IS500 Coupe (UPDATED!! pg.7)
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Is500?
Computer Rendition of what an IS500 coupe might look like w/ a 4.3L V8 put under the bonnet.
Here is the test mule; highly modified JDM Crown Royal...these pics have been posted before on here
Courtesy of Japanesecarfans.com
There obviously is a typo of some sorts...300hp coming out of a 4.3L V8? Doesnt the IS350 put out more? Must be a typo...
Here is the test mule; highly modified JDM Crown Royal...these pics have been posted before on here
Courtesy of Japanesecarfans.com
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At the Geneva Motor Show 2005 Toyota debuted with the replacement for the Lexus IS compact sedan. Now the Japanese car maker is working on a high performance coupe version, according to rumours dubbed IS 500. Most likely it is powered by a 4.3 litre V8 32 valve engine delivery approximately 300 HP. This car is set to become a rival against models like BMW M3 and Mercedes CLK 55 AMG.
Toyota sells a huge range of cars in Japan from small economy models to high-end luxury sedans. But only lately has it introduced the Lexus name in the Japanese home market where even luxury cars have previously carried the Toyota name. As part of the new brand’s introduction, the company is coming out with a wide range of new models over the next few years to carry the Lexus name both at home and abroad. Recent new Lexus models have shown the company’s direction towards high performance while still offering high levels of luxury.
The test vehicle in the photos is an early prototype built using the production body panels of a current Japanese market model, the Toyota Crown Royal. Note that the car has right-hand drive, typical of vehicles sold in Japan. The Crown Royal makes a perfect mule for development of a high-performance model since it already has a V8 engine and offers a choice of rear or all wheel drive, so all these vital powertrain pieces fit easily. Next the body was shortened, bringing it down to the length of its future coupe configuration. Note the section just behind the car’s B-pillar, in which several inches of length were cut out of the rear doors and the roof. Shortening the car’s platform down to the length of the final car allows high-performance driving tests to be done with the car’s correct wheelbase and weight distribution.
Also note the numerous modifications that indicate high-performance nature of the future model, including the quad exhaust pipes, rear deck spoiler and the sporty alloy wheels shod with very low-profile tires.
Since a complete real prototype of the new IS 500 Coupe has not yet been photographed, below is a computer generated image suggesting how the new model could look like upon its release latest in two years time from now.
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At the Geneva Motor Show 2005 Toyota debuted with the replacement for the Lexus IS compact sedan. Now the Japanese car maker is working on a high performance coupe version, according to rumours dubbed IS 500. Most likely it is powered by a 4.3 litre V8 32 valve engine delivery approximately 300 HP. This car is set to become a rival against models like BMW M3 and Mercedes CLK 55 AMG.
Toyota sells a huge range of cars in Japan from small economy models to high-end luxury sedans. But only lately has it introduced the Lexus name in the Japanese home market where even luxury cars have previously carried the Toyota name. As part of the new brand’s introduction, the company is coming out with a wide range of new models over the next few years to carry the Lexus name both at home and abroad. Recent new Lexus models have shown the company’s direction towards high performance while still offering high levels of luxury.
The test vehicle in the photos is an early prototype built using the production body panels of a current Japanese market model, the Toyota Crown Royal. Note that the car has right-hand drive, typical of vehicles sold in Japan. The Crown Royal makes a perfect mule for development of a high-performance model since it already has a V8 engine and offers a choice of rear or all wheel drive, so all these vital powertrain pieces fit easily. Next the body was shortened, bringing it down to the length of its future coupe configuration. Note the section just behind the car’s B-pillar, in which several inches of length were cut out of the rear doors and the roof. Shortening the car’s platform down to the length of the final car allows high-performance driving tests to be done with the car’s correct wheelbase and weight distribution.
Also note the numerous modifications that indicate high-performance nature of the future model, including the quad exhaust pipes, rear deck spoiler and the sporty alloy wheels shod with very low-profile tires.
Since a complete real prototype of the new IS 500 Coupe has not yet been photographed, below is a computer generated image suggesting how the new model could look like upon its release latest in two years time from now.
Original Article Here
The biggest fallacy with all of that is that if it is going to be dubbed the IS500, then it has to have a 5.0 (or close to it) engine. If they stuff a 4.3 v8, then like every other model with a 4.3, it will be labeled a 430. I thought this was obvious... 
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Originally Posted by Stage3
The biggest fallacy with all of that is that if it is going to be dubbed the IS500, then it has to have a 5.0 (or close to it) engine. If they stuff a 4.3 v8, then like every other model with a 4.3, it will be labeled a 430. I thought this was obvious...
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Originally Posted by Trexus
I agree with you Stage3. It wouldn't be dubbed an IS 500 if it had a 4.3 liter engine. If Lexus decides to buid an IS with a V8, it will most likely get the new 4.6 liter V8 engine thus calling it the IS 460. Rod Millen built a project car where they fitted a 4.3 liter engine in the first generation IS which they called the IS 430.
there are also rumors about a 5L v8 coming out, mainly for the is500 (thus the is500 badge...) and the ls600h (5L + hybrid). so there are chances we will see is500. imho if lexus is building a car to fight with m3 and c55, and they decide to put in a v8, and also that they will have a 5L v8 for the ls600h, it only makes sense to put that in the is instead of the 4.6
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I got to thinking and if Lexus does build an IS 460 it will have 380 - 400hp+ it'll do 0-60mph in the 4 seconds range or even less. That would one very fast Lexus. Ohhh the possibilities. Maybe we could have Rod Millen stuff the 4.6L V8 into the IS 350.
Last edited by Trexus; Jan 11, 2006 at 08:11 AM.
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Originally Posted by Trexus
I got to thinking and if Lexus does build an IS 460 it will have 380hp+ it'll do 0-60mph in the 4 seconds range. That would be very fast.
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Originally Posted by MSMLexIS
I hope they dont make an IS coupe just bring the sc back to its roots with a v8 and a v6.