Indepth with the Lexus IS F's Performance Features

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03-11-09, 09:26 AM

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Indepth with the Lexus IS F's Performance Features

Here are some detailed articles on the Lexus IS F's performance features. The articles were written by Club Lexus' long time friend at Lexus HQ, Mr. Brad Nelson.

Engine:
http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...gine_Story.pdf

Trans:
http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...sion_Story.pdf

Brakes:
http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...rake_Story.pdf

VDIM:
http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...VDIM_Story.pdf

Suspension:
http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...sion_Story.pdf

IS F Performance:
http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...rformance.html

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03-11-09, 10:38 AM

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man....reading?!?!

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03-11-09, 11:01 AM

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lol! i like pictures too! now i have to learn to read!

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03-11-09, 11:05 AM

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Once you start reading you just can't stop. These articles are addicting

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03-11-09, 11:05 AM

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Very well put together!!!!

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03-11-09, 11:09 AM

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Thanks for the links. I enjoy learning more about the details of the F.

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03-11-09, 11:39 AM

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Boy they must be really pushing that car on the video clip called Through the gears under transmission. Around the :58 mark the oil temp is only two notches below Max. Of all the driving I've done I have yet to get it above the half way mark. http://www.lexus.com/models/ISF/feat...nsmission.html

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03-11-09, 12:24 PM

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nice i liked the read!

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03-11-09, 01:08 PM

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Excellent reading. Thanks for posting, flip.....

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03-11-09, 03:46 PM

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This is good stuff, but you really ought to see the New Car Features manual. It digs quite a bit deeper...I've been a big fan of the NCF since I bought my first one for my Supra.

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03-11-09, 09:57 PM

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Wow, awesome stuff Flipside! Thanks for posting it

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03-11-09, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by caymandive

Yeah notice the mileage on it? Those cars were just air shipped from Japan and sent to Monterey that same morning for the preview we had with the car on 8-15-07. They filmed the foggy footage in the morning right before we arrived at the track in Laguna. They were flogging the cars all day. Talk about a hard break in. All 3 cars came in with no miles on the ODO. By the end of the day they all had about 130 miles. They drove the red and blue ones the most.