Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance is herboren IS-F!

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The F-version that Lexus of the second generation IS delivered, was with its 423 hp and 505 Nm strong 5.0 V8 the absolute masterpiece of the IS range. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/lexus-is-500-f-sport-performance-is-herboren-is-f.html

The third generation IS never got a full-fledged F-variant and now that Lexus in Europe no longer supplies the IS in its entirety, there will be no more IS F coming to our country. We are forced to look at the American market with some jealousy. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/lexus-is-500-f-sport-performance-is-herboren-is-f.html

The IS thoroughly facelifted last year and no longer published in the Netherlands is now available as IS 500 F Sport Performance. Yes, just with 5.0 V8!

Lexus IS

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The IS is the first Lexus model to be adhered to the new F Sport Performance label. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/lexus-is-500-f-sport-performance-is-herboren-is-f.html

The IS 500 F Sport Performance is in fact the spiritual successor of the IS F of yesteryear. Under the hood a 479 hp and 536 Nm strong naturally aspirated 5.0 V8, a modified version of the machine that is also used in the RC F. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/lexus-is-500-f-sport-performance-is-herboren-is-f.html

The special IS, which only comes on the market in the United States and Canada, has an eight-speed automatic transmission that Lexus also mounts in, among other things, the 315 hp strong sub-top of the current IS. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/lexus-is-500-f-sport-performance-is-herboren-is-f.html

The IS 500 F Sport Performance is able to blast to a speed of 97 km / h (60 mph) in 4.5 seconds. Despite its powerful V8 and additions such as a special exhaust system with historically accurate, diagonally placed tailpipes, the car is only 65 kilos heavier than the IS 350. Also very nice: the IS 500 F Sport Performance is simply a rear-wheel drive!

Lexus IS

Lexus gives the IS 500 F Sport Performance, among other things, an adaptive suspension, but don’t forget to add a limited slip differential when pouring out the F sauce. Article link https://www.news1.news/news/2021/02/lexus-is-500-f-sport-performance-is-herboren-is-f.html

The rear silencers have been replaced for Yamaha and the king of the IS range is built on special 19-inch alloy with extra powerful braking behind it. Of course, according to Lexus, the steering is a lot more direct than that of the more conventionally set IS versions.

From the outside, the IS 500 F Sport Performance can be recognized by more than just its tailpipes and special alloy wheels. For example, the bonnet has been raised about 5 centimeters to make room for the eight-cylinder that is housed underneath. On both the front and rear we see sporty-looking bumper work, the chrome work has been replaced by black trim all around and on top of the impressive IS-butt we see a rear spoiler.

As mentioned, the Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance is not coming to the Netherlands and that makes the lack of the current IS on the Dutch market perhaps an even greater loss.