Lexus: IS News
04-18-2005, 12:17 AM
#601
Senior Moderator
am I dreaming?
04-18-2005, 12:26 AM
#602
The Third Ball
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Los Angeles, Ca
Age: 45
Posts: 49,123
Received 4,824 Likes
on
2,571 Posts
Originally Posted by cob3683
If they can equal the M3's all around performance for less money they should win every car of the year honor there is.
bimmer will always have that amazing bimmer feel. but i think this lexus (provided it has a stick) will be a very worthy competitor.....one that I WILL WANT!!!
04-18-2005, 08:51 AM
#603
Safety Car
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 4,411
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by gavriil
4.0 liters from the next M3, 5.0 liters from the IS 
And you know which one will be more money (or less money, for that matter).
What a great time to be a car enthusiast!
And you know which one will be more money (or less money, for that matter).What a great time to be a car enthusiast!
04-18-2005, 09:58 AM
#604
Stay or leave
can't wait to see the IS500, should be really interesting when it finally hits. I would expect it to be expensive, maybe not as much as the M3 but its not going to be that far off
04-18-2005, 11:02 AM
#606
Hate to rain on the parade, but autoexpress is not exactly accurate with upcoming predictions, and that's putting it nicely.
Here's their prediction about the Lexus RX330 from a few years ago, which they said would be a Lexus RX350 and would come as a 7-seater.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/28...ces_up_rx.html
Here's their prediction about the Lexus RX330 from a few years ago, which they said would be a Lexus RX350 and would come as a 7-seater.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/28...ces_up_rx.html
04-18-2005, 02:11 PM
#608
Pro
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Henderson, NV
Age: 49
Posts: 672
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
It would help give the A4 RS, AMG C-Class, and M3 a run for the money especially if the price is right. I'm sure a V8 is coming for the IS but not sure about the 5.0 part.
I figured an IS 440h would be in the cards for the performance model.
I figured an IS 440h would be in the cards for the performance model.
04-18-2005, 02:50 PM
#609
101 years of heartache...
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Chicago's North Side/Champaign, IL
Age: 36
Posts: 3,076
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
did i read that right? 0-60 in the sub sixes? that is NOT acceptable by any means, hopefully they were talking about the new LS460.
04-18-2005, 03:02 PM
#610
I'm the Firestarter
The IS350 was supposed to be in the sub-six seconds. This can't be right.
04-18-2005, 07:45 PM
#611
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
The bar is so high now that i cant even see it 
This is nuts!
This is nuts!
04-18-2005, 07:48 PM
#613
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
Originally Posted by titan
Isn't the next M3's 4.0L V8 supposed to make 400hp also (100hp per liter, like the M5's 500HP @ 5.0L)? The 5.0L V8 will have more torque though.
And if that 5 liter engine is a DI engine then more torque is guaranteed.
04-18-2005, 07:54 PM
#615
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
Originally Posted by phile
Hate to rain on the parade, but autoexpress is not exactly accurate with upcoming predictions, and that's putting it nicely.
Here's their prediction about the Lexus RX330 from a few years ago, which they said would be a Lexus RX350 and would come as a 7-seater.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/28...ces_up_rx.html
Here's their prediction about the Lexus RX330 from a few years ago, which they said would be a Lexus RX350 and would come as a 7-seater.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/28...ces_up_rx.html
04-18-2005, 07:56 PM
#616
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
Originally Posted by gocubsgo55
did i read that right? 0-60 in the sub sixes? that is NOT acceptable by any means, hopefully they were talking about the new LS460.
04-18-2005, 08:21 PM
#617
Drifting
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Sunshine State
Posts: 2,054
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by gavriil
Why so pesimistic?
they do indeed build an M3 alternative. I just hope it’s not like the IS430 that remains a one-off concept, or in this case a rumor.
04-19-2005, 08:40 AM
#618
Safety Car
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 4,411
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by gavriil
Yes, more torque is expected from 1000cc more. I think that's a safe guess.
And if that 5 liter engine is a DI engine then more torque is guaranteed.
And if that 5 liter engine is a DI engine then more torque is guaranteed.
05-19-2005, 01:35 PM
#619
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
Now Lexus Joins The CC Fold - - By Chris Thorp - Source: Autoexpress
Watch out BMW - Lexus is getting roofless. The German firm might have thought its forthcoming 3-Series CC was going to have a monopoly in the folding hard-top compact executive market, but there's another new model on the way.
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
The standard saloon version of the IS was unveiled for the first time at March's Geneva Motor Show. With a sharp look and hi-tech underpinnings, it will pick up where its predecessor left off when it goes on sale late this year.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
The standard saloon version of the IS was unveiled for the first time at March's Geneva Motor Show. With a sharp look and hi-tech underpinnings, it will pick up where its predecessor left off when it goes on sale late this year.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Most intriguing...I think this may warrant a look. I've always wanted a convertible...
05-19-2005, 04:36 PM
#622
6 Forward 1 Back
Originally Posted by cTLgo
hard top convertible would have been so money 
05-20-2005, 09:11 AM
#623
Race Director
There's no need pay attention to any press releases from Lexus about the IS - just look at the 3 series press releases and a short time later you'll get the same thing from Lexus.
05-20-2005, 04:13 PM
#625
Senior Moderator
Originally Posted by Speed_Racer
Why so sad? It IS going to be a hard top convertible according to that article.
Ahh, good point. I read:
Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
05-25-2005, 10:14 AM
#626
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
IS430/460 Spied
Japan’s Future Rockets - - Source: Autoweek
At the Geneva Motor Show in March, Lexus launched its new BMW fighters, the IS models, introducing the V6-powered IS 250 and IS 350. But is there another IS that will punch the performance even higher?
Rumors from Japan point to a high-performance uber-IS powered by a modified 4.3-liter V8 producing 400 hp, but speculation also suggests a possible 3.5-liter hybrid with equal pulling power. At the same time, the German automotive press is going gaga over word that Lexus has registered the name “IS460”—suggesting the possibility of an even more powerful autobahner with a 4.6-liter V8 under the hood.
Recent photos from the Nürburgring show a disguised Lexus IS prototype with twin exhaust pipes, a hood vent and upturned trunk lid, all indicating this is the high-performance IS 430, if not the bolder IS 460.
Rumors from Japan point to a high-performance uber-IS powered by a modified 4.3-liter V8 producing 400 hp, but speculation also suggests a possible 3.5-liter hybrid with equal pulling power. At the same time, the German automotive press is going gaga over word that Lexus has registered the name “IS460”—suggesting the possibility of an even more powerful autobahner with a 4.6-liter V8 under the hood.
Recent photos from the Nürburgring show a disguised Lexus IS prototype with twin exhaust pipes, a hood vent and upturned trunk lid, all indicating this is the high-performance IS 430, if not the bolder IS 460.
05-25-2005, 10:15 AM
#627
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
If and when Lexus gives a special denotation to this car (ala-M/AMG), I will create a separate thread for it. For now, it stays with the general IS thread.
05-25-2005, 10:30 AM
#629
Moderator Alumnus
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Washington DC (NOVA)
Age: 52
Posts: 16,399
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes
on
8 Posts
So now we can speculate that the next M3's match from Lexus will make more torque than the M3. I am making that assumption by comparing engine displacement.
05-25-2005, 12:35 PM
#630
Race Director
Like I mentioned before - you don't need to bother with looking for announcements from Lexus about the IS - just follow the BMW news about the 3 series and something very similar will come out of Lexus shortly thereafter.
How much you want to bet that next year, Lexus will try to rain on BMWs parade at the Geneva show again when the E92 coupe debuts - by showing off its own IS coupe. And whenever the M3 comes out, Lexus will be right there with this thing.
How much you want to bet that next year, Lexus will try to rain on BMWs parade at the Geneva show again when the E92 coupe debuts - by showing off its own IS coupe. And whenever the M3 comes out, Lexus will be right there with this thing.
05-25-2005, 01:47 PM
#633
Drifting
Join Date: May 2004
Location: D.C. area
Age: 46
Posts: 3,457
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
with Biker. Lexus is on the move and targeting BMW big time. This is going to get interesting...
Lexus aint just copying M-B anymore..
05-25-2005, 04:44 PM
#634
Advanced
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: OR
Posts: 67
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Except from the source: Autoweek
Japan’s Future Rockets: Uber-Lexus IS, Nissan Skyline GT-R in the wings
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102454
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102454
05-25-2005, 04:45 PM
#635
Lola
Originally Posted by gavriil
And now a V8 IS?
I guess S40, 9-3 and TSX need V8 hi-performance models too.
05-26-2005, 12:00 AM
#636
Instructor
Join Date: Dec 2004
Age: 45
Posts: 139
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by sipark
Lexus aint just copying M-B anymore..
05-26-2005, 12:07 AM
#637
I'm back, biatch.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Age: 42
Posts: 5,752
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by CGTSX2004
with Biker. Lexus is on the move and targeting BMW big time. This is going to get interesting...
05-26-2005, 12:12 AM
#638
I'm back, biatch.
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Age: 42
Posts: 5,752
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by MSZ
I guess S40, 9-3 and TSX need V8 hi-performance models too.
V6+IMA > V8 (and more along with Honda's style of engineering)
05-26-2005, 12:16 AM
#639
Originally Posted by mark_12345
Japan’s Future Rockets: Uber-Lexus IS, Nissan Skyline GT-R in the wings
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102454
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102454
That wing is so out of proportion with the size of the car. Ugly...
