That may well be the case. First brought to our attention by my.IS member IS300_S in an IS-F Forum discussion thread, an article from the Japanese-language Lexus Times Blog posts some seemingly credible, yet, at this point, unofficial numbers. Add to that whatever gets lost in translation via Babelfish, and these numbers should be taken simply as informed speculation. After all, even that translation says "This information still is unsettled ones". Sounds to us like they're re-emphasizing that the numbers are unofficial. Also up in the air are how (or if) these specifications would vary for North America, Europe, the rest of Asia, the Middle East and Australia/New Zealand.
The article seems to imply that the IS-F specifications are supposed to be announced (to the world? to Lexus dealers in Japan?) on Thursday 4 October 2007. That being the case, Lexus has actually moved the date forward from the previously-planned Press Conferences for the Tokyo Auto Show, either on Wednesday 24 October or Thursday 25 October 2007.
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