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06-08-2008, 11:43 PM | #23 |
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ive seen several around town and ive looked closely and the tips are clearly not connected, i dont think these are prototypes as they had ca plates....
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06-08-2008, 11:56 PM | #25 |
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exhuast tips, fake
fender vents, fake motorsports engine, fake toyota, fake
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06-09-2008, 12:47 AM | #26 |
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06-09-2008, 08:27 AM | #27 |
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Why bash the IS-F? It doesn't make that car any worse or the M3 any better.
Lexus deserves credit for getting it right and making a great car the first time. It's a Lexus so the quality is excellent, the interior is excellent and the car reportedly performs very well. I looked at the first IS-F that arrived at my local dealer and decided it didn't do anything for me styling wise. And I preferred the pedigree of the M3 and I'm glad I did. Competition drives every company or they fall behind and fail. The IS-F will push BMW to continue to improve its cars and that's good for all of us.
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06-09-2008, 10:50 AM | #31 |
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This is the underside shot of the exhaust of my IS-F
If you say that the vents on the IS-F are fake you're wrong. It's used to vent the heat that the engine generates. If I run my car very hard, this car gets very hot. Any additional cooling ports would allow heat to escape. Now the M3 has vents as well. Are those for cooling the engine too? or are they ornamental? I'm pretty sure on a highway run... side by side, the F will pull on the M3 slightly. |
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06-09-2008, 11:12 AM | #32 | |
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BTW, here's a pic of his exhaust. No, they're not connected, it's just overlapping a extension from the tip, but you can't put your hands through it like they did on Autospies. |
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06-09-2008, 03:58 PM | #38 |
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I'd been following this thing since it was first announced, and being that I currently drive the old-gen IS, I was pretty flipping excited.
That excitement has gone, unfortunately . Its proportions are out of whack, and it sounds as though it doesn't deliver the same experience that it's competitors do. On the bright side, it still carries the same ride and interior refinement that is expected from Lexus, and while I've never driven the IS-F, I had a big enough grin on my face when I put the pedal down in an IS350 to know the IS-F would be a hoot in a straight line. Last week I watched someone pull into an automated car wash in an IS-F wearing temporary tags and wanted to cry. As for the exhaust, the IS boards are reporting the tips being fake as well, but its not like the extra 3 inches was going to effect performance. |
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06-09-2008, 04:44 PM | #39 | |
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Sounds like you base what you know on what you read. I've never driven the Lexus IS-F before but I can tell you that it isn't what I thought it should be because I read it in some magazine. There's a huge difference between the IS350 and F. I owned both.
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06-09-2008, 04:54 PM | #40 |
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to be honest, I've driven the IS-F on the track. I liked that car quite a bit.
I wanted to hate it before driving it, but I can't speak anything bad about it. it was quite a performer. the transmission was very crisp and had no delays--it was great, but I think 8 speeds may be too much. the exhaust note was perfect. the car pulled very well and could hold its own on the track. the only reason why I wouldn't get it over an M3 is b/c I think the M3 looks far better inside and out and the IS-F is a four door--obviously a very subjective matter. also, I think I prefer higher revving engines and from my short drive of the e92 M3, I think the steering was more crisp and it provided better feedback. but, if the e92 M3 wasn't a consideration, I wouldn't hesitate getting the IS-F over the C63 (which has a terrible transmission). |
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I think I did a pretty good job explaining that I was basing the "experience" comment off what I'd read, so you don't really need to repeat that. As for the 350 and the F comparison... I was complimenting the 350, thereby complimenting the F... so no need to get defensive I like the car, the looks just aren't appealing to me, though the black one posted earlier is gorgeous.
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whether fake or not, connected or not, the stacked exhausts are fugly.
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