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UK police replace Imprezas with Lexus IS-F cruisers

Objects you do not want to see in your rear-view mirror: Hungry dinosaurs, pissed-off exes holding rifles, mushroom clouds and this guy. Indeed, you're looking at a Lexus IS-Force, an IS-F that's been converted to a cruiser for police duty in the English county of Humberside, which includes the notoriously criminally minded port city of Hull. For the past few years, Humberside bobbies have been chasing baddies in Subaru Imprezas, but the AWD cars just weren't up to the task at hand. What to replace 'em with? Here's what the cops were ... Read more →

REPORTS: Lexus to build IS F convertible; existing IS droptops selling ahead of supply Chris Shunk

Lexus has high hopes for its new IS250 C and IS350 C convertibles, and early returns give the Japanese automakers cause for optimism. Car and Driver is reporting that Toyota's upscale division ...

Review: 2009 Lexus IS F pursues perfection, might need more personality Michael Harley

The Lexus IS F is the sole Japanese contender in a crowd of compact high-performance sport sedans. Boasting a full complement of performance upgrades, including a 5.0-liter V8 mated to a ...

VIDEO: Lexus launches new TV ads for IS C John Neff

Not since Ice Cube and Mark Wahlberg famously argued in the movie Three Kings about whether or not Lexus made a convertible have we cared this much about the existence of a drop top from the ...

Rumormill: Lexus IS F Evolution coming next summer, not-for-U.S. price Damon Lavrinc

Progress to create a hotter, lighter Lexus IS F is ongoing, and according to recent reports from Japan, the IS F Evolution is slated to arrive in the summer of 2010. Details on the Evolution are ...

Lexus IS F Evolution still rumored to be in the works 8 months ago on Autoblog

Lexus' attempt at a serious sports sedan has done its best to win hearts and minds, but that doesn't mean the IS F will soldier on unchanged through the economic Armageddon. Following up on a story that surfaced this time last year, Japan's Best Car magazine is reporting that although the Lexus IS ...

SEMA Preview: 600 hp, twin-turbo Fox Marketing/Artisan Lexus IS-F 1 year ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: We've added three more pics to the gallery showing off the blacked-out logos, grille, headlamps and color-matched front emblem. Click above for a high-res gallery of the Fox/Artisan Lexus IS-F. The 2009 Lexus IS-F is slated to get some serious attention at SEMA, and Fox Marketing and ...

Lexus IS-F gets tuned by Wald 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery of the Wald IS-F The extrovert of the entire Lexus lineup, the IS-F isn't light on visual or actual horsepower. Japan's Wald Tuning hasn't let that fact get in their way of releasing the Sports Line Black Bison bodykit. Wald's setup adds some visual aggression through an ...

VIDEO: WebRidesTV pits IS-F against RS4 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view the WebRidesTV shootout. It's tough to top Top Gear (as Gear producers are about to find out), but until Clarkson, Hamster and Captain Slow get back on schedule, the crew at WebRidesTV is back to cure our insatiable lust for all things automotive and in motion. Sure, it doesn't ...

2008 Tokyo Auto Salon: Lexus IS-F racer unveiled 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for high-res images of the IS F Racing Concept from TAS Lexus quietly trotted out its IS-F Racing Concept last week at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but despite the official unveiling, more questions than answers remain about the future of the DTM-inspired sedan. According to Winding Road, the ...

ALMS or DTM? More images of Lexus IS-F racer surface 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view more high-res images of the Team Lexus IS-F No single car better demonstrates the determination of Lexus to stick it to the Germans than the IS-F. The high-performance sports sedan gives the BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4 a real run for their deutschemarks euros. But ...

Lexus IS-F Racing Concept coming to Tokyo Auto Salon 1 year ago on Autoblog

Lexus is gearing up for next week's Tokyo Auto Salon and has released a teaser image on its preview site showing the Super GT SC430 and the IS-F Racing Concept. Lexus hasn't released any details about the DTM-esque racer, but from the looks of its massively flared wheel arches, comically large ...

Enter the Rumormill: Lexus developing lightweight, 429-hp IS-F/R 1 year ago on Autoblog

FiveAxis Lexus IS-F at the 2007 LA Auto Show When Lexus set out to target the likes of the BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG with its spankin' new IS-F, they weren't kidding. The V8 super-sedan turned out to be an astonishing departure for the Japanese luxury brand that cut its teeth on ...

LA 2007: Lexus IS-F gets FiveAxified 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a high-res gallery of the FiveAxis Lexus IS-F We've berated the styling of the Lexus IS-F at length, but throw the Southern California team over at FiveAxis into the mix and we're ready to drive it out the front doors of the LA Auto Show. The combination of a custom ...

Lexus IS-F design to influence F-lineup, even though it ain't pretty 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lexus has received its fair share of flack for the styling of the new IS-F sports sedan. The gaping gills and misshapen snout – the most radical exterior elements – have done little to distinguish itself from its lesser brethren, and the interior is largely unchanged, save a few badges ...

Pull my dyno - Automobile puts the IS-F on the rollers 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lexus is billing the IS-F as "Everything you thought we weren't," and the potential is certainly there. The engine bay is filled with 5 liters of 4-valve V8 putting out 416 horsepower and 371 pound-feet of torque. The Minilite-esque wheels hide a Brembo braking system with six piston front calipers ...

Neiman Marcus "Special Build" Lexus IS-F 2 years ago on Autoblog

Even though we just turned over our Jessica Alba calendar to October, Lexus is proclaiming that the holiday season is right around the bend. In keeping with tradition, the L-finesse'd automaker is teaming up with Neiman Marcus to offer its own special holiday edition ride to trust fund kids and ...

VIDEO: Lexus IS-F doing things no other Lexus has done before 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lexus = luxury. That's been the traditional equation, and rather sedate luxury at that. The IS is more fun, certainly, but it's not really a monster-revving tire smoker -- at least, not before it's been fettled. (I don't know what the means either - Ed.) It appears, though, that as Lexus works to ...

IS madness at Laguna Seca: Lexus IS-F flogged 2 years ago on Autoblog

Lexus seems to be pretty confident about the capabilities of its new IS-F, otherwise it wouldn't have allowed members of Club Lexus to unrelenting flog its newest entrant into the sport-sedan segment at Laguna Seca this past week. The lucky participants posted a number of photos taken at the event, ...

Brembo lands Lexus IS-F brake deal 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res pics of the Lexus IS-F When the Lexus IS-F debuted at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, it was wearing a set of black painted calipers branded with the Lexus name. When the car officially goes on sale in the second quarter of 2008, it will be wearing a set of gold painted ...

Enter the rumormill: Lexus IS-F Evo in the works? 2 years ago on Autoblog

In an attempt to steal another page out of BMW's sport sedan playbook, rumors have surfaced that Lexus is in the process of developing a lightweight version of the IS-F, in the same vein as the M3 CSL. Internally dubbed the IS-F Evo, this limited edition sedan will benefit from an expensive diet, ...

420 HP, DSG-equipped M3 Concept coming to Geneva? 2 years ago on Autoblog

Over the past three or four days, there have been a lot of rumors running through the tubes of the interwebs about BMW's surprise unveiling of a concept version of the M3 uber-coupe during next week's Geneva motor show. We had been holding off on posting anything about it, but thought that if it ...

Lexus building only 1,000 IS-F for U.S. market 2 years ago on Autoblog

For those of you looking to get your hands on one of the unholy organic IS-F sedans, you'd better act soon, as Lexus has decided to limit production of its 400-hp sports saloon to a paltry 1,000 units, or so says AutoWeek. Autoweek reported the news in two issues back, although production numbers ...

VIDEO: Lexus IS-F revving it up 2 years ago on Autoblog

We have voiced our distaste over the tuner styling treatment of the IS-F, the high-performance version of the Lexus IS-Series that debuted earlier this month at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Despite our preference to look away in its preference, our ears perk up at ...

Detroit Auto Show: IS-F puts the pedal to the floor for Lexus 2 years ago on Autoblog

click the image above view our high-resolution gallery of the Lexus IS-F var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Lexus_debuts_high_performance_sedan_in_Detroit/'; The boys over at Lexus were dialing F for Fast as they took the wraps off their new performance division with the ...

Detroit Auto Show: Lexus IS-F pics leaked! 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Lexus press conference doesn't begin until 11:25AM EST, but a few official pics of the luxury brand's new super sports sedan have been leaked onto the web already. The Lexus IS-F will take aim directly at high-performance sedans from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi using a 5.0-liter V8 producing ...

Whoops! Lexus accidentally releases images of IS-F on web 2 years ago on Autoblog

We're almost dead certain that Lexus will unveil the IS-F, a very high-performance version of its IS-Series sedan, in Detroit next week. Regardless of whether it does or not, we've been treated to a sneak preview of the car thanks to an online advertisement that's been released revealing the entire ...

Detroit Sneak Peak: Lexus IS-F 2 years ago on Autoblog

This past Monday's article in Automotive News, let loose that Lexus was in the process of developing a new line of vehicles that seeks to compete in the luxury performance market currently occupied by BMW, Audi and Mercedes. Well, word is that Lexus will be unveiling its IS-F sedan tomorrow, ahead ...

'F' is for 'Fast' - Lexus' new performance arm 2 years ago on Autoblog

About this time last month, Automotive News reported that Lexus would reintroduce their L-tuned lineup of vehicles in order to compete in the ever-growing, performance luxury marketplace. Well, it seems that the letter 'L' has been dispatched in order to make room for the real performance division ...






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