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MAN! Just drove a buddy's Lexus IS-F
Whoo! What a cool car. Very tame and comfortable. But, when you mash the pedal, it becomes a whole other animal.
Very sleek and stylish to boot. My only complain was a certain level of cheapness in the door panels and dash. That... and those over-the-top exhaust pipes. All in all, a very cool ride. An 8 speed auto transmission... WTF? When did I miss the progression to a 7 speed transmission??? Anyway. Cool car.
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really? i was pretty impressed with the IS350...the F version must be insane.
those double exhaust, look retarded tho.
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I haven't been in one so I can't compare. But, I believe he told me it had a 5.0 V8 with just over 400 horse.
Whew.
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Cool like a Nissan Z car, huh?
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Sounds fun, but the electrical power steering on newer Toyota's turns me off. Denso helped build great cars over the years, but a lot has been left to be desired when they began contracting with the likes of GM.
A carburetored, dual overhead cammed 426 with hemispherical heads in a Toyota/Nissan is the dream. It won't happen, but a 413 with max wedge heads would tickle my fancy for the time being. I'm curious if anyone knows what happened to Aisin.
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Aisin is the transmission supplier to Cadillac, specifically the CTS.
I've always liked the little Lexus. The 5.0 V8 version is very rare, even in L.A. I spoke to one guy who unloaded his M3 for the F, said the F was as fast, but much nicer to live with. I love the 8-speed transmission. More gears makes for more car, IMO.
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