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Old 02-22-21, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by flowrider
OK - So let's see Back in 2008 Lexus introduced the first "F" car - An IS series vehicle with a 5 liter engine and called it the ISF. That car was produced until 2014. In 2015 Lexus announced the second "F" car the RCF next came the GSF. Both contained the same updated and now more powerful engine introduced in the original ISF. They then used basically the same engine in the LC500 introduced in 2018 - No "F" or F-Sport designation. So now we have an IS500, an F-Sport, not a real "F" car, that shares it's engine with the RCF and the LC500. Not to mention the LS500, same designation, but, wait a minute it has a 3.5 liter blown V6 The IS300 has a 2 liter blown straight 4, and the IS300 AWD has a 3.5 liter NA V6 Does any of this make any sense

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It doesn't for consumers but Lexus's marketing probably wants to market it as F-sport. Maybe it won't be as expensive as RCF which starts at $64k even though they're similar in specs to IS500.
Old 02-22-21, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by flowrider
OK - So let's see Back in 2008 Lexus introduced the first "F" car - An IS series vehicle with a 5 liter engine and called it the ISF. That car was produced until 2014. In 2015 Lexus announced the second "F" car the RCF next came the GSF. Both contained the same updated and now more powerful engine introduced in the original ISF. They then used basically the same engine in the LC500 introduced in 2018 - No "F" or F-Sport designation. So now we have an IS500, an F-Sport, not a real "F" car, that shares it's engine with the RCF and the LC500. Not to mention the LS500, same designation, but, wait a minute it has a 3.5 liter blown V6 The IS300 has a 2 liter blown straight 4, and the IS300 AWD has a 3.5 liter NA V6 Does any of this make any sense

Lou
It could be worse. Look at Cadillac...
Old 02-22-21, 10:12 AM
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