Detroit Auto Show: IS-F puts the pedal to the floor for Lexus
Wednesday, December 31st, 1969Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Sedans/Saloons, Lexus
click the image above view our high-resolution gallery of the Lexus IS-F
The boys over at Lexus were dialing F for Fast as they took the wraps off their new performance division with the presentation of two high-performance show cars. The LF-A supercar was a revised and updated version of the one they showed here two years ago - more on that later - but center stage belonged to the highly anticipated IS-F super-sedan.
Just a few hours before the press conference, a few factory images were leaked (which followed an internet ad that went online a tad early), and we’re happy to report that the car is as impressive and aggressive in the flesh as it is in the photos - despite the poor lighting on stage that would make even the cast of Sesame Street look shady. The gaping air intakes up front, the side skirts cutting out from the side vents behind the front wheels and the rear bumper with trick quad tailpipes would look at home on the DTM circuit. Inside are special sports buckets in either black or contrasti-licious white and black leather, plus silver fiber-weave trim, drilled aluminum pedals and shift indicator lights on the dash that let you know this is a place of business as much as other Lexus models are luxury enclaves.
Follow the jump for more of our thoughts on the LF-A, the official press release, and our own high-resolution gallery here.
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