2008 Lexus IS-F to Premiere at NAIAS on January 8, 2007
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I'm sure you guys already have figured this out by now...but the IS-F will not come in a manual variant unfortunately. Think along the lines of AMG with that rationale.
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No surprise there, but there's a lot they can do to make an auto tranny great, average, or lame in this kind of application. Here's hoping they get it right.
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Toyota does have an F1 gearbox, with Toyota-designed internals. The only question is will they implement it in the F-Series. It would be a pleasant surprise to many, shock to some, and a signal of intent that Lexus is very serious with their F brand.
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Thinking CVT...
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"Unprecedented" is the tagline for the New LS introduction...
...which suggests that the IS-F will have the 8-speed automatic transmission that was introduced on the LS 460.
...which suggests that the IS-F will have the 8-speed automatic transmission that was introduced on the LS 460.