"Chrome" Lexus IS 250 Unveiled at Sydney Show

Lexus's Austrailian aftermarket team went arse over tit for 50 Cent's chrome Lamborghini, to paraphrase today's press release. So much so that the accessory squad worked up a chrome-like IS250 for the Oz market. It's layered in Alsa Corp.'s MirraChrome paint, a reflective formulation that contains microscopic bits of shiny metal, giving it the look of chrome without the six-figure bodyshop bill. In production since earlier this year, the special IS also gets Lexus factory add-ons including a body kit comprising front lower spoiler, side skirts, rear lower skirt and trunk spoiler, and polished alloys. If you happen to find yourself on that side of the globe, you can check it out at the Sydney show, right next to the AC/DC-themed fried-out combi display.

Source: World Car Fans

EL34 - 10/25/2006 10:14:30 PM

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Mark - 10/26/2006 7:30:21 AM

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I lol'd with EL34's comment.

IamEvilHomer - 10/26/2006 12:10:59 PM

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I have said "you can polish a turd" several times but i guess i was wrong

EL34 - 10/25/2006 10:16:45 PM

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But it's a Lexus!!!

luvmybmr - 10/26/2006 10:58:00 AM

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"The glare reflected due to the paint can blind motorists nearby."
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what about the fact that its a lexus. wouldnt that bind them.

haha

here come the anti-boosts!

Sauceboy01 - 10/25/2006 9:57:37 PM

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is it actually paint? or does it go through the whole chrome curing process?

EL34 - 10/25/2006 10:16:05 PM

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It's layered in Alsa Corp.'s MirraChrome paint.

The car has that solardome look!

sewingmachine - 10/25/2006 10:07:28 PM

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ggggg g-unit.

RefuG - 10/26/2006 6:36:03 AM

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ggggg jesus christ.


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lexusis350 - 10/25/2006 11:39:33 PM

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That paint job is just begging to get this car stolen by white trash people or other people from the "hood".

drew630 - 10/26/2006 1:19:38 AM

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Nah, white trash won't touch a Lexus. First off, you can't go hunting in a Lexus, no where to put the deer when you kill it. Second, can't go mudd'n in one, breaks to easy in mud and rough terrain. :)

AUDIMAN4 - 10/26/2006 4:50:58 PM

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By people from the "hood" I'm assuming you're referring to blacks?

I expect those kind of blatant generalizations to come from MB owners (who have a right to be arrogant), not owners of a knockoff Toyota luxury brand.

lexusis350 - 10/26/2006 6:11:38 PM

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Not Blacks. I'm talking about those people who would do this kind of paint job to their 1993 Civic. Some of those may include blacks, but also whites. I wasn't being racist. The people from the "hood" by where I live would do something like that to their car.

Omran - 10/26/2006 2:10:46 AM

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not new thing! many manufs. (for ex. Audi) have made it before!! so whats the point!

Homer008 - 10/26/2006 4:05:03 AM

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point is that it isn't a POS Audi. Its a Lexus you fool
::::Slapping your face as I tell you this::::::

spiritfilled - 10/26/2006 9:00:26 AM

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it looks like a thrash can

vin1 - 10/26/2006 9:23:03 AM

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I like it, but I think the F1 Mercedes team had that chrome plate way before 50.

BMW530i - 10/26/2006 12:27:22 PM

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The chrome-look on Mercedes' racing cars dates back to the 1930s. Some racecar was too heavy so the engineers shaved off the paint and the Silverpfeil (spelling?) was born. That's the short version. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

AUDBMLEXMRC - 10/26/2006 1:33:05 PM

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It would be much nicer with chrome wheels too. I don't like those black wheels!

phantom330 - 10/26/2006 1:37:21 PM

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I actually kind of like it!

BMW_DRVR - 10/26/2006 4:49:50 PM

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The IS250 is not even a car. I dont even know why i clicked on this article.

S4cabriofox - 10/26/2006 4:52:36 PM

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Weird...

Lexus fans don't like it, but I think it's cool?

Is the world coming to an end?

BMW530i - 10/26/2006 5:58:10 PM

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Truth be told, this color, those rims and that body kit make it look like the owner is a ricer.

S4cabriofox - 10/26/2006 6:49:23 PM

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True. And I'm sure it is owned by a ricer.

But by the way, that's the standard IS bodykit.

S4cabriofox - 10/26/2006 6:49:38 PM

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Oh, whoops, it has extensions.

mitchatlexusofmarin - 10/26/2006 7:14:56 PM

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Looks cool.

JUGNU - 10/27/2006 6:35:03 AM

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I believe there is even an Audi A8 with Chrome.It is the work of the tuner MTM.

JUGNU

S4cabriofox - 10/29/2006 2:19:11 PM

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Yes- it was built for an Arab Sheikh.

JUGNU - 10/27/2006 6:39:05 AM

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And tifosi is right.I have been to a tuner in Dubai who makes chrome bodied cars.Especially the Gm vehicles.
I have seen their H2,yukon Denali,Escalade,300C in full chrome body.

JUGNU

luvmybmr - 10/27/2006 11:22:36 AM

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i was just on the lexus site.. and guess what the IS official 0-60 numbers are 5.3 on the main page.. and 5.6 on the comparison page. guess what .. all those car magazines that you lexus fans say help bmw seem to also do the same for lexus.

smshnick - 10/27/2006 10:36:29 PM

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Correction to a previous post, the "chrome" Mercedes you mentioned from they're racing days were the legendary "Silver Arrows". You were correct in stating that the paint was removed to reduce weight, however the skin underneath was aluminum or steel, not chrome.