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Originally Posted by footie
Lexus IS-F Gets LSD
Top-of-the-range Lexus gets a limited slip diff, plus other improvements
A series of improvements has been rolled out across the Lexus IS range, and the halo model IS-F gets a Torsen limited slip diff. Despite the fact that the 417bhp 5-litre V8 remains unchanged, the revised car gets around the Fuji International Speedway 2sec a lap quicker than the previous car according to Lexus’s own figures.
Considering that in most comparison tests the M3 is roughly 2~3 seconds quicker on tracks of similar duration this should place the improved IS-F right up there in acceleration. Only it's looks are the sticking point now.
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It was more than a 2~3 second gap.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/.../photo_16.html
I guess it is now on par with a C63 around a track, not the M3.