Lexus IS-F/R Planned?
From the Japanese mag BestCar to Winding Road to you comes a rumor of the Lexus IS-F/R, a lighter and slightly boosted version of the super sedan.
The specs, as reported, will see the IS-F's weight cut down by 220lbs, and a performance boost of 12hp and 6 pound-feet torque increase, bringing the totals to 429hp and 376 pound-feet.
One commenter at Winding Road had some more information:
Its suppose to be a very-limited edition version of the IS-F and come with a carbon-fiber roof and heavy usage of aluminum, carbon-fiber, and magnesium components to dramatically reduce weight. The original article said “over” 100kg(220lbs) reduction in weight.
The devil is in the details, however, and this limited edition IS-F/R could cost close to $90,000USD, 30% more than the expected "base" IS-F. I'm not sure I understand such a drastic price increase, though at this point it's all conjecture.
Would be interesting to see. I just wonder how many people would pay that much for an IS-F/R. One thing is for sure. It would be on expensive sports sedan here in Canada.
Not sure how they could justify adding 12 hp and putting on a 220 pound diet on a regular IS-F and adding a whopping $20k extra on it.
I'm pretty sure that if this is actually something Lexus is working on, there's going to be more to it that such a meager power increase.
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