Tested: 2008 Lexus IS F - Specs


VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 4-passenger, 4-door sedan
ESTIMATED PRICE AS TESTED: $60,000 (estimated base price: $59,000)
ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, direct fuel injection
Displacement: 303 cu in, 4969cc
Power (SAE net): 416 bhp @ 6600 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 371 lb-ft @ 5200 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 8-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 107.5 in Length: 183.5 in Width: 71.5 in Height: 55.7 in
Curb weight: 3800 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 4.2 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 9.8 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 24.7 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 4.6 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 12.7 sec @ 114 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 172 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 159 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.92 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 16/23 mpg
C/D-observed: 16 mpg



Link:

http://www.caranddriver.com/shortroa...-f.html?al=164

 

The numbers speaks for themselves,too bad the design can't.

 

I like it... Looks very menacing in person, I've seen it...

 

You can run this car on a dyno at the SEMA show behind the Central Hall. On a separate dyno nearby they have a 59 Chevy that really cranks up the volume. The Lexus is OK, but no manual available, just the 8 speed auto. There is also an autocross course and Lexus display tent.

 

So is the transmission a CVT with defined ratios or what because showing 8 speeds into a single box is impressive.

 

it's quick yes but heavy too. i have read some fairly negative reviews on it so far.

edmunds numbers were quite different too -> http://www.edmunds.com/apps/vdpconta...5/pageNumber=1

 

its true 8 Speed, the same unit on the LS460

 

yuk...

 

not feeling the exhaust

 

thats because like on the LS460, the exhasut is fake and is just part of the bumper.

 

it's true

 

wow...faster than i thought it was gonna be. traps almost as fast as the c63 amg. not bad, not bad at all!

 

114 in the 1/4 mile is sick for a car of its weight. Not to mention TOYOTA reliability.
Peter

 

numbers are good

 

not bad