Just picked up the astonishing Lexus IS F. With a grunt-filled 5.0 litre V8 crammed into the tight IS250 engine bay, and with 311kW and 505Nm under the toe, the first impression is one of a seriously quick car. The eight-speed auto (yup, eight) with ’sport’ mode and paddle shifters also points to a high [...]

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UPDATE: We’ve added the Japan-market television commercial to the post. Click through to view.

Facelifts are a natural part of the course of life for every model of car, sometimes resulting in extensive visual changes inside and out (such as with the Holden Commodore VT through to VZ models), and other times with barely discernable alterations. 

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While the idea that the Lexus IS-F could be a better car than the R35 Nissan GT-R may not be a universally held one, it certainly seems to be the case for the boys at AutoWeek. Is this merely an attempt to grab some attention? At risk of their credibility; not likely.

Interesting that [...]

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We won’t dwell on this for too long but we do need to break-up all of the ‘small-car’ news of the recent day or so. We all know that there is no better way to do that than ponder some good old-fashioned unsubstantiated rumours from the dark recesses of the internet.

According to he (or she) [...]

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