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If The Mercedes C63 And BMW M3 Sedan's Are SO Good, WHY Did the Lexus IS-F Outsell Them Last Month?

Agent001 submitted on 12/6/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:16:26 AM

A few nights ago, a host of media including myself, got to have dinner with the key executives from Lexus in Napa Valley. During the dinner conversation, Lexus head Mark Templin threw out a little morsel saying that the Lexus IS-F outsold the BMW M3 ...

117 user comments | Category: Report Cards

70 Votes

Is Toyota Tightening The Belt Too Much On Lexus?

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:50:49 PM

The writing has been on the wall for some time. Although the Lexus flagship graduated from "concept" to "prototype" when it campaigned in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, Toyota has refused to even hint at a production date for the V1...

65 user comments | Category: Misc News

47 Votes

Video: BMW 135i vs BMW 335i vs 2002 BMW M3

omarrana submitted on 5/5/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:27:34 PM

Check out this latest comparison from Edmunds as they pin the 135i up against the 335i and the 2002 BMW M3. Refresher: BMW 135i: Power comes from a 3.0 liter twin-turbo 6-cylinder engine that produces 300-hp with a 6-speed transmission. BMW 3...

15 user comments | Category: Videos

12 Votes

James Bond's Aston Martin DBS Crash

Denmark submitted on 4/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:33:45 PM

As the £134,000 Aston Martin plunged into Lake Garda, onlookers might have been forgiven for thinking they were watching filming for the new James Bond movie....

7 user comments | Category: Misc News

11 Votes

What would you rather buy? Mercedes C63 AMG, BMW M3 Sedan or the Lexus IS-F

omarrana submitted on 4/15/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:14:12 PM

So now that the pricing for the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG has finally been released, we’re wondering which high-performance sedan you’d pick from the 2008 lineup. Coming in at $54,625, The 2008 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG falls in between the $54,725 BMW M3...

157 user comments | Category: Polls

101 Votes

Acura’s next-generation RL to have V8 400hp engine, aimed at Lexus

omarrana submitted on 2/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:39:00 PM

While the 2009 Acura RL just showed up on the map at the Chicago Auto Show, Best Car is already speculating on the next-generation RL. The magazine says that Acura may be looking to offer a 4.5 liter V8 engine that produces in the excess of 400 ho...

49 user comments | Category: New Cars

51 Votes

Tell Us What You Think Is The Most UN-Reliable Vehicle In History

Agent001 submitted on 2/24/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:20:35 PM

In this world of flawless Lexus quality and so many new cars hitting the roads that are light years ahead in reliability compared to their past brethren, it's getting really hard to find an UN-reliable vehicle.Almost everything being made today ...

154 user comments | Category: Report Cards

100 Votes

Mercedes S400 well on its way to take on Lexus LS hybrid

omarrana submitted on 2/6/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:04:32 PM

The folks over at AutoCar have recently spotted the S400 Hybrid testing in Germany, showing that development is well on schedule for a 2009 market launch. This will make Mercedes the first auto maker to bring a hybrid car that uses lithium ion batter...

126 user comments | Category: New Cars

44 Votes

What would you rather buy - the cheaper BMW M3 Sedan or the Lexus IS-F?

omarrana submitted on 1/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:14:02 AM

Lexus had set BMW’s M3 as a benchmark when producing their competitor for the high-performance sedan segment. According to Yukihiko Yaguchi, chief engineer for the Lexus IS-F, “Since we were coming after the M3, there were numerical targets we had to...

269 user comments | Category: New Cars

84 Votes

Lexus IS-F Racer is a rebadged,reworked 2004 Opel Vectra DTM car.

speedmaster submitted on 1/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:36:31 PM

According to Autobild, the IS-F Racer making the rounds at the Tokyo Auto Salon is not a Lexus. In fact, it is a Opel DTM Vectra (Think Chevy Malibu/Saturn Aura). Even the engine is not a Lexus V-8 but that of an Opel. Now, this is common practice in...

109 user comments | Category: New Cars

56 Votes

BMW Slaps Back At The Lexus 8 Speed Auto With A Faster 7 Speed Dual Clutch Gear Box

Agent009 submitted on 1/16/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:52:26 PM

BMW M GmbH is proud to be the world’s first car maker now offering a seven-speed Double Clutch Gearbox specially conceived and designed for a high-speed power unit. Compared with all conventional systems available so far, this new gearbox ensur...

111 user comments | Category: Misc News

63 Votes

E92 BMW M3s, 1-Series and others destroyed in tipped cargo ship

omarrana submitted on 1/14/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:10:32 PM

A tipped cargo shipped at port in Jersey City caused serious damage for over 370 BMW North America cars. 70 of which were completely written off. Unfortunately. a majority were apparently E92 M3s. There were some 1-series, 3-series and others among...

45 user comments | Category: Misc News

43 Votes

The new Cadillac CTS-V is hot, but can it really compete against the M3, IS-F, RS4, etc.?

Agent001 submitted on 1/9/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:22:29 AM

Photos and info on the new Cadillac CTS-V leaked earlier this week in advance of the 2008 Detroit Auto Show and from what we can see it looks quite impressive. But when you throw a car out there like this, there really is only ONE question th...

104 user comments | Category: Report Cards

60 Votes

Toyota to recall 215,020 Lexus and other cars

omarrana submitted on 11/28/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:55:31 AM

Toyota said today that it will be recalling 215,020 Lexus GS, Crown and three other high-end models in Japan. The recall is due to a faulty fuel pipe that could lead to fuel leakage. The recall covers the Crown, Lexus GS350, Lexus IS250, Lexus IS3...

99 user comments | Category: Misc News

51 Votes

Lexus Chief Engineer: BMW M3 provided benchmark for Lexus IS-F

omarrana submitted on 11/12/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:48:27 AM

The Lexus IS-F will be making its debut around the world early next year to take on rivals BMW M3, Audi RS4 and Mercedes C63 AMG. Powered by a 5.0 liter V8 engine, the rear-wheel-drive Lexus IS-F produces 417 horsepower and 371 lb-ft of torque. But w...

33 user comments | Category: New Cars

29 Votes

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