Top 5 Lexus Cars of the 2000s
1. Lexus IS-F
The Lexus IS F not only launched the F line of Lexus performance cars but, as Car & Driver put it, signaled “a radical shift in its maker’s attitude.” Lexus successfully pulled the classic muscle car trick of stuffing a big engine in a small car – in this case, a feral 416-hp version of the 5.0 V8. This engine catapults the IS F to 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and gives it legs for a 168 mph top speed. It’s more than capable of keeping up with a BMW M3. But what makes the IS F special is its transformation. It’s more dramatic and angrier than David Banner’s transformation into the Hulk.
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