You know, I am almost certain that GT R will stomp the E92 M3 (and IS-F) in every possible way and it's not going to be funny.

You are right. 70K is way outta my price range. I was just dreaming. haha. One can always dream right?

 

time to find a new dealer

 

Wow, this is great. I'm curious to see how many deposits people have put down in the US. I'm hoping that Lexus sees the demand for the IS-F is high...

 

Time for another poll I think. This one shouldn't ask whether you want or don't want the car, but rather if you have deposited, about to deposite, or still on the fence... what do you think?

 

OK, this was inspired by RyanDe680, and I thought since I can barely hold my enthusiasm, I should have a poll to see how many people have already placed a deposit on the car or about to do so.
It's a long shot, but maybe someone from Lexus will take notice of our numbers and maybe increase the number of cars they intend to ship to the US. I can dream can't I? lol

I have placed a deposit, and I am number 4 on the waiting list...

 

me me me!!!!!

If it confirm that they will only make 1000 units ? I thought it was a rumor? no?

 

We Need To Relax!..*

 

No formal announcements from Lexus as far as I can tell, but I recall reading it on Autoblog.com, and these guys are fairly reliable with their sources. Still on the one hand, if I am able to get my mitts on this car and only 1000 are made for the US market then it is one more thing to boast about, on the other hand it can become tricky especially with availability and demand may drive the price up (and by that I don't mean the dealers, as it has been stated numerously that dealers cannot markup the price beyond the MSRP, I am referring to private sellers). Similar to what takes place whenever a new video game console that is limited in numbers hits the market. A lot of 'entrepreneurs' will purchase the car just to make a few more $$ above sticker from people who will pay through the nose to get their hands on one. I hope that doesn't happen to my beloved IS-F.

 

for me its between the is-f or the bmw 335.

 

Couple of thing I need before I get it: price, "feel," and functionality.

My IS was a great price, felt great, and is functional for me.

The IS-F needs to be priced well, comfortable + sporty, and still provide me with enough functionality such as reliability, gas mileage, and affordable insurance coverage, before I decide to buy it...

 

thats quite a large price gap.


isn't it?

 

Again, I caution a lot of people from buying into this manufacturer propaganda. You mean, a company with the capacity of Toyota will only churn out 1000 cars if it's profitable? That sounds like Marketing exec talk to me. I can understand if it's a low volume model like the LF-A, but not a 60K high performance sedan. I'm sure BMW and MB make more than 1000 M5s and E63s a year.

Remember the same sources also said Honda would only produce S2000 for one year? Whoops.

 

That really isn't a fair comparison.

A 335i can be easily chipped to go uber fast, however.

 

Thanks for the link!

I believe it's safe to say the GT-R is gunning for performance on par with the 911 turbo. It has been discussed for sometime, and testing the car with in fact, a 997 turbo makes this case very likely.

If so, it is a step above the M3, S4, and Cxx AMG in terms of performance.

For 70K however, I would like to see a turbocharged V8. The only company that can get away with this is none other than Porsche .

 

That number is assuming a perfect launch in the most ideal conditions. I believe MT got it recently, but the cars they were comparing against also got lower than usual 0-60 times. That was also coincidentally the best time for the 350.

The IS350 is a low 5 sec car, still nothing to laugh at.