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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:45 PM
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here you go guys. i was hoping for something different...
http://thehollywoodextra.blogspot.co....html#comments
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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awesome pic. looks like there making an IS coupe after all.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Rumor has it that the upcoming IS500 is going to be coupe only
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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It looks ugly...and maybe it is a photoshop pic -.-
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 09:15 AM
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A bit too blurry to decide if it's a chop, but the overall profile looks pretty good as a conversion from the sedan to a coupe.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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well, if you look at the other stuff on the website, you'll see similarly blurry pictures of other camoed toyota and lexus vehicles taken from the same angle, which makes me think that whoever is taking these pictures is taking it from some sort of aerial point into the toyota hq... and making this picture all the more real.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 06:49 PM
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It might be a real photo and not a photoshop, since his other findings of the new ES with the glass roof was spot on
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 07:21 PM
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Well, if that's a real pic, then there has to be parcel shelf as a backseat, or none at all. The backseat is already cramped in the 4-door, and there looks to be very little "body" between the B- and C-pillars. So there can't be a thing back there.

Then again, it could be a chop.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 11:53 PM
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i don't think these were taken at US HQ...my best guess would be the port...if not, Japan HQ
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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IMHO, it doesn't look like a real pic of a real car.

I would be a little disappointed if the IS coupe (if they produce one) looks so similar to the sedan . . .
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:01 AM
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is it me or the mirrors look odd?
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:07 AM
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No background looks that clean. It has been photoshop. I do Graphics for a living.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:16 AM
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I doubt that's a real picture, not to mention its so blurry, just look
at the grammer in the article along with his face
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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THE IS CONVERTIBLE!!!!!!!!!! THE 1ST SPY SHOT!!!!!!!!!

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3...1600/lexus.jpg

http://thehollywoodextra.blogspot.co....html#comments
u can't see much, but it's proof that it's out there
i wonder/hope it's hardtop convertible
I GUESS THAT PICTURE WAS REAL

my guess is that since we are just staring to see producton spy shots, the debut will be at the December LA Auto Show and it will go on sale in Summer 2007

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by LEXUS FAN!
THE IS CONVERTIBLE!!!!!!!!!! THE 1ST SPY SHOT!!!!!!!!!

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3...1600/lexus.jpg

http://thehollywoodextra.blogspot.co....html#comments
u can't see much, but it's proof that it's out there
i wonder/hope it's hardtop convertible
I GUESS THAT PICTURE WAS REAL

my guess is that since we are just staring to see producton spy shots, the debut will be at the December LA Auto Show and it will go on sale in Summer 2007
Can't tell much that looks cool... They must have a super zooming camera set up somewhere in a high-rise near the Lexus HQ or something. Good job they've done so far (for the ES and LS too).
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