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TOP GEAR: LEXUS IS-F VS RS4, M3, C63
Here he is, a gnarled old man at the wheel of a partially fossilised Suzuki SJ410 doing exactly 60kph along a quiet road just outside the Spanish city of Seville. His face is a mass of tan leather engineered by the sun, his bemused frown at the road ahead betraying his failing eyesight, his wandering line betraying his failing steering box. He is not expecting what happens next.

As we round a corner and the road ahead blossoms into a valley-long straight, not an oncoming lorry in sight, I push back my shoulders, pull the left-hand paddle of this Lexus IS-F twice... and floor it.

Everything goes a bit odd, as 417bhp tries to divorce the rear pair of tyres from their comfortable tarmac roost. The Suzuki pings towards the IS-F like its brakes have suddenly jammed on, and the vacuum pipes in the Lexus's Yamaha-fettled engine reach critical mass at 3,600rpm, open some big noisy valve and replace the cultured low-rev Lexus hum with a thick, dangerous-sounding bellow.

I can't see his face clearly, but our dear old chap in the SJ jogs the wheel as the IS-F lunges forward, grabs another gear, shimmies slightly as it touches a dusty median and charges off up the valley like an angry lump of pure evil. A Lexus that makes people flinch because it's so noisy? I like that. I like that a lot. Read Article
TOP GEAR: LEXUS IS-F VS RS4, M3, C63



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car_dudecar_dude - 4/18/2008 9:11:07 PM
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The conclusion of the article, quote
"Well, after much deliberation, endless circular conversation and several pints of strong cider, the answer is: nobody. There is no 'best' in this group. I've tried to isolate a winner, but it just can't be done. Each has strengths and weaknesses, some that you'd be prepared to live with more than others, but they're not necessarily deal-breakers.

For me it goes like this: I want a C63 to play with, because it makes me feel like a 17-year-old, but it'd tire me out if I drove it everyday. I want an RS4 day-to-day, but think I'd hanker after something more throttle-adjustable now and again. The M3 is the best all-rounder, but I'm not really into the M3 image and ubiquity.

So there's the Lexus. Brilliant, exciting, slightly mad Lexus. It's flawed. It's not for the hardcore among us. But for some reason I'm drawn to it. Drawn to the technology, drawn to the fact there'll only be 150 in the UK per year. Drawn to its oddness.

So, for once, I'll leave the choice of what to take to you. Last one back to the UK isn't trying hard enough"

Just thought I put that in before all the crazy fanboys start bickering.

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macker83macker83 - 5/6/2008 6:12:13 PM
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whats the story with the picture of the evo and the GTR


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