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HeilSvenska · 03-13-2009, 12:09 PM

Originally Posted by Evo8

It's a Lexus, which means it can't be cool (Toyota can, for being a bit blue-collar). And since it's comfortable and has an automatic, that makes it seriously uncool.

Nah. In the US, the idea of "blue collar" Toyota is oxymoronic. All their range is gussied up to look fancy, and their cars are bought by self-styled yuppies.

Case in point. A Chevy pulling a Toyota race trailer. Truck racing no less.

I want to like the IS-F, and it sounds good, but I can't get over how it looks (ridiculous) and the badge will never make it truly cool.

It'd be actually cool if it were to take down the established benchmarks. But it hasn't.

10000rpmlover · 03-13-2009, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by ae86_16v

Suppose to have one of the best automatics around, better than most sequential manuals. 100 millisecond shift times is pretty damn good.

14.2" Brembos in the front taking just 106 ft to stop from 60mph. 4.4 Seconds 0-60mph. 71.2mph slalom.

I don't think that is a "poseur's car" at all. And this is coming from a BMW guy.

if I was to forget about style, the "feel good" stuff about a car i'd probably buy this, but no, I cannot ever see myself buying that thing, besides the fact that it costs premium money, it looks ridiculous, at that price tag, there are far better looking options

it's not all about looks, but if you are gonna pay with your kidneys then it better be something special which this lexus isn't, I wanted them to release the 2 door coupe much because it would actualy force the hand at the company I work with to release a better looking more powerful coupe sooner (rx-7 or not)