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3rd Gen IS speculation thread
08-09-11 | 12:44 PM
#391
If i tell you, unfortunately im gona have to kill you.. LOL
we are hearing reports that the next-generation IS sedan will make its debut sometime in 2013. The reason, according to our sources, is that work has started on a new 4-door sedan based on the FT-86 platform. For those who are not familiar with the FT-86, it’s the concept car that made news at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show. As the spiritual successor to the old Levin AE-86, a car we called the Corolla coupe, the rear-wheel-drive FT-86 will make its debut in June 2012.
As for the Lexus IS, this car will be built atop a stretched version of the FT-86 chassis. Toyota boss Akio Toyoda is keen on spicing up Toyota’s image into one with a more powerful emphasis on sport, so we hear the next IS will look and perform sportier than the current model.
While the FT-86 sports car will be powered by Subaru’s EJ20 engine (2.0-liter flat-4), the IS will be powered by a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated 4-cylinder and/or a 3.6-liter flat-6. The 2014 Lexus IS F will continue with a high-powered V-8 that’ll make the luxury sedan a presence on the racetrack.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT look out for the LEXUS IS-F COUPE
we are hearing reports that the next-generation IS sedan will make its debut sometime in 2013. The reason, according to our sources, is that work has started on a new 4-door sedan based on the FT-86 platform. For those who are not familiar with the FT-86, it’s the concept car that made news at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show. As the spiritual successor to the old Levin AE-86, a car we called the Corolla coupe, the rear-wheel-drive FT-86 will make its debut in June 2012.
As for the Lexus IS, this car will be built atop a stretched version of the FT-86 chassis. Toyota boss Akio Toyoda is keen on spicing up Toyota’s image into one with a more powerful emphasis on sport, so we hear the next IS will look and perform sportier than the current model.
While the FT-86 sports car will be powered by Subaru’s EJ20 engine (2.0-liter flat-4), the IS will be powered by a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated 4-cylinder and/or a 3.6-liter flat-6. The 2014 Lexus IS F will continue with a high-powered V-8 that’ll make the luxury sedan a presence on the racetrack.
BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUT look out for the LEXUS IS-F COUPE
08-09-11 | 01:23 PM
#396
Ok, just got an email from Lexus about the 2013 GS350, and in the press release it states,
"Lexus will reveal the all-new GS 350 mid-size luxury sport sedan on Thursday, August 18th in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The fourth-generation GS has been completely redesigned, inside and out, and will feature the brand’s new design philosophy, with styling cues such as a distinctive new front grille, that will soon be seen on all future Lexus vehicles. The new GS will also lead the rest of the Lexus lineup in an entirely new direction of driving dynamics."
Here is the link to Lexus:
http://www.lexus.com/about/news/inde...ury_Sport_Seda
And the pic provided in the press release:
"Lexus will reveal the all-new GS 350 mid-size luxury sport sedan on Thursday, August 18th in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The fourth-generation GS has been completely redesigned, inside and out, and will feature the brand’s new design philosophy, with styling cues such as a distinctive new front grille, that will soon be seen on all future Lexus vehicles. The new GS will also lead the rest of the Lexus lineup in an entirely new direction of driving dynamics."
Here is the link to Lexus:
http://www.lexus.com/about/news/inde...ury_Sport_Seda
And the pic provided in the press release:
tough to say without seeing the whole car, but considering this is a press release from LEXUS themselves, it looks like all new Lexus models will some variation of that grill.Like most new things, its a little wierd at first, hopefully it'll grow on me and I'll like the finished product.
08-09-11 | 07:28 PM
#401
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Ok, just got an email from Lexus about the 2013 GS350, and in the press release it states,
"Lexus will reveal the all-new GS 350 mid-size luxury sport sedan on Thursday, August 18th in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The fourth-generation GS has been completely redesigned, inside and out, and will feature the brand’s new design philosophy, with styling cues such as a distinctive new front grille, that will soon be seen on all future Lexus vehicles. The new GS will also lead the rest of the Lexus lineup in an entirely new direction of driving dynamics."
Here is the link to Lexus:
http://www.lexus.com/about/news/inde...ury_Sport_Seda
And the pic provided in the press release:
"Lexus will reveal the all-new GS 350 mid-size luxury sport sedan on Thursday, August 18th in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The fourth-generation GS has been completely redesigned, inside and out, and will feature the brand’s new design philosophy, with styling cues such as a distinctive new front grille, that will soon be seen on all future Lexus vehicles. The new GS will also lead the rest of the Lexus lineup in an entirely new direction of driving dynamics."
Here is the link to Lexus:
http://www.lexus.com/about/news/inde...ury_Sport_Seda
And the pic provided in the press release:
Looks like lexus and the Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG had something going on.
08-10-11 | 02:33 PM
#404
Yeah, I can't wait until we start getting news on it.
Any pictures right now are utterly worthless, though. They'll be nothing but imaginative drawings/mockups that won't look anything like the final product.
Any pictures right now are utterly worthless, though. They'll be nothing but imaginative drawings/mockups that won't look anything like the final product.
08-10-11 | 04:06 PM
#405
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I thought that front of the car looked familiar....
Lexus LF-GH
guess this is a hint of what Lexus' will look like in the future
Lexus LF-GH
guess this is a hint of what Lexus' will look like in the future