Some folks think that F Sport cars don't really deserve to be called F. Sales numbers show it's high time to get over it though.

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Latest three Lexus have only been F Sports!

 

Since these packages do little in terms of performance, it's an interesting study on how people go for cosmetics. Either way, Lexus has found a nice way to gather up more sales and profits.

 

I can see the logic & apparent success behind the F badge. For the vast majority of people an upgrade in suspension, sway bars and a few dashes of unicorn horn interior is enough for daily driving. Hooking on ramps & exits with a little spirited canyon carving one doesn't really need a lot. Except control. In fact I'll be the first to admit when starting out handling a mere 150hp vehicle in auto X was challenging in itself. I learned a lot. So cheers for Lexus in maintaining course.
However....
Please leave a few cushy rides as that was part of it's original DNA. Not everything has to be sport tuned canyon carving whiplastic jet of a vehicle.

 

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Please leave a few cushy rides as that was part of it's original DNA. Not everything has to be sport tuned canyon carving whiplastic jet of a vehicle.[/QUOTE]

Well, there are two choices - leave the control on "regular", or buy the non F Sport version.

 

[quote=GSCT]I believe most of the F sports come with a slightly stiffer base suspension. Also the majority of the F Sports have no suspension change when you put it in sport vs regular. I think the only one that does change the suspension is the IS350.

 

+1

That's something the industry seems to be forgetting.

 

In purchasing any F sport do they come with the traditional blue springs that are a wee bit stiffer than regular correct?
Now are you saying Lexus now has the ability to "dial-a-ride" on the fly? If so we've come a long ways. The MB my wife & I were in and the loaner IS neither made a hint of difference. Perhaps I did the procedure wrong or my expectations were high. I was expecting being able to go from a RX 330 ride to an F sport at a turn if a dial. Didn't happen. In fact nothing happened. Lol. Made several passes over the same bumpy road and we were disappointed.

 

On the GS F sport, S+ stiffens up the suspension. I love it and that's all I leave it on.

It's more noticable on turns than bumpy butt meter-wise

 

I guess only the GS and IS 350 F-sport have the variable suspension. You have to put it in Sport + mode which is done by setting the dial to sport and then turning the dial again to sport. The sport + will stiffen up the steering and suspension and will have a much more aggressive throttle response. Sport mode only provide a more aggressive throttle response.

To me, the F-sport package isn't worth it without the Sport + function.

 

LS doesn't have this? Or perhaps the LS F does I think? Reading the following

"By monitoring the road surface, vehicle speed and your own driving style, the F SPORT-tuned, lowered Adaptive Variable Air Suspension automatically adjusts the shock absorbers' damping force for optimal comfort and control, helping you to carve through corners with precision."

 

The '16 RX F Sport has the variable suspension, as well as non-US NX200t F Sports. So the US F Sports with variable suspension would be the LS, GS, IS350, and RX.

 

i know the difference between F and F-Sport, but Lexus has downgraded the F-Sport package because in the past it would also have included the upgraded brakes, exhaust, and intake I believe.

 

You're thinking of the F-Sport Accessories package which is a higher-tune set-up compared to the F-Sport Factory package that you see on the dealership lots.

This video provides a detailed explanation between the two F-Sport packages:

 

They gain several mass market future consumers for every "living in the past" Lexus owner they lose.