Detroit Auto Show-Official IS-F teaser image leaked

I like the stacked exhaust pipes.

Sarcasm detected!

uhhh. . . . NO

BEAUTIFUL !!!!

looks cool!

I would think the double tailpipes would create some problems with heat...

I love the "F" emblem - Better than the AMG and M - this one doesnt scream arrogance.

This is true!

Hail to the "F" car.

Arrogance?

That "F" logo looks dull as hell.

The M logo isn't flamboyant, and neither are the RS and AMG logos. The M logo has references to the Bavarian state while AMG's looks like an industrial type Arial print. Not sure how to describe Audi's RS logo.

Either way, my response to Blues response out of annoyance with his fanboy crap.

jakekann, please go find the steepest cliff you can find, and jump off it.

i think it would be a smarter choice for you to do that than to come here and irritate us.

i would have to agree it is just emblems who cares, i dont like the is at all, but i think the stacked exhausts look cool something different.....but as far as bmw the reason why lexus even has the f series, if bmw doesnt have any real performance cars than no other manufacturer does pretty stupid comment but most of the comments from the lexus supporters are pretty psycho and stupid which would lead me to believe they dont actually drive them, i picture someone who drives a lexus as not being borderline psycho, and ignorrant..maybe very conservative. but i think the exhaust are form than function i would agree they look like they would create some sorta problem especially since that plastic bumber is that close to the exhaust as well but hey its not a real performance car.....but it looks cool anyway

This is the first time you will ever hear me criticize a Lexus but that F emblem is horrid. It reminds me of the Acura/Honda Type-S logo. It needs to be more elegant, like the car.

Come to mention it, I'm not to thrilled with the clear turn signal either. I think it should look basically the same as the original IS, with minor additions (i.e. exaust pipes, underbody spoilers, rear spoiler, etc.)

Car fans, you know what the Lexus IS-F finally means, don't you?

It means Lexus owners can finally roll the windows down and stick their heads out and yell, I'm drivin' a Lexus!!

lol. you act like the lexus-f division has a precedent history.

1. it doesn't.

2. it will be good, but it needs time to develop.

3. euro's will always be more exclusive because of their history.

4. that cliff is still waiting for you.

Let's deboost you. Hey, look at that, it's already happening.

Wow, -16. That's got to be a record. That's gotta hurt.

I love it! One thing that I am not thrilled about are those exausts...

Why not?...they match the rest of the styling.

Is that a photo of the preduction car or will the IS-F come with altezza's?

Just curious.

No that is just a Red&Clear taillight(look good though),Not Altezza taillights,the old Lexus IS300 taillights were copied by a alot of other companies,and in other words they are played out!!

If it came with altezzas, I would not like this car anymore. The F logo is bad enough, let's not add a "pimpin'" look to this car.

Nice style!

I'd like to see this stakced up against the C63 and RS4... similary power and concepts, but different execution. I have a feeling the C AMG and IS-F will end up being as fast as the RS4, but not as satisfying (like C AMGs have been in the past)- but I'm not jumping to conclusions quite yet.

*Stacked.

No, you got that backwards, the RS4 will not be as satisfying. I'm apparently speaking for a lot of people. -10, ouch!

Ha, LOL you made my day. RS4, not as satisfying!

The only people who don't agree with me are the Lexus fans- there's all 11 of them there. The German fans don't really bother with the immature de-boosting business.

I'm sure I'll get de-boosted for this, LOL!

Let me start you off with the negative boosting. There. You are now at zero (and soon dropping)

That "F" looks like the "F" from the Toyota F1 Team

Very nice but the exhaust pipes look fake?

We're living in the digital age and when a photo is past around you can expect the resolution to suffer.

The pipes are the real deal.

Not true.

I've worked as a recording engineer and I have a home sudio and I've owned a pro photo studio and when you make a copy be it analog or in the digital world when you make a copy you lose quality.

Have you seen the original photo?...I have.

I believe they are real because if you see the original photo from the press release the photo is much clearer.

I like the look of this car.

You know after lookin' again I guess it is a photoshop of the exhaust pipes.

Oh well.

even thoe it might not be the photoshop quality, i like the idea they're trying to show

Looks cool, fake or not, I like those exhausts...NOW LEXUS, develop a decent sequential gearbox and/or offer a 6 speed manual tranny and I would happily drive one of these cars.

That is a fake exhaust- I'd like to see the real thing, please.

Interesting that they changed the rear lights on a performance model. Very M3-esque.

Those are overlapping side-by-side pipes, not stacked.

Exhaust look sweet. Lets hope the IS-F would have a little more over-steer to make it fun to drive.

Look again at the hole around the exhaust pipes, it's a photochopshop.

click on the picture and make it full sized. It isn't photoshopped.

I think this F line will be about as effective as the cadillac v's. Call me pesemistic

Just because you got hit by a truck and never made a full recovery is no reason to take it out on Lexus. The IS is the best looking sport sedan out there.

Eh, I kinda sorta agree with you. The design would work better on a larger car. Right now it looks like the car is all bulging body work. I expect it to clean up after a refresh. Then I'll probably like the styling.

Well I'm not british!

LexusHater, are you in some way related to "audihater"?

No.

Sorry for the dual-post. My internet froze for a second, and in frustration I clicked "Submit Comment" a second time.

Not sure about the pipes. We will see how it performs.

chewy, look at the hole around the pipes again.

Different taillights though.

Photoshop!! Photoshop!! Photoshop!! Photoshop!!

Yeah, this pic isn't quite real, but the stacked tailpipes are...at least in prototype form. Click <a href="http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/future/08.lexus.is.500/08.lexus.is500.r34.500.jpg"> this link</A> to see a better spy shot.

That pic is older than dirt.

And the current pic is is NOT a photoshop.

It came straight from Lexus.

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Ok, I guess it doesn't take HTML. Go to www.insideline.com and see the pics there.

The exhaust are real,because the prototype has the same stacked style exhaust system,but it does not show in this video,it did show it before!!

IS-F 500 Video:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=118182?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*

Those gold rims look like crap. If this picture and this video is any indication of how the IS-F is going to look, Lexus will soil their good name by making it a rice rocket.

You guys think that badge looks good?

It looks like a cheap after-thought. It's not even a badge as such, just a glorified sticker.

If Lexus can't even get the details right, what hope is there for the rest of the car?

The fanboys are making out that it will be better than sliced bread, yet Lexus hasn't even made a performance car before.

Shouldn't it be a 'wait and see', and a not a 'oh my god it will eat the competition alive'?

Matthew you need to shut your pie hole already,becuase all you do is bash Lexus out of pure envy,so why don't you do us all a favor and drive you car off a cliff, you damn BMWfanboy !!!

2JZSoarer, you should tell Matthew youre sorry for that comment, now play nice and behave.

BTW, what does Toyota call this car in Japan?

The Altezza F, of course.

The Altezza F, of course.

The car look awesome even only a small of it is shown, and yeah I have to agree they need to make a better emblem than that. If this car come out with 420+ hp it going to kick a$$$ for sure. It look really fast on the race track, so I think it could reach 0-60 in the 4.6-4.8 range. But let hope it can do better than that to take the crown in this segement.

Man I can't wait to see the test result when compare with the new up and coming M3, C63 AMG and the current RS4. I would not be suprise that in two years all the car in this segement will have 450-500+ hp under it hood. I mean look at the current RS4 420 hp, rumor of the up coming M3 V8 420 hp, rumor for the up and coming C63 AMG 400-468 hp and the 2008 Lexus IS-F soon to be release with at least 425 hp. Hey!...it all good, more bang for my $$$...

Lexus for Life

Good, un-biased post.

I know, but some of you never shut up about the VW/Audi thing.

Realize, I was being sarcastic.

BMW fan boy? My arse.

Your assumption is as amusing as it is incorrect.

You find me one post where I have admitted liking BMW's.

Just because I can look beyond the manufactured hype, doesn't mean I am 'loyal' to any brand...

Whos the idiot Lexus fanboy who keeps deboosting?

Looks pretty good from the rear, but how can you guys say that the F looks less flamboyant then an M or AMG batch.
Especially the AMG batch which are just the letters "AMG"

byhsu - 12/6/2006 7:20:45 PM
That "F" looks like the "F" from the Toyota F1 Team


it sorta DOES, doesn't it!? i THOUGHT it looked a little familiar.

leave it to "bland," "boring" lexus to come up with an UNDERSTATED yet HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE graphic icon.

this will be cool, and at the same time sizzlin' HOT.

i was JUST referring to the badge.

and while on that subject, the graphic also suggests a branch and LEAVES.

which = green.

a performance car that's ALSO green? entirely possible, once the Hybrid option is offered! IMAGINE how mind boggling that will be.

I like how the amber tail lights are gone. It was only a matter of time that those ugly colors had to go. The newer, clearer lights are much more attractive.

I have a question though. What does the F stand for and why is Lexus getting into the 'special' badging segment competing against the AMG's, M's, and R's. Lexus is capable of making a fast car and making that fast car popular without creating a new 'division' for high performance models.

Anyhow, the car looks good. Not my favorite but I can see it being a hot seller. It will be understated like the S4 since it basically looks like a normal A4. Now the S4 that's a different story.

I don't see much change. Someone pass the glasses? I'd get it over that plain donkey M3 though =))

the stacked pipes are suggestive of the pipes on multi-cylinder sport bikes.

which BLEW AWAY earlier twins.

with a V8 massaged with toyota's F1 engineers, this may well BLOW AWAY its competitors too.

massaged BY...

well, they work so hard, why WOULDN'T toyota's engineers deserve massages? as opposed to their competitors' fat assed engineers and designers just lolling about. tanking up on steins of lager.

then going back to the studios, drunk on their asses, to DESIGN next generation models! lol.

Yup, all they do is sit around, and Audi's 4.2L 420hp V8, BMW's 4.0L 415hp V8 and Mercedes's 6.3L 480-520hp V8 all appeared out of thin air.

I'm excited for the Detriot Show, to finally see this thing.

The IS350 is nice- but will the IS500 live up to the hype?

I wonder if the new C-Class will be shown there, also?

In customary Mercedes fashion, an AMG would be shown along with the intro of the C, wouldn't it? So, possibly, the IS500 and C63 AMG will both be released?

http://www.teamlexus.com/

enough said