New Lexus IS F looks pretty interesting

Quisp · 08-08-2008, 10:31 PM

I just saw the web site for the new Lexus IS F and it looks pretty hot. 5 liter V8 gives 416 hp with a top speed of 170, two stage intake, a special oil pump for extended high G cornering, 19 inch BBS wheels, 8 speed transmission, 14 speaker 7.1 channel audio($3990 option) and base price $56,000. I am not sure if i like the style, but the technology looks impressive.

http://www.lexus.com/isf/index.html?=intro

I wonder what version of Progman it comes with.

MMMazing07 · 08-08-2008, 11:17 PM

a lot of people just hate on it for the exhaust tips. IMO dumbass reason to not like a car (ideally they are just haters). those could easily be changed out anyway. I truly respect this car and praise lexus for building a sweet performance car that can keep up with the M3. The auto is supposedly better than AMGs autos. and you know AMG are good at making autos.

NaTuReB0Y · 08-08-2008, 11:27 PM

just like the GT-R.....the IS-F looks 7.5 times better in person than picture.......

my lexus dealer told me that the innovative exhausts were for downward force to keep the car from flying off the road when the V8 kicked in.........and a manual transmission could not handle the force of the 5.0L engine; therefore, an automatic gearbox was the only option.

i lost all respect for his knowledge when he said, "you wanna trade in your M3?"

WTF ---- I have a 330i!

RenaultOne · 08-08-2008, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

just like the GT-R.....the IS-F looks 7.5 times better in person than picture.......

my lexus dealer told me that the innovative exhausts were for downward force to keep the car from flying off the road when the V8 kicked in.........and a manual transmission could not handle the force of the 5.0L engine; therefore, an automatic gearbox was the only option.

i lost all respect for his knowledge when he said, "you wanna trade in your M3?"

WTF ---- I have a 330i!

Watta dumb-butt car salesman.

chinoxs203 · 08-09-2008, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Laszlo

Exhaust tips are FAKE... actually, the exhaust doesn't even come out of those stupid looking things...

and? does it effect performance? its a bad ass car, dont hate. do the m3 fender vents cool the engine down any?
granted i dont know what id choose if i had the money for either, m3 or is-f

ik999 · 08-09-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Laszlo

Exhaust tips are FAKE... actually, the exhaust doesn't even come out of those stupid looking things... and the vents behind the front fenders are fake (can you say... cheese?)... and the interior is made from the parts bin and is super cheap to the eyes and touch. Not an M3... only wished it could be.

imo the stacked exhaust tip design is pretty cool

and I've sat in an IS-F

the interior isn't much different from a normal IS

except for the steering wheel, gauges, seats, and white carbon fibre trim

Quisp · 08-09-2008, 01:06 AM

Maybe since he thought it was an M3 he might have been dumb enough to give you the money for an M3.

If the exhaust tips are fake then where does it come out?

NaTuReB0Y · 08-09-2008, 01:09 AM

There are other cars out there that are copying this......someone please post a pic.

I know the new NSX has it.....Aston Martin too.....porsche

canucklion · 08-09-2008, 01:29 AM

ferrari california has the stacked exhaust as well

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Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

There are other cars out there that are copying this......someone please post a pic.

I know the new NSX has it.....Aston Martin too.....porsche

canucklion · 08-09-2008, 01:30 AM

NaTuReB0Y · 08-09-2008, 01:34 AM

New NSX........

Turkishexpress · 08-09-2008, 01:46 AM

I highly doubt that those tips are fake. Also, I think car salesman have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. You need to educate them once in a while

darkphantom · 08-09-2008, 02:04 AM

the tips are fake, some guy at work drives one and let me tell you FAKE....they do have actual quad exhausts, except the tips aren't connected...

vAnt826 · 08-09-2008, 02:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Turkishexpress

I highly doubt that those tips are fake. Also, I think car salesman have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. You need to educate them once in a while

They are fake. They connect to the bumper rather then the actual exhaust.

NaTuReB0Y · 08-09-2008, 02:07 AM

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Originally Posted by vAnt826

They are fake. They connect to the bumper rather then the actual exhaust.

that's the same with the LS460......the exhaust tip is like an inch or so inside the bumper....

wj4 · 08-09-2008, 02:30 AM

Nice car, I drove one at the Lexus Driving Event. But for best bang for your money...I really liked the IS350 with the IS accessories.

I've seen several on the streets, but they don't turn my head that much though. Not like a nice AMG or M.

ChaneRZ · 08-09-2008, 03:10 AM

saw at I-80 east, i thought it was a IS350 unil i saw the quad exhaust. looks allright but not a head turner.

Year's_End · 08-09-2008, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by MMMazing07

a lot of people just hate on it for the exhaust tips. IMO dumbass reason to not like a car (ideally they are just haters). those could easily be changed out anyway. I truly respect this car and praise lexus for building a sweet performance car that can keep up with the M3. The auto is supposedly better than AMGs autos. and you know AMG are good at making autos.

Not only do the exhaust tips look like ass to me, so does the dolphin-esque hood bulge, the grossly protruding front bumper (with no flow, mind you), the poorly executed fender vents, and the cheesy silver carbon fiber trim.

A good performing car? Yes.
A good looking one? Well, I'll leave that up to one's own opinion. Imo, it's so fugly that no amount of performance could make it enticing to me.

Year's_End · 08-09-2008, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

There are other cars out there that are copying this......someone please post a pic.

I know the new NSX has it.....Aston Martin too.....porsche

They're not copying. Those designs are made well in advance.

canucklion · 08-09-2008, 10:26 AM

+1. IS-F looks like a poorly thought out mod project of a pimply teenager. They basically just tack on whatever body panels they could to try to differentiate from the regular IS.

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

Not only do the exhaust tips look like ass to me, so does the dolphin-esque hood bulge, the grossly protruding front bumper (with no flow, mind you), the poorly executed fender vents, and the cheesy silver carbon fiber trim.

A good performing car? Yes.
A good looking one? Well, I'll leave that up to one's own opinion. Imo, it's so fugly that no amount of performance could make it enticing to me.

ironjw · 08-09-2008, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

just like the GT-R.....the IS-F looks 7.5 times better in person than picture.......

my lexus dealer told me that the innovative exhausts were for downward force to keep the car from flying off the road when the V8 kicked in.........and a manual transmission could not handle the force of the 5.0L engine; therefore, an automatic gearbox was the only option.

i lost all respect for his knowledge when he said, "you wanna trade in your M3?"

WTF ---- I have a 330i!

LMFAO

MMMazing07 · 08-09-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Laszlo

Exhaust tips are FAKE... actually, the exhaust doesn't even come out of those stupid looking things... and the vents behind the front fenders are fake (can you say... cheese?)... and the interior is made from the parts bin and is super cheap to the eyes and touch. Not an M3... only wished it could be.

who cares...... the porsche turbo has the same non functional tips. I think the styling is very aggressive. Have you even sat in one........the interior was awesome. It was still very lexus but sporty at the same time. Seats were highly bolstered too.

Get out of your M3 hole once in a while. There other cars out there.

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MMMazing07 More than you can afford pal....ferrari 181 Rep 1,471 Posts Drives: Z4M Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	a lot of people just hate on it for the exhaust tips. IMO dumbass reason to not like a car (ideally they are just haters). those could easily be changed out anyway. I truly respect this car and praise lexus for building a sweet performance car that can keep up with the M3. The auto is supposedly better than AMGs autos. and you know AMG are good at making autos.
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NaTuReB0Y Powered By 36DD 341 Rep 7,369 Posts Drives: 2006 E90 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Inland Empire iTrader: (12)	There are other cars out there that are copying this......someone please post a pic. I know the new NSX has it.....Aston Martin too.....porsche __________________ 2006 E90 330i Jet Black \| 20" WORK VS-XX \| FK452 \| H&R Sport on Koni Yellow \| REMUS QUAD Last edited by NaTuReB0Y; 08-09-2008 at 01:24 AM..
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Turkishexpress Gixxer Man 14 Rep 599 Posts Drives: '08 335i E90 / '06 Range HSE Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tysons/Sterling, VA iTrader: (2)	I highly doubt that those tips are fake. Also, I think car salesman have absolutely no idea what they are talking about. You need to educate them once in a while __________________ Stable: 2008 E90 335i JB3 etc..., 2006 Range Rover HSE, K7 GSX-R 600 Former Stable: 2008 MB C300, 2007 Chevy Avalanche, 2006 Evo IX (544awhp), 2005 Sti, 2003 Evo...
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darkphantom Banned 599 Rep 5,946 Posts Drives: E93 335i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The place for Bimmers iTrader: (4)	the tips are fake, some guy at work drives one and let me tell you FAKE....they do have actual quad exhausts, except the tips aren't connected...
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