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Old 01-08-14, 12:10 PM
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Didn't think I would be buying another F... but wow.




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Yeah I spotted some pics on Jalopnik earlier. To me it kinda resembles a beefier FR-S, not that that's a bad thing. The interior looks clean too. I can't wait to see and hear it in person!
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Agreed on the FR-S comment. Interior is classy, clean and modern.
Not a fan of the front, though. The grille is just too much and not the biggest fan with the headlight design.
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I like the exterior a lot.
I do NOT like the center console at all. It is like a mix of BMW and Infinity. Ugly black plastic.
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Just wish the IS F had a Carbon Fiber Roof, Digital Gauge Cluster, and Turn Signal Side Mirrors

Now let's see what upgrades have they done to the motor, hopefully it can be swapped and upgraded to ours!
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Yep, I like it. The front grill is outlandish, but it has actually grown on me from a looks perspective.

Now if only we can get some reliable pricing information, that will tell me whether or not this has a chance as my next car.
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Originally Posted by "that boy"
Just wish the IS F had a Carbon Fiber Roof, Digital Gauge Cluster, and Turn Signal Side Mirrors

Now let's see what upgrades have they done to the motor, hopefully it can be swapped and upgraded to ours!
Motortrend has more details. It says

"This engine shares only its basic cylinder block with that of the outgoing IS F sedan. The cylinder heads and all moving parts are completely new."
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Originally Posted by vbb
Yep, I like it. The front grill is outlandish, but it has actually grown on me from a looks perspective.

Now if only we can get some reliable pricing information, that will tell me whether or not this has a chance as my next car.
Chief engineer Yukihiko Yaguchi confirms that while his baby will compete on price and performance with the M4, Mercedes C63 AMG, and outgoing Cadillac CTS-V (or forthcoming ATS-V) coupes, in terms of personality and soul it will feel as removed from those cars as a Wagnerian opera is from Kabuki theater.
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any estimated pricing?

500hp v8 would be nice....

edit: everything i'm reading is saying 460hp

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Love the car, but I still do not like the grill extended in to the front bumper fascia.

Someone at the Big L likes that style as it's in all the new cars...!
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the car has grown a lot of me, but those tail pipes definitely look wimpy and the front grill is still hideous. I prefer the old IS-F oval exhaust tips much better, but this problem can easily be remedied by an ISS exhaust.
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Damn that's hot.
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back view with the spoiler is SICK!
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not a fan. way to busy and it looks way to bulbous and bulging all over. interior is nice but the entire car looks like someone took one of those squishy toys that eyes bulge out of it when you squeeze it.



car looks like someone squeezed it and the lights, bumpers, fenders, are all exploding out of it.

Our current gen F's are much more aesthetically pleasing IMO.


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