Lexus contracts Rod Millen to build IS430
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I mean it seems to me lexus is always 1 step too late. The audi S4 is here already with a v8 and all wheel drive. I guess this is what the is430 will be competing against. By the time lexus produce this car audi will probably be adding turbos to the v8 S4.
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Originally posted by SUPRA OWNER
I mean it seems to me lexus is always 1 step too late. The audi S4 is here already with a v8 and all wheel drive. I guess this is what the is430 will be competing against. By the time lexus produce this car audi will probably be adding turbos to the v8 S4.
I mean it seems to me lexus is always 1 step too late. The audi S4 is here already with a v8 and all wheel drive. I guess this is what the is430 will be competing against. By the time lexus produce this car audi will probably be adding turbos to the v8 S4.
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Originally posted by nima
Question, when you say Lexus is asking Rod Millen to ....., who is Lexus? and why not TRD that is the official Lexus performance development team???!!!
Does it make sense?
Question, when you say Lexus is asking Rod Millen to ....., who is Lexus? and why not TRD that is the official Lexus performance development team???!!!
Does it make sense?
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Originally posted by Faraaz23
So TTE, the ones who originally built the prototypes, are out of the loop now?
So TTE, the ones who originally built the prototypes, are out of the loop now?
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Originally posted by rominl
well they are still working on the supercharged version of the is430, but it's not done yet. not sure how you mean by out of the loop, but these companies (toyota japan, tte, trd japan, trd usa, lexus) don't really work as close as you imagine anyway. for example, if toyota really supports tte doing the is430 project back then, they wouldn't give tte so much trouble by having them buy out the whole celsior just to get the engine
well they are still working on the supercharged version of the is430, but it's not done yet. not sure how you mean by out of the loop, but these companies (toyota japan, tte, trd japan, trd usa, lexus) don't really work as close as you imagine anyway. for example, if toyota really supports tte doing the is430 project back then, they wouldn't give tte so much trouble by having them buy out the whole celsior just to get the engine
They only have the black NA IS430 running.
I think TTE is too bussy doing the F1 project to be making IS430's and the shipping would make them a hell of a lot more expensive I would think.
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Since in my opinion the main competitor IS430 is aiming at is the very potent BMW M3, the base price on the IS430 if it comes to the market in the next 12 months will be around $47k to $48k base and a fully equipped one will be around $57 to 58k which is about what the M3 runs for now. I believe Lexus will fight M3 head on with the higher power 360hp engine vs M3's 333hp at about the same price. Of course BMW won't sit around waiting for Lexus to clobber them but instead will likely come out with a 350/360 hp engine too. Maybe the M3 can accommodate the M5 engine in it which will of course blow everything off the street.
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Hi guys... I have seen and heard the new is430 at the japanesse auto extraviganza in the U.K ..lexus bought it over from germany to show it off... I also belong to the lexus owners club in the u.k and there are a few pics of it on our club stand... It awesome and yes the supercharger was fitted ![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/JAE03?&page=2
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See our here for pics
http://www.lexusownersclub.com/gallery/JAE03?&page=2
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i thought tte had build the is430 already look at the link superchargedis200 was driving the tte version
http://is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php...8ae0d5f575886f
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http://is300.net/forum/viewtopic.php...8ae0d5f575886f
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YEP I was there with superchargedis200 also known as supercharged is340 in our club.. unfortunatley i am not in pic although i was lurking behind the car at the time..
By the way it was a great show....
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By the way it was a great show....
jac