SEMA Preview: 400-hp supercharged Lexus IS C hits the road to Sin City
10-26-09, 01:18 PM
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SEMA Preview: 400-hp supercharged Lexus IS C hits the road to Sin City
Fox Marketing is back for the 2010 SEMA show, following up last year's tuned IS F with a supercharged 2010 Lexus IS350C. While Lexus' hard-top cabrio may be an odd choice for a performance makeover, you can't deny the equipment Fox used to create the lime green, 405 horsepower drop-top.
A ProCharger C2 blower huffs six PSI into the stock 3.5-liter V6, with a Yonaka intercooler keeping the charge in check while spent hydrocarbons are shuttled out an F-Sport exhaust. Lexus' internal tuning division was tapped to supply the stoppers, with 14-inch discs clamped by six-piston caliper in front. iForged wheels, sized 20x9 inches in front and 20x11.5 inches in the rear, are wrapped in Toyo T1Rs and dropped over a set of Yonaka SPECII 36-way adjustable coilovers.
Since this is a Fox creation, the exterior mods are both extensive and custom, with a bespoke front lip, side skirts, grilles, badges and a two-inch fender flare up front. Make the jump for the lengthy list of modifications and expect live coverage from the show floor in just over a week.
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A ProCharger C2 blower huffs six PSI into the stock 3.5-liter V6, with a Yonaka intercooler keeping the charge in check while spent hydrocarbons are shuttled out an F-Sport exhaust. Lexus' internal tuning division was tapped to supply the stoppers, with 14-inch discs clamped by six-piston caliper in front. iForged wheels, sized 20x9 inches in front and 20x11.5 inches in the rear, are wrapped in Toyo T1Rs and dropped over a set of Yonaka SPECII 36-way adjustable coilovers.
Since this is a Fox creation, the exterior mods are both extensive and custom, with a bespoke front lip, side skirts, grilles, badges and a two-inch fender flare up front. Make the jump for the lengthy list of modifications and expect live coverage from the show floor in just over a week.
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/10/04-fox-is-c-press.jpg[/IMG]
10-26-09, 09:10 PM
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they couldnt have picked another non Kermit the frog color. The car looks like ****.I love the fact that its a ISC with mods, but cant bare to look at it in that nasty color. Why not ISF blue with silver wheel and a chrome lip.
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10-26-09, 10:53 PM
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I cant even stand to look at it. Its a shame since its really the first tuned ISC in the country. The next dude will not have an issue blowing this out of the water. Even with the same mods all you would need to do is to pick a normal color and BOOM... its hotter
10-26-09, 11:06 PM
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Not feeling the colour. Wheels look off. Other than that, not bad.... not bad at all.
The 2GR gets so little love. A supra type car with this engine would have gone a long way!
The 2GR gets so little love. A supra type car with this engine would have gone a long way!
10-27-09, 12:39 AM
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^--- I agree with those two, not feeling the color at all, maybe a front lip would help (But I know they probably don't make lips for the convertible yet) Overall great work and much respect for pulling the trigger on the mods.
