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2008 Lexus IS-F to Premiere at NAIAS on January 8, 2007

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Old 01-04-07, 06:30 PM
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Well if you have internet access you can watch it streaming live like the rest of us... I still wish that there was a way to make flash video fullscreen, this time around guess we're stuck looking at a small box on the screen...
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LOL...interesting photoshop.
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Originally Posted by F1Driver
Eeeoww! The front air dam must go. It makes the IS have a longer front overhang from the side profile. I'll stick to the IS350 factory body kit, thank you!
+1 Very Pontiac looking. I was hoping for a distinct design over the IS350. From what I have seen so far, I prefer the IS 350. It looks as though they are just dropping in a V8 and Brembo brakes and calling it a day.

I guess I will wait for the LS-F coupe.
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Im wondering if the clear turn signals will be on all 2008 IS models and what changes are being made to the suspension. Whats different inside.
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Originally Posted by sdbrandon
+1 Very Pontiac looking. I was hoping for a distinct design over the IS350. From what I have seen so far, I prefer the IS 350. It looks as though they are just dropping in a V8 and Brembo brakes and calling it a day.

I guess I will wait for the LS-F coupe.
I guess I will wait for the 3rd generation IS sedan.
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Come on guys...you guys are judging a car with unoffcial photos. Just wait for the official photos to be released to make an educated/informed assessment. It's only a matter of days. Be patient.
Old 01-04-07, 09:08 PM
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If they make the quad exhausts go away it would be much more
interesting to me

Something like this very popular GS photoshop would be great. IMHO
a body kit and better wheels could help 3GS sales and could yield
a better return on investment than a GS-F...
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^^ I believe thats a real bodykit, but I understand what youre talking about.


Originally Posted by marshmallo

Something like this very popular GS photoshop would be great. IMHO
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Originally Posted by marshmallo
Something like this very popular GS photoshop would be great. IMHO
a body kit and better wheels could help 3GS sales and could yield
a better return on investment than a GS-F...
That is a real GS bodykit offered in Japan, not a photoshop. GS-F is only speculation at this point.
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I heard rumors it's a real kit, but I've seen a grand total of 0 of
them so far on real cars, so I just said it was a pshop.
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Guys it is not going to be an all new car. For goodness sakes Audi/BMW/Benz all take the same basic car and drop it, add a kit, add bigger wheels, bigger engine, bigger brakes, etc.
Its the same forumla used by everyone. Be glad Lexus is the first Japanese car maker to join the party!
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Guys it is not going to be an all new car. For goodness sakes Audi/BMW/Benz all take the same basic car and drop it, add a kit, add bigger wheels, bigger engine, bigger brakes, etc.
Its the same forumla used by everyone. Be glad Lexus is the first Japanese car maker to join the party!
That sums it up very well!
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Guys it is not going to be an all new car. For goodness sakes Audi/BMW/Benz all take the same basic car and drop it, add a kit, add bigger wheels, bigger engine, bigger brakes, etc.
Its the same forumla used by everyone. Be glad Lexus is the first Japanese car maker to join the party!
The first? 350z, Supra, NSX, ? These don't count? I would think at least the NSX would count although it is no more.
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I think he means the first to have a dedicated performance division the way the AMG, M, R, V etc have done. The examples Supra, NSX etc are Japanese sports cars, and they are designed as such...Mustang, Corvette etc for the US. The Lexus F-series cars are the first of any Japanese brand, luxury etc., to have a dedicated performance division (that is if the rumors turn out to be true).


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