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2014 IS300 h F-Sport in Blue unveiled today @ The 2013 Geneva Int'l Motor Show!!!!

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Old 03-05-13, 02:10 PM
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that makes it look like an SUV :-)
And what does the black clading area make it look like ??



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rather good unless you are a midget at only 1m height? :-)

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rather good unless you are a midget at only 1m height? :-)

Really..??? ok glad we have different opinions...

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Old 03-05-13, 03:36 PM
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also, both Lexus and Toyota needs to fire whatever PR agency does their official shots... what they released in Europe in past few months is crap... a lots of fake lighting that actually made the cars look worse.

Autobild had some official shots of blue IS300h and it looked so damn light and just plain wrong...

http://www.autobild.de/bilder/so-kom...e-3894470.html
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Wow it looks amazing in blue.... I think this might be my first choice of color now... I need to see it with the red interior combo to see if it looks good like that and I'll have a winner
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also, both Lexus and Toyota needs to fire whatever PR agency does their official shots... what they released in Europe in past few months is crap... a lots of fake lighting that actually made the cars look worse.

Autobild had some official shots of blue IS300h and it looked so damn light and just plain wrong...

http://www.autobild.de/bilder/so-kom...e-3894470.html

^^ Yeah these AutoBild shots look way to WASHED out for sure...!!!!
















OMG we agree...!!!!


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HOLY cow, I love the rear bumper on the Hybrid wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy more than the normal model. Looks like open headers for me when I get my hands on this blue
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yeah joe z, not sure why they do that... that rubber looks like it is light gray :-)
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I foresee a huge aftermarket for the rear bumper cladding when the IS300h is released. The stock cladding just looks off to me.
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It's very difficult to find natural photos of new Lexus cars.
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No exhaust pipes?
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Originally Posted by Mr. Burns
It's very difficult to find natural photos of new Lexus cars.
indeed... btw this new is called "Opal Blue" in UK... here is normal shot... probably hard to take a pic off but still normal pics are a lot nicer than PR ones:

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Originally Posted by spwolf
indeed... btw this new is called "Opal Blue" in UK... here is normal shot... probably hard to take a pic off but still normal pics are a lot nicer than PR ones:


Well it seems Lexus went out of there way to paint this hybrid model one a "one-off" Opal Blue for the Geneva Motor Show debut..

This same "Opal Blue" paint was used on the second LF-LC revealed laster year in Australia.

We can expect the MY14 production IS F-Sport to carry over the current Ultrasonic Blue Mica / Ultra Blue paint finish (code: 8U1)

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Originally Posted by wednesday
So I am crazy LOL Wonder what they would look like side by side because in pictures it is really hard to tell the difference.
Yeah combination of the the inside lighting, shadows and the difference white balances of every camera make the cars look like different colors. Would be nice to see these cars in natural sunlight together.

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Love the pics, thanks,.

What color are the rims? They look too light to be graphite.
The rims are the standard graphite gray Lexus uses on their F SPORT and IS F models. It's a standard color. It appears lighter because of the reflection off the white floor.
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Well it seems Lexus went out of there way to paint this hybrid model one a "one-off" Opal Blue for the Geneva Motor Show debut..

This same "Opal Blue" paint was used on the second LF-LC revealed laster year in Australia.

We can expect the MY14 production IS F-Sport to carry over the current Ultrasonic Blue Mica / Ultra Blue paint finish (code: 8U1)

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Why would they display the car in a color they have no intention of offering it in, it isn't a concept car at this point. So dumb
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