Exclusive VIDEO of the Lexus IS-F revving

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, the M3 is the best BMW can do to compare with this? Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

Seriously 5 liters and only 420hp 350lb-ft , 7,000 redline come on. At least give it a deep growl or a F1 banshi howl at 8,000-8,500 redline. This is as bad or worst then Audi using a 5.2L V10 with 435hp and 398lb-ft in the S6. Just sad. BMW, Merc and Audi (RS4) when again.

Well, considering the same V10 that's in the S6 is used in the Lamborghini Gallardo with over 500hp (in 5.0L form), they de-tuned it on purpose. The RS6 will have a twin-turbo (or even N/A) V10 with more power.

reminds me of my friends gas powered R/C car

Not bad at all....But let hope when the real production model come out it will sound better than that.

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lol

What are you talking about? This sounds great. I really want one of these. Can you imagine how good that would sound when the driver floors it?

Not as girly as the Audi A4 (including the RS4 and the S4). Afterall, that looks like a Jetta, which is a girl car.

And I believe the Corolla was out before the Jetta.

Sounds ok. Would like to hear it in person though. But I still can't take the look of this car. It's over-exaggerated.

I'm not entirely convinced its sounds like a coffee grinder..its more like a cross between a high powered Kitchen-Aid blender and a John Deere Lawnmower.. However, you can modify the mufflers on any car to improve the sound so I'm not too worried..hope they do modify it. This is supposed to be a sports car not the usual ES/LS octogenarian-mobiles.. Here's what a real sports car sounds like..enjoy!!!
http://www.audi.fr/actualite/teaserrs4/filmdef/film.htm

That sound sucks.

S4/RS4, M3, C-AMG sound better.
our 740 sounds like that, just regular V8 sound.

Will, here's a Lexus fan who can admit when Lexus screws up. He's on edmunds.com/insideline's forums, and his name is "lexusguy".

A quote:

"I think the IS-F looks awful, like they sent it to DUB magazine and said "go nuts guys, we really want this to be in Fast and Furious 3". The cartoonish body kit makes it seem like they are trying to pull buyers away EVOs and STis, rather than M3s. All it needs is a big wing on the back and a roof scoop, and they'll be gold. I honestly can't see anyone shopping for an M3 or C63 even considering the IS-F. Park that in the executive lot and you'll be laughed at."

I agree.

I don't think you should make any assumptions of a car's appearance until you've seen it in person. For example, the Mercedes S-Class looks to overdone in photos, but when I saw one in real life, it was awesome. Photos can really make a car seem like too much when in reality it looks great.

Okay, at least you admit you love the S550, which Will won't.

But the thing is, I really do like how the IS350 looks. Very classy design. But I think they just don't know how to make bodykits.

The exhaust note sounds clinical and uninspiring b-o-r-i-n-g.

Sounds like my friends fishing boat?

Taillights look kind of cheap.

Gauges look good.

I'm not really impressed, either. The exhaust isn't very distinctive at all- my car sounds better, as (obviously) does the fantastic RS4. Now THAT has one of the coolest exhausts of any car.

Those exhausts aren't even innovative. At least Lexus came up with a new way to present exhaust pipes. I've never seen a car with stacked pipes.

yeah, there's a reason you haven't seen stacked exhaust pipes...it looks ridiculous

No, I meant the sound coming out of them.

Whoops, my bad.

It does not look ridiculous. It makes me wonder why no one ever did it before because it looks very advanced.

What's so horrible about them? The fact that Lexus came up with them before Audi or Mercedes?

Sound can be easily tuned with the exhaust system, there's nothing wrong with the sound.

Sounds nice, but not the best sounding V8 made. The RS4 sure sounds better.

Is that a check engine light on??? LOLs.

S4cabriofoxone, what are you talking idiot, please don't get me confuse with someone else. I'm a Lexus fan, but when something not right I will says it so they can improve it. Like WalterMax says, "Sound can be easily tuned with the exhaust system, there's nothing wrong with sound.

I guaranteed when the Lexus IS-F come out, it will smoked the your RS4 to dust.

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Right.. until audi makes their B8 RS4...
8 speed auto? pshhh... audi got DSG which is much better...
already, the new M3 will smoke this.
LOL 8 speed auto... my granny would want that.

Did you know that they raced an M3 and an IS 350 and the IS barely came in second. If the IS 350 can almost smoke an RS4, the IS-F should have no trouble.

uh, did you know that the E46 M3 chassis, engine, and platform is 6 years old?? That's ancient in auto times, and it STILL beat the IS350...fool, what an idiotic comment. "it barely came in second"...second is second buddy, no matter what the difference.

It DID come in second, but the car it barely lost to is supposed to be in a higher and faster class.

I'm sorry, I did say M3 and then RS4. What I meant was the M3. I saw the word RS4 and then typed it without even thinking about it.

And after the Lexus IS-F spanked your Audi RS4, Audi will probably come out with a more powerful version of the RS4 to play catch up with the Lexus IS-F. Lexus proof that they spanked the German in this segement before and they do it again.

Remember when the Lexus IS350 first came out, it blown everyone out in it class from 0-60.

By the way Hwany...when Korean automaker make a true sport to qualify and compete in this segement than we talk... ;)

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sounds pretty nice, but just because it doesn't have the nicest sound, doesn't mean that it won't be able to preform better the the m3 or the rs4. you really cant tell anything because you need to see it and hear it fly by to see how it sounds. like for axample check this video out a m3 revving, see how it sounds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2mAv2WP33g

That sounds like something echoing off a tin can. It really does. The IS-F's sound is way better.

3 things here,

1 this is a I-6 thats tuned to have a metallic High revving sound.

2 the engine is cold, rpm lights were still at 4,500 rpm typical poser BMW owner not doing as BMW tells them.

3 No matter what cars you like I6/V6's won't sound as good as most performance tuned V8's

What are you using? That didn't make any sense at all.

Yeah I check the M3 rev at youtube, it doesn't sound that impressive at all. The Lexus IS-F above is just a concept and already sound much better than the M3. When the final model come out of production it will own, the M3, RS4 and C-Class AMG for sure.

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Right, so whats the purpose of all that extra weight or the S-series in general? I like Audi products but there marketing is strange to me.

Sorry, this is for S4cabrio reply to my post above. reading and typing at the same time not paying attention.

Now for you, how will the IS-F own the M3 when the base car IS350 can't compete with the 335i at all and only beats the 330i in straigt line performance.

Really, how do you know the IS-F will put the RS4, which is more powerful, the C63 AMG, which is more powerful, or the M3, which is lighter, "in the dust"?

Why are you all so sure that it will smoke the competition. Audi, BMW and MB have much more experience in this segment.

Nonsense posts

It doesn't sound all that bad. It does sound powerful you guys have to give it that. It is distinctively a V8. However it's no where close to being an RS4, that engine just has crazy grunt. The IS-F came short in the grunt department but it doesn't necessarily mean it'll come short in performance.

Wait till it's out then judge the final product. Sound doesn't follow function, form does.

Lexus says "400 plus horsepower". Do you know what that means? It will be closer to the 400-410hp range. Like how they said "300 plus" for the IS350.

"The people with all the "the sound isn't that important" are full of BS and they have probably never shopped for a car in this class! Sound is VERY important in this class! It makes half the car! What is the fun of having a performance tuned car like this, if it sounds like a vacuum cleaner!? "

I agree. The S4's V8 was a surprisingly large factor for why I bought the car. Easily one of the best-sounding engines on the market.

What?

You know if you want to properly record the engine then I would suggest using a good microphone like a CAD or a Neumann which can cost up to $10 thousand dollars.

Those cheap microphones in digital cameras are worth about $50 dollars and it doesn't take much sound to make them distort giving you crap quality.

you know, you guys talk so much trash, dang oh camera this, camera that. dude guys just stop talking trash and wait until they all come out. then if you see the M3 and the RS4 destroy the is-f, then you can talk all the trash you want. even though its lexus's first year in this.

I don't like the IS-F OR the new C-Class. I wouldn't call it "hideous", but the C is just boring IMO.

And your friends are the same people who have been saying "OH, THE IS-F WILL BLOW EVERYTHING ELSE AWAY!!!! ITS so aWesome!!!!!!!!!!!! IT has an eight PSPEEDE transMISSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" When they don't know anything else about it, except that it's there.

dude i know exactly, the c-class is not even close to this and there still like oh this is so beautiful, me love it long time. i mean really who wants a ugly MB with a honda interior. lol

The new Camry Se look even more lively and sportier than that Bloated new C-class for sure. The new C-class is probably the most boring car in it class. I check out at another website on this new C-class for the new C350, it only has 272 hp. So how is this even has a chance competing against the IS350, Acura TL, G35, and the BMW 335i? no chance at for sure.

Lexus IS-F is going to take over this segement really soon. Yeah your German fanboys probably shit your pants right now just from hearing that IS-F concept rev... LOL :)

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I don't like the new C-Class either. Incompetent.

But, what is your assumption about the IS-F based upon?

Its below-average power rating?

Its bloated bodykit?

Its stacked exhaust?

Its "comfort-oriented" ride?

Or just your brand bias?

Oh, I'm sure you have those friends!

I also have a friend who has an IS-F, and she (read: she) got it in hot pink. It sounds like the flushing of a toilet when she floors it. My other friend's 900hp RS4 smoked her on the highway.

Lexusispos, you mean like the one that you own, and are currently driving it to go grocery shopping? ;)

Lexusispos, when you make enough to owned one of this sportcars, than we talk. In the meanwhile...you can enjoy your scooter or whatever you call it.

Lexusispos, what make you happy slick, LOL:) what freaklin loser. You probably work for GM and hate it alots, that why you up here trash talking Japanese brands.

Hey...I didn't brought that scooter topic up, it was you, so I figure you own one or something similar;)

hey well you buy me a bicycle, because im sure the bicycle interior looks better then the c-classes interior. the bike is probably way less boring then the c-class and maybe ill buy a cheap flip-up navagation for it like the one used in the c-class. lol

hey im still looking forward to that bicycle that you said yuo'll buy me.

They called that is revolving by putting the transmission in "Park"?

Put it into "N" and bring it to the readline!

what do you mean?