Just got a ride in the IS-F
08-15-07, 06:40 PM
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08-15-07, 06:42 PM
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I didn't get to drive it. But I did get to shot gun in the hot lap with pro driver. 
The guy kept going side ways on all the corners and the car was FLAT!!! The handling was very very impressive. The transmission was ultra quick! I was told that the only faster transmission in the production cars is Ferrari's. Quicker than SMG, and DSG. My butt meter says the car goes to 0 to 60 in well less than 5 seconds granted that there were total of 4 people in the car. The ride is a bit of the stiff side but in no way makes your teeth fall of kind of stiffness.
The guy kept going side ways on all the corners and the car was FLAT!!! The handling was very very impressive. The transmission was ultra quick! I was told that the only faster transmission in the production cars is Ferrari's. Quicker than SMG, and DSG. My butt meter says the car goes to 0 to 60 in well less than 5 seconds granted that there were total of 4 people in the car. The ride is a bit of the stiff side but in no way makes your teeth fall of kind of stiffness.
08-15-07, 06:43 PM
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I didn't see a white one in any of the pictures. Just the blue and red.
08-15-07, 06:46 PM
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I didn't get to drive it. But I did get to shot gun in the hot lap with pro driver.
The guy kept going side ways on all the corners and the car was FLAT!!! The handling was very very impressive. The transmission was ultra quick! I was told that the only faster transmission in the production cars is Ferrari's. Quicker than SMG, and DSG. My butt meter says the car goes to 0 to 60 in well less than 5 seconds granted that there were total of 4 people in the car. The ride is a bit of the stiff side but in no way makes your teeth fall of kind of stiffness.
The guy kept going side ways on all the corners and the car was FLAT!!! The handling was very very impressive. The transmission was ultra quick! I was told that the only faster transmission in the production cars is Ferrari's. Quicker than SMG, and DSG. My butt meter says the car goes to 0 to 60 in well less than 5 seconds granted that there were total of 4 people in the car. The ride is a bit of the stiff side but in no way makes your teeth fall of kind of stiffness.
So the car was FLAT in the corners even with 4 people in it?
Looks like some of the doubts people had about the IS-F should gradually go away
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08-15-07, 06:46 PM
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I have IS350, and like I said, the car is nothing like my IS350. IS-F is in its own class.
It sounds pretty amazing IMHO. Very beefy, think something like RS4. I personally think it even sounds better than RS4. You guys won't be disappoint. I promise.
It sounds pretty amazing IMHO. Very beefy, think something like RS4. I personally think it even sounds better than RS4. You guys won't be disappoint. I promise.
08-15-07, 06:47 PM
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08-15-07, 06:48 PM
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I think Lexus really *will* shock A LOT of people with the F brand machines. Based on your descriptions STIG, sounds like they created a monster that we've never seen before from Toyota!
08-15-07, 06:49 PM
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I have picture of white in my camera. IMHO, white looks the sexiest. (I may be biased because all my past 6 cars had been white
) I have picture of white in my camera. But I can't find my cable to transfer it to the computer.
08-15-07, 06:57 PM
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Here is the white one. My apology for the crappy pictures. I forgot that I was carrying my camera around. I was paying attention to "something" way too much and didnt take that many pictures.
08-15-07, 07:02 PM
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..at first when the isf was released in pics i thought that the stacked exhausts looked cool, but now im finding angles that completely ruin the look of the rear with the exhausts being there..
guess ill have to see in person one day haha
guess ill have to see in person one day haha
08-15-07, 07:05 PM
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