Lexus IS-F/R Planned?
December 12th, 2007 Filed under: IS-F
From the Japanese mag BestCar to Winding Road to you comes a rumor of the Lexus IS-F/R, a lighter and slightly boosted version of the super sedan.
The specs, as reported, will see the IS-F’s weight cut down by 220lbs, and a performance boost of 12hp and 6 pound-feet torque increase, bringing the totals to 429hp and 376 pound-feet.
One commenter at Winding Road had some more information:
Its suppose to be a very-limited edition version of the IS-F and come with a carbon-fiber roof and heavy usage of aluminum, carbon-fiber, and magnesium components to dramatically reduce weight. The original article said “over” 100kg(220lbs) reduction in weight.
The devil is in the details, however, and this limited edition IS-F/R could cost close to $90,000USD, 30% more than the expected “base” IS-F. I’m not sure I understand such a drastic price increase, though at this point it’s all conjecture.
Would be interesting to see. I just wonder how many people would pay that much for an IS-F/R. One thing is for sure. It would be on expensive sports sedan here in Canada.
Not sure how they could justify adding 12 hp and putting on a 220 pound diet on a regular IS-F and adding a whopping $20k extra on it.
Posted by Jesse on December 13th, 2007I’m pretty sure that if this is actually something Lexus is working on, there’s going to be more to it that such a meager power increase.
Posted by krew on December 14th, 2007