The new IS-F sedan has shown that engineers at Lexus can build performance cars that can go head-to-head with sport saloons from their German rivals, but convincing buyers that the new ‘F’ brand can equal the more established ‘M’ and ‘AMG’ marques is a much tougher challenge. There’s no doubting that the V8 rear-driver is a solid car. Unfortunately, most agree that its stock interior, awkward bodykit and bonnet bulge doesn’t meld to form a complete package.
Toyota’s design chief Wahei Hirai acknowledged that there are such complaints but said in defense that the goal with the IS-F was to create a feel for all F performance models rather than focus on the single IS-F.
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