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WTH is this review 2014 IS F sport 5.0 V8

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Old 10-23-13, 12:53 PM
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Default WTH is this review 2014 IS F sport 5.0 V8

I think these guys gone some signals crossed
they have a pic of the current 3rd gen body but all the talk about the IS F mechanicals

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2...wd-review.html
Old 10-23-13, 02:20 PM
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Good thing they did their homework.
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I'll buy 2 at that price
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Wow I can't believe some of the things that are published nowadays.... aside from all the misspellings and sometimes horrible grammar (not this case), publishing things that are not even reviewed as bad as this is just incredible. It is evident that they have no idea what they are talking about and definitely should not be "reviewing" a car they probably have never even seen in person.
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i'm taking my 350 back with a copy of this, i think they ripped me off!!!!
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Originally Posted by fastdak25
i'm taking my 350 back with a copy of this, i think they ripped me off!!!!
Exactly! I wan't my 5 liter V8 and quad pipe exhaust.
Old 10-23-13, 05:45 PM
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Simple, they like many others don't understand F and F-Sport
Old 10-23-13, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sternb818
Exactly! I wan't my 5 liter V8 and quad pipe exhaust.
Ahh, you guys would be complaining about the MPG and gas expense!

$50K would be a sweet price for F-Sport with V8 with 416hp! With this I don't think I would be saying anything about missing cooled seats and memory feature!
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The writer actually believes he was driving an IS350 with the 416 horse V8.
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Originally Posted by corradoMR2
The writer actually believes he was driving an IS350 with the 416 horse V8.
I'm surprised he didn't realize that is wasn't as powerful as an actual V8. I mean a 3.5 V6 is powerful but you can definitely distinguish between the two. He must have been really convinced it was an 8 cylinder
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What a shame !
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Originally Posted by sternb818
I'm surprised he didn't realize that is wasn't as powerful as an actual V8. I mean a 3.5 V6 is powerful but you can definitely distinguish between the two. He must have been really convinced it was an 8 cylinder
Exactly. There is an implied compliment to all 350 owners that at least one journalist believed it to be the V8 and that he believes the the 0-60 in 4.6 s claimed by Lexus is realistic.
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