No Future ISF?
11-10-12, 05:17 AM
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No Future ISF?
So I was at the Miami International Car show last night and was told by a Lexus spokesperson that the ISF was going be discontinued. In disbelief, I looked around to find no ISF. In not sure if he was full of it or what, but he seemed to have some backing with the fact that no ISF was displayed. We then got into a discussion about the LFA and why so many of them have been sitting in showrooms around miami for this long.... And so I didn't probe more about the ISF.
Has anyone heard any news of this happening? Are ISF sales really low enough for Lexus to want to behead the model? We have plenty of ISFs in my town so I may not notice how rare these cars are.
Has anyone heard any news of this happening? Are ISF sales really low enough for Lexus to want to behead the model? We have plenty of ISFs in my town so I may not notice how rare these cars are.
11-10-12, 08:04 AM
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Wow. Im really surprised about this news. Im in the socal area and I rarely see ISF around here. I'm also thinking they won't discontinue the line, but that's just my opinion.
11-10-12, 09:06 AM
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Im in SoCal as well and am always racking up the miles. I will see 10 M3's before I see 1 ISF - its cool that its rare but not cool if its discontinued. But the guy that Slay talked to might just be "blowing smoke", hopefully its just the guys opinion and not a fact.
11-10-12, 10:18 AM
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The guys full of it Toyoda the CEO of Toyota would never let that happen because he is huge petrol head and wanted to make Toyota/Lexus less bland as brand in general...
11-10-12, 10:20 AM
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I kinda call BS on this although does anyone think that it MIGHT be possible since the F didn't sell in huge quantities?? I hope they don't stick to the F sport badging and branding of regular cars like the new GS, but then again it would make our cars that much more rare 
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11-10-12, 11:02 AM
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I only know of 4 other ISFs in MA and I have only ever seen 2 other then mine in person. Most people that see my car either don't know what it is or get excited to see one in person.
Even if that is my experience in the Northeast I would be surprised to see production stop.
Lexus seems to be pushing the F line more all the time. I can't see having a bunch of F Sport cars with no actual F model (LFA need not apply).
Even if that is my experience in the Northeast I would be surprised to see production stop.
Lexus seems to be pushing the F line more all the time. I can't see having a bunch of F Sport cars with no actual F model (LFA need not apply).
11-10-12, 11:37 AM
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that would be a big mistake IMO. The #1 comment i get on the street is "is that a Lexus? i didn't know Lexus had a car like that" In other words they don't equate Lexus with "performance" but more like Luxury, of course Quality..... and old folks.
this is a good way to get in with a younger crowd and stay there IMO.
this is a good way to get in with a younger crowd and stay there IMO.
11-10-12, 12:25 PM
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I'll believe it when I don't see a 2014 IS F...or they can be like BMW, and they'll bring it back in 2015. You can't believe a lot of these guys at the car shows...they're just guys that work trade shows. None of them are in sales, and that's what matters...SALES.
Look at BMW...Lime Rock edition M3? That's SALES...make whatever you need to make to sell more cars.
Look at BMW...Lime Rock edition M3? That's SALES...make whatever you need to make to sell more cars.
11-10-12, 12:27 PM
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I'll believe it when I don't see a 2014 IS F...or they can be like BMW, and they'll bring it back in 2015. You can't believe a lot of these guys at the car shows...they're just guys that work trade shows. None of them are in sales, and that's what matters...SALES.
Look at BMW...Lime Rock edition M3? That's SALES...make whatever you need to make to sell more cars.
Look at BMW...Lime Rock edition M3? That's SALES...make whatever you need to make to sell more cars.
11-10-12, 12:42 PM
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I mean that's exactly it.... You guys aren't seeing them on the road for a reason. The Isf just isn't as popular as its competitors and that means low sales. I see a lot of ppl picking up 08 models but not brand new ones. So ruling it out as discontinued is a possibility
11-10-12, 01:04 PM
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What Lexus needs to do to bump up sales for the F is keep the V8 and beef it up a little, screw following BMW's lead with the turbo V6. If they redesigned it a little, developed a 6 speed manual option, and keep the V8 around I know a lot of M owners that have said instead of upgrading to a new M they would switch over to Lexus.
11-10-12, 04:58 PM
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it looks like an IS250 and 350 - Im sure thats a main reason why people arent buying it - when people want something "different" they want something "different" - I would have gone with a M3 if I didn't intend to put 200,000 miles on it - spice it up more
