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Detroit Auto Show-Official IS-F teaser image leaked

Agent001 submitted on 12/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:15:08 PM

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Tag Links: Detroit Auto Show, Lexus, IS-F

Here is the official teaser shot from Lexus!

We LOVE the outrageously cool stacked exhaust treatment!

Has anyone ever seen that on another car?

Detroit Auto Show-Official IS-F teaser image leaked

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I like the stacked exhaust pipes.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:17:25 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 11

Sarcasm detected!
— BMW530i (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:25:42 PM | | Votes: 2

uhhh. . . . NO
— BWag (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 9:42:35 PM | | Votes: 0

BEAUTIFUL !!!!
— 99gs400 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:27:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

looks cool!
— KeyserSoze (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:28:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

I would think the double tailpipes would create some problems with heat...
— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:40:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

I love the "F" emblem - Better than the AMG and M - this one doesnt scream arrogance.
— blueice4589 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:45:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6

This is true!

Hail to the "F" car.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:57:13 PM | | Votes: 8

Arrogance?

That "F" logo looks dull as hell.
— BMW530i (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:07:10 PM | | Votes: 1

The M logo isn't flamboyant, and neither are the RS and AMG logos. The M logo has references to the Bavarian state while AMG's looks like an industrial type Arial print. Not sure how to describe Audi's RS logo.

Either way, my response to Blues response out of annoyance with his fanboy crap.
— BMW530i (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:12:26 PM | | Votes: 0

jakekann, please go find the steepest cliff you can find, and jump off it.

i think it would be a smarter choice for you to do that than to come here and irritate us.
— mostafa (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:48:45 PM | | Votes: 1

i would have to agree it is just emblems who cares, i dont like the is at all, but i think the stacked exhausts look cool something different.....but as far as bmw the reason why lexus even has the f series, if bmw doesnt have any real performance cars than no other manufacturer does pretty stupid comment but most of the comments from the lexus supporters are pretty psycho and stupid which would lead me to believe they dont actually drive them, i picture someone who drives a lexus as not being borderline psycho, and ignorrant..maybe very conservative. but i think the exhaust are form than function i would agree they look like they would create some sorta problem especially since that plastic bumber is that close to the exhaust as well but hey its not a real performance car.....but it looks cool anyway
— bmwdrvr (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:18:36 PM | | Votes: -7

This is the first time you will ever hear me criticize a Lexus but that F emblem is horrid. It reminds me of the Acura/Honda Type-S logo. It needs to be more elegant, like the car.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:49:22 AM | | Votes: -1

Come to mention it, I'm not to thrilled with the clear turn signal either. I think it should look basically the same as the original IS, with minor additions (i.e. exaust pipes, underbody spoilers, rear spoiler, etc.)
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:58:44 AM | | Votes: -1

Car fans, you know what the Lexus IS-F finally means, don't you?

It means Lexus owners can finally roll the windows down and stick their heads out and yell, I'm drivin' a Lexus!!
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 6:55:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

yell in a distinct lisp
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:46:17 PM | | Votes: -2

lol. you act like the lexus-f division has a precedent history.

1. it doesn't.

2. it will be good, but it needs time to develop.

3. euro's will always be more exclusive because of their history.

4. that cliff is still waiting for you.
— mostafa (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:51:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Let's deboost you. Hey, look at that, it's already happening.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:52:58 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 9

Wow, -16. That's got to be a record. That's gotta hurt.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 6:26:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7

I love it! One thing that I am not thrilled about are those exausts...
— audihater (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:08:40 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -11

Why not?...they match the rest of the styling.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:16:46 PM | | Votes: 13

Is that a photo of the preduction car or will the IS-F come with altezza's?

Just curious.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:11:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

No that is just a Red&Clear taillight(look good though),Not Altezza taillights,the old Lexus IS300 taillights were copied by a alot of other companies,and in other words they are played out!!
— 2JZSoarer (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:05:16 AM | | Votes: 2

If it came with altezzas, I would not like this car anymore. The F logo is bad enough, let's not add a "pimpin'" look to this car.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:54:48 AM | | Votes: -3

Nice style!

I'd like to see this stakced up against the C63 and RS4... similary power and concepts, but different execution. I have a feeling the C AMG and IS-F will end up being as fast as the RS4, but not as satisfying (like C AMGs have been in the past)- but I'm not jumping to conclusions quite yet.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:11:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -11

*Stacked.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:12:01 PM | | Votes: -12

No, you got that backwards, the RS4 will not be as satisfying. I'm apparently speaking for a lot of people. -10, ouch!
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:55:58 AM | | Votes: 5

Ha, LOL you made my day. RS4, not as satisfying!

The only people who don't agree with me are the Lexus fans- there's all 11 of them there. The German fans don't really bother with the immature de-boosting business.

I'm sure I'll get de-boosted for this, LOL!
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 11:17:58 AM | | Votes: -4

Let me start you off with the negative boosting. There. You are now at zero (and soon dropping)
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 6:23:53 PM | | Votes: -2

That "F" looks like the "F" from the Toyota F1 Team
— 07mcs (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:20:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Very nice but the exhaust pipes look fake?
— Designer1 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:39:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7

We're living in the digital age and when a photo is past around you can expect the resolution to suffer.

The pipes are the real deal.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 8:03:19 PM | | Votes: 9

the whole point of the digital age is to not loose resolution when data is transfered. it should be 100% identical to the original
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 8:29:27 PM | | Votes: 6

Not true.

I've worked as a recording engineer and I have a home sudio and I've owned a pro photo studio and when you make a copy be it analog or in the digital world when you make a copy you lose quality.

Have you seen the original photo?...I have.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:57:37 PM | | Votes: 1

that exhaust pipe is fake. take a closer look. it's a photoshop, and not even a good one. is everyone blind? actually, screw photoshop, they used crayon!!!
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 7:43:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

I believe they are real because if you see the original photo from the press release the photo is much clearer.

I like the look of this car.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 8:01:48 PM | | Votes: 9

where's the original? this one's a fake
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 8:27:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

You know after lookin' again I guess it is a photoshop of the exhaust pipes.

Oh well.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:06:22 PM | | Votes: 3

even thoe it might not be the photoshop quality, i like the idea they're trying to show
— vitalichaconne (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:11:58 AM | | Votes: 5

Looks cool, fake or not, I like those exhausts...NOW LEXUS, develop a decent sequential gearbox and/or offer a 6 speed manual tranny and I would happily drive one of these cars.
— NARunner (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 8:40:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

That is a fake exhaust- I'd like to see the real thing, please.

Interesting that they changed the rear lights on a performance model. Very M3-esque.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:14:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6

Those are overlapping side-by-side pipes, not stacked.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:57:08 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Exhaust look sweet. Lets hope the IS-F would have a little more over-steer to make it fun to drive.
— Brembo (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:36:38 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

Look again at the hole around the exhaust pipes, it's a photochopshop.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 10:23:36 PM | | Votes: 3

click on the picture and make it full sized. It isn't photoshopped.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:59:15 AM | | Votes: 2

I think this F line will be about as effective as the cadillac v's. Call me pesemistic
— SilverAero (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 9:49:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

Just because you got hit by a truck and never made a full recovery is no reason to take it out on Lexus. The IS is the best looking sport sedan out there.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:01:18 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Eh, I kinda sorta agree with you. The design would work better on a larger car. Right now it looks like the car is all bulging body work. I expect it to clean up after a refresh. Then I'll probably like the styling.
— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 7:58:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3

Well I'm not british!
— mstangpny07 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 5:23:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1

LexusHater, are you in some way related to "audihater"?
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 11:00:32 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

No.
— audihater (View Profile)

Posted on 12/8/2006 7:10:16 PM | | Votes: 0

Sorry for the dual-post. My internet froze for a second, and in frustration I clicked "Submit Comment" a second time.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 11:01:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Not sure about the pipes. We will see how it performs.
— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 11:08:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

chewy, look at the hole around the pipes again.

Different taillights though.
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 11:17:28 PM | | Votes: 0

Photoshop!! Photoshop!! Photoshop!! Photoshop!!
— Omran (View Profile)

Posted on 12/6/2006 11:48:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

Yeah, this pic isn't quite real, but the stacked tailpipes are...at least in prototype form. Click <a href="http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/il/future/08.lexus.is.500/08.lexus.is500.r34.500.jpg"> this link</A> to see a better spy shot.
— JMLexusLvr (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:12:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

That pic is older than dirt.

And the current pic is is NOT a photoshop.

It came straight from Lexus.

001
— Agent001 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:19:28 AM | | Votes: 4

Ok, I guess it doesn't take HTML. Go to www.insideline.com and see the pics there.
— JMLexusLvr (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:13:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3

The exhaust are real,because the prototype has the same stacked style exhaust system,but it does not show in this video,it did show it before!!

IS-F 500 Video:

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/GeneralFuture/articleId=118182?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..1.*
— 2JZSoarer (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:15:05 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

Those gold rims look like crap. If this picture and this video is any indication of how the IS-F is going to look, Lexus will soil their good name by making it a rice rocket.
— lexusis350 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:03:40 AM | | Votes: -3

You guys think that badge looks good?

It looks like a cheap after-thought. It's not even a badge as such, just a glorified sticker.

If Lexus can't even get the details right, what hope is there for the rest of the car?

The fanboys are making out that it will be better than sliced bread, yet Lexus hasn't even made a performance car before.

Shouldn't it be a 'wait and see', and a not a 'oh my god it will eat the competition alive'?

— Matthew1 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:31:12 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

Matthew you need to shut your pie hole already,becuase all you do is bash Lexus out of pure envy,so why don't you do us all a favor and drive you car off a cliff, you damn BMWfanboy !!!
— 2JZSoarer (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:46:32 AM | | Votes: -3

2JZSoarer, you should tell Matthew youre sorry for that comment, now play nice and behave.

BTW, what does Toyota call this car in Japan?
— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:16:14 AM | | Votes: 1

The Altezza F, of course.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 11:20:09 AM | | Votes: -1

The Altezza F, of course.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 11:20:25 AM | | Votes: 0

The car look awesome even only a small of it is shown, and yeah I have to agree they need to make a better emblem than that. If this car come out with 420+ hp it going to kick a$$$ for sure. It look really fast on the race track, so I think it could reach 0-60 in the 4.6-4.8 range. But let hope it can do better than that to take the crown in this segement.

Man I can't wait to see the test result when compare with the new up and coming M3, C63 AMG and the current RS4. I would not be suprise that in two years all the car in this segement will have 450-500+ hp under it hood. I mean look at the current RS4 420 hp, rumor of the up coming M3 V8 420 hp, rumor for the up and coming C63 AMG 400-468 hp and the 2008 Lexus IS-F soon to be release with at least 425 hp. Hey!...it all good, more bang for my $$$...

Lexus for Life
— Lexus (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 1:59:33 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

Good, un-biased post.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 11:21:31 AM | | Votes: 0

I know, but some of you never shut up about the VW/Audi thing.

Realize, I was being sarcastic.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/9/2006 9:46:58 PM | | Votes: 2

BMW fan boy? My arse.

Your assumption is as amusing as it is incorrect.

You find me one post where I have admitted liking BMW's.

Just because I can look beyond the manufactured hype, doesn't mean I am 'loyal' to any brand...
— Matthew1 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 3:20:05 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

Whos the idiot Lexus fanboy who keeps deboosting?

Looks pretty good from the rear, but how can you guys say that the F looks less flamboyant then an M or AMG batch.
Especially the AMG batch which are just the letters "AMG"
— Heyhuub (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 5:26:25 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4

byhsu - 12/6/2006 7:20:45 PM
That "F" looks like the "F" from the Toyota F1 Team

it sorta DOES, doesn't it!? i THOUGHT it looked a little familiar.

leave it to "bland," "boring" lexus to come up with an UNDERSTATED yet HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE graphic icon.

this will be cool, and at the same time sizzlin' HOT.

— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 6:29:56 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -5

i was JUST referring to the badge.
— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 12/8/2006 4:10:35 AM | | Votes: 0

and while on that subject, the graphic also suggests a branch and LEAVES.

which = green.

a performance car that's ALSO green? entirely possible, once the Hybrid option is offered! IMAGINE how mind boggling that will be.
— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 12/8/2006 4:17:36 AM | | Votes: 0

I like how the amber tail lights are gone. It was only a matter of time that those ugly colors had to go. The newer, clearer lights are much more attractive.

I have a question though. What does the F stand for and why is Lexus getting into the 'special' badging segment competing against the AMG's, M's, and R's. Lexus is capable of making a fast car and making that fast car popular without creating a new 'division' for high performance models.

Anyhow, the car looks good. Not my favorite but I can see it being a hot seller. It will be understated like the S4 since it basically looks like a normal A4. Now the S4 that's a different story.
— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 7:02:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5

i see those original LS400's around here and there, and wish lexus still made a car that looked that good. it is one of the few lexus i have a secret interest in....shhh!!!
— 1995e34 (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 12:38:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4

I don't see much change. Someone pass the glasses? I'd get it over that plain donkey M3 though =))
— BoLLeH (View Profile)

Posted on 12/7/2006 7:44:11 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2

the stacked pipes are suggestive of the pipes on multi-cylinder sport bikes.

which BLEW AWAY earlier twins.

with a V8 massaged with toyota's F1 engineers, this may well BLOW AWAY its competitors too.

— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 12/8/2006 4:26:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0

massaged BY...
— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 12/8/2006 4:29:06 AM | | Votes: 0

well, they work so hard, why WOULDN'T toyota's engineers deserve massages? as opposed to their competitors' fat assed engineers and designers just lolling about. tanking up on steins of lager.

then going back to the studios, drunk on their asses, to DESIGN next generation models! lol.
— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 12/9/2006 4:14:27 AM | | Votes: -1

Yup, all they do is sit around, and Audi's 4.2L 420hp V8, BMW's 4.0L 415hp V8 and Mercedes's 6.3L 480-520hp V8 all appeared out of thin air.
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/9/2006 11:36:09 PM | | Votes: 1

I'm excited for the Detriot Show, to finally see this thing.

The IS350 is nice- but will the IS500 live up to the hype?

I wonder if the new C-Class will be shown there, also?

In customary Mercedes fashion, an AMG would be shown along with the intro of the C, wouldn't it? So, possibly, the IS500 and C63 AMG will both be released?
— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 12/9/2006 9:48:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2

http://www.teamlexus.com/

enough said
— IBinTherbefor (View Profile)

Posted on 12/10/2006 6:16:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1

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