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Old 01-02-19, 01:25 PM
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Lexus IS 430 is the First-Gen IS F We Never Got
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The IS430 was a predecessor to the IS F, showing in 2003 what Lexus wanted to do with the brand.


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Old 01-02-19, 03:01 PM
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They should of dropped the 2JZ-GTE in it then it would have been a legend.
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
They should of dropped the 2JZ-GTE in it then it would have been a legend.
Yeah, that would have been awesome. That said, a builder as legendary as Rod Millen probably had his reasons!
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Old 01-02-19, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
They should of dropped the 2JZ-GTE in it then it would have been a legend.
That would have been a nice combo.
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The 4.3L 3UZ is legendary
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Poor Lexus, always too slow to act on the emotional approach to building a automobile. I know it’s Toyota we are talking about but, do they always have to build a car that will sell to the masses.

More niché market, more niché market.

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Old 01-02-19, 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by highrev6
Poor Lexus, always too slow to act on the emotional approach to building a automobile. I know it’s Toyota we are talking about but, do they always have to build a car that will sell to the masses.

More niché market, more niché market.
Toyota does and always will because Toyota sells cars for the shareholders - not the enthusiast. That's why Toyota dividends are good.

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They should have gone through with it. An IS300 with a 3UZ or even a 2JZ-GTE from the factory would have been incredible.

I feel like things would have been interesting if Toyota had made performance versions of their cars back in the day. A 2JZ-GTE IS300/GS300, a 1JZ SC300, and a 5-speed manual SC400 would be awesomei
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The IS300 seemed to cause the explosion of modified imports, Altezza tail lights took over everything when this car came out.
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The IS300 seemed to cause the explosion of modified imports, Altezza tail lights took over everything when this car came out.
That’s very true! I never understood the hype of the Altezza lights but everyone was putting those lights on everything. I thought they were cool on the IS300.
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