelo de 300 CV utilizaría un V6 Toyota sin especificar; por encima de este habría un 5,0 V8 de 417 CV (434 CV DIN) que debería su corazón al Lexus IS F; y más arriba, en la cúspide del catálogo, se encontraría la auténtica bomba: una variante V10 ...
Friday, May 15
Lexus IS C gets the F-Sport treatment
by Drew Phillips on May 15th 2009 at 7:25PM In an effort to appeal to its more performance-minded customers, Lexus launched its F-Sport line of accessories at SEMA in 2007. Available for the IS model, the parts ranged from a ceramic brake upgrade to a ...
Thursday, May 7
600 hp, twin-turbocharged Artisan Camaro SS SA-600
GTspirit CA Using a similar formula as its Lexus IS-F SEMA car, the crew is employing a duo of rear-mounted GTK350 turbos, a cat-back exhaust, intercooler and a tweaked ECU to net a total of 600 whp from the SS' 6.2-liter V8. The body benefits from a 1.5-inch ... Auto News AutoGuide.com
Tuesday, Apr 21
Rumor: El Lexus IS-F Evolution llegará el próximo verano
CA 7Tune ha publicado nuevos datos sobre el esperado IS-F Evolution. Por una parte ha comentado que llegará al mercado el próximo verano, algo que en parte podríamos creernos, pero que suena algo extraño, ya que no ha sido desvelado en ningún salón ...
Monday, Apr 20
Rumormill: Lexus IS F Evolution coming next summer, not-for-US price
by Damon Lavrinc on Apr 20th 2009 at 4:20PM Progress to create a hotter, lighter Lexus IS F is ongoing, and according to recent reports from Japan, the IS F Evolution is slated to arrive in the summer of 2010. Details on the Evolution are still ...
Tuesday, Mar 31
First Drive: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe
CA Like the Porsche Boxster, Lexus IS-F, and Ferrari F430, the Genesis Coupe Track variants wear staggered Bridgestone RE050A tires on all four corners (the standard models get all-season RE-88A rubber). Up front, the coupe wears 225/40-19, the rear it is ...
Tuesday, Mar 10
Rumor: El Lexus IS F Evolution continúa en desarrollo
CA Los rumores sobre una versión mejorada del IS F vienen de lejos. La idea es que este Lexus sea una especie de M3 CSL a la japonesa, es decir, un IS F aligerado y recalibrado en su tren rodante para que sus prestaciones mejoren sin tener que retocar la ...
Saturday, Oct 25
SEMA Preview: Lexus reveals four tuned IS Fs, IS 350 and LX570 ...
Performance Friction Lexus IS F Z-Rated brake upgrade kits (front and rear) - Forged 4–piston monobloc calipers - Radial mount caliper brackets - 2-piece rotor/hat assemblies (372mm front; 355mm rear); Z-rated Carbon Metallic ...
Thursday, Oct 16
SEMA Preview: Lexus GS 460 by Five Axis
Lexus is gearing up for a big showing at SEMA. In addition to bringing four tuned IS Fs, including one from our friends at 0-60 magazine and another from Fox Marketing/Artisan Performance, long-time Toyota collaborator, Five Axis, will be debuting a heavily reworked GS 460 in Vegas.
Saturday, Oct 11
Lexus unveils IS 250 Sports Concept in Sydney
Filed under: Concept Cars, Tuners, Sedans/Saloons, Lexus, Misc. Auto Shows, Australia Click above for high-res gallery of the Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept Gallery: Lexus IS 250 Sports Concept Source: Lexus]Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, Sep 4
SEMA Preview: 600 hp, twin-turbo Fox Marketing/Artisan Lexus IS-F
The plan is to create an IS-F that has the power to match its presence, and to that end, Artisan developed a twin-turbo setup that huffs compressed oxygen into a 5.0-liter V8 equipped with JE pistons and Crower rods. With a Mishimoto radiator, an Artisan exhaust, a healthy amount of boost and...
Wednesday, Sep 3
Updated 2009 Lexus IS images arrive on web
While work is reportedly be done on developing a cabrio version of the Lexus IS and a lighter-weight version of the fire breathing IS-F, the IS 250 and 350 need some attention too. They're receiving mild updates for the 2009 model year, images of which have found their way onto the web. Though...
Thursday, Aug 28
The heat IS on: Lexus planning IS cabrio, lightweight IS-F
The higher-ups at Toyota may have decided to axe the replacement for the Lexus SC convertible, but don't get too used to the idea of a world without a wind-in-your-hair Lexus. Word has it they've given the green light to a convertible version of the current IS sedan. Of course, lopping off the...
Thursday, Apr 24
Lexus files trademarks for IS Coupe
We've been hearing about a possible Lexus IS coupe for what seems like eons, and by most accounts, it's likely to hit the streets sometime around the turn of the decade. A convertible is supposedly in the works too, but until now, there's been limited proof that Lexus was planning to offer th...
Wednesday, Apr 9
Spy Shots: 2010 Ford Taurus... finally
With that out of the way, all of us around the Autoblog offices are split about the design direction this one particular exercise (we're sure there's at least a dozen) is taking. The front end is far more dynamic than the current Taurus, with swept-back headlamps, a pointed fascia and the be...
Thursday, Jan 17
2008 Tokyo Auto Salon: Lexus IS-F racer unveiled
According to Winding Road, the racer was the brainchild of the IS-F's chief engineer, Yukihiko Yaguchi, who wanted to create a vehicle that further expanded the credentials of the IS-F. Unfortunately, when Peter Nunn questioned the Toyota folks about what plans it had for the concept, h...
Friday, Jan 11
2008 Lexus IS F to start at $56,000
Filed under: Car Buying, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Lexus click above for high-res pics of the 2008 Lexus IS F Source: Lexus] Gallery: Lexus IS-F Continue reading 2008 Lexus IS F to start at $56,000 Permalink | Email this | Comments
Tuesday, Jan 8
ALMS or DTM? More images of Lexus IS-F racer surface
No single car better demonstrates the determination of Lexus to stick it to the Germans than the IS-F. The high-performance sports sedan gives the BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 a real run for their deutschemarks euros. But Lexus isn't about to let it rest there. That is, not if the rumor...
Saturday, Jan 5
Lexus IS-F Racing Concept coming to Tokyo Auto Salon
Lexus is gearing up for next week's Tokyo Auto Salon and has released a teaser image on its preview site showing the Super GT SC430 and the IS-F Racing Concept. Lexus hasn't released any details about the DTM-esque racer, but from the looks of its massively flared wheel arches, comically la...
Wednesday, Dec 12
Enter the Rumormill: Lexus developing lightweight, 429-hp IS-F/R
When Lexus set out to target the likes of the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG with its spankin' new IS-F, they weren't kidding. The V8 super-sedan turned out to be an astonishing departure for the Japanese luxury brand that cut its teeth on rock-solid reliability and luxurious comfort....
Monday, Nov 5
Lexus IS-F design to influence F-lineup, even though it ain't pretty
Lexus has received its fair share of flack for the styling of the new IS-F sports sedan. The gaping gills and misshapen snout - the most radical exterior elements - have done little to distinguish itself from its lesser brethren, and the interior is largely unchanged, save a few badges and t...
Friday, Jul 27
Lexus IS Coupe close to confirmed, maybe debuting in Tokyo?
Since it's launch in Japan in 1998, the Lexus IS series has always had at least four doors and, for a while, was offered with five. But Toyota's 3-Series challenger has never directly taken on the Munich's coupe or convertible models. That may change soon though as Lexus' Australian Manager...
Friday, Jul 6
Welcome back to the rumormill: Toyota developing cheap RWD coupe
Filed under: Coupes, Etc., Scion, ToyotaBack in March, Winding Road floated the idea that Toyota may be in the process of developing a rear-wheel drive vehicle in the same vein as the Corolla AE86 of the 80s. At the time, it was easy to pass it off as pure speculation. Now, the GTChannel says tha...
Saturday, May 26
Enter the rumormill: Lexus IS coupe cometh
The most recent news rumor comes via Nihon Car, who procured the above scan from the Japanese mag Car-Top. Granted, the photochopped image above is simply wishful thinking (that rear window looks a bit awkward), but a hardtop convertible version of the IS would be right at home in Lexus dea...
Monday, Apr 30
Road & Track rumormill: Mazda RX-7 development underway
What was more interesting was one of the subtitles proclaiming that a new RX-7 is in the works by Mazda and that Toyota is (finally) beginning to develop an honest-to-God sports car based off the Lexus IS platform. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Friday, Apr 13
Brembo lands Lexus IS-F brake deal
When the Lexus IS-F debuted at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, it was wearing a set of black painted calipers branded with the Lexus name. When the car officially goes on sale in the second quarter of 2008, it will be wearing a set of gold painted Brembos. Toyota has officially cut a deal with big nam...
Friday, Mar 30
Enter the rumormill: Lexus IS-F Evo in the works?
In an attempt to steal another page out of BMW's sport sedan playbook, rumors have surfaced that Lexus is in the process of developing a lightweight version of the IS-F, in the same vein as the M3 CSL. Internally dubbed the IS-F Evo, this limited edition sedan will benefit from an expensive d...
