Comments on: Lexus teases us with Lexus IS-F rear end http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/ Paul Tan on the Automotive Industry Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:53:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Deodorant http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57670 Deodorant Sun, 10 Dec 2006 07:23:29 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57670 I'm sorry, but I think that exhaust pipes look like crap. I’m sorry, but I think that exhaust pipes look like crap.

]]> By: AmiR http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57666 AmiR Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:14:58 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57666 did they just said the "F" word? did they just said the “F” word?

]]> By: layman http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57570 layman Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:55:39 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57570 shaun said, December 7, 2006 @ 6:03 pm Honestly to me if this Lexus resembles a BMW then that’s great for me. ----------------------------------------------------------- This is the biggest problem, why pay so much money and still feel that your car resembles another car. shaun said,
December 7, 2006 @ 6:03 pm

Honestly to me if this Lexus resembles a BMW then that’s great for me.

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This is the biggest problem, why pay so much money and still feel that your car resembles another car.

]]> By: tHe CuLpRit http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57566 tHe CuLpRit Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:30:09 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57566 agree with Kington fully.... Lexus cars arent copies of BMWs... Lexus definately have their own family look.. If this IS200 was just released and if they were to remove all d badges and ask pplz wat car this is... i'd bet everyone into cars will knw immediately its a Lexus... agree with Kington fully…. Lexus cars arent copies of BMWs… Lexus definately have their own family look..

If this IS200 was just released and if they were to remove all d badges and ask pplz wat car this is… i’d bet everyone into cars will knw immediately its a Lexus…

]]> By: cyber http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57563 cyber Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:16:23 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57563 Well, Honda is famous with the Type 'R'. So now Toyota wanted to promote their type 'F'.... Well, Honda is famous with the Type ‘R’. So now Toyota wanted to promote their type ‘F’….

]]> By: kington http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57554 kington Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:03:00 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57554 Toyota has several design studios in the world, with the Calty Research Centre in California being its main art house. Those of you who pinpoint Toyotas and Lexae cars as copy cats for designs from BMW and other manufacturers are wrong. In fact their designs have always been an evolutionary process; trace the looks of the first batch of Lexae and see the process for your self. Even Proton now has developed a family look for its subsequent models to adapt to. In terms of quality, Lexus and Toyota are very much top of the world. Not because they make their cars with craftsmen like in Aston Martin, Bentley and Rolls Royce, but considering that their operations and manufacturing facilities are sophisticatedly automated, what they have achieved in minimising production faults, lowering costs and on-time delivery is indeed a feet no other manufacturere on earth could match. As pointed out by several international analysts 2 years ago, Toyota was the world's richest manufacturer, being able to buy out the entire Ford Group (world no.3) in CASH and with their success continuing to escalate, the rest i believe, you can certainly predict. I've driven the first IS200 with the 6 speed manual box and though the car lacked low rev torque, it behaved significantly well and on the PLUS highway, 200km/h was done in sublime fashion; cool, calm and collected they might say, and if i was given the blind folded test, i would have thought it was a Teutonic Beemer or a Merc. Toyota has several design studios in the world, with the Calty Research Centre in California being its main art house. Those of you who pinpoint Toyotas and Lexae cars as copy cats for designs from BMW and other manufacturers are wrong. In fact their designs have always been an evolutionary process; trace the looks of the first batch of Lexae and see the process for your self. Even Proton now has developed a family look for its subsequent models to adapt to.

In terms of quality, Lexus and Toyota are very much top of the world. Not because they make their cars with craftsmen like in Aston Martin, Bentley and Rolls Royce, but considering that their operations and manufacturing facilities are sophisticatedly automated, what they have achieved in minimising production faults, lowering costs and on-time delivery is indeed a feet no other manufacturere on earth could match. As pointed out by several international analysts 2 years ago, Toyota was the world’s richest manufacturer, being able to buy out the entire Ford Group (world no.3) in CASH and with their success continuing to escalate, the rest i believe, you can certainly predict.

I’ve driven the first IS200 with the 6 speed manual box and though the car lacked low rev torque, it behaved significantly well and on the PLUS highway, 200km/h was done in sublime fashion; cool, calm and collected they might say, and if i was given the blind folded test, i would have thought it was a Teutonic Beemer or a Merc.

]]> By: tHe CuLpRit http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57553 tHe CuLpRit Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:33:37 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57553 aiyoh... u guys are a hard lot to please... if put exhaust middle, copy Mini.. if put side, why no dual or quad exhaust.... so wht i think of the exhaust above? its abit weird, but it looks damn garang! its a look tht will definately grow on u... see lar.. slowly others will do it too.. kudos to toyota for the originality! but errr... why "F"??? and the logo damn lame one... well as long as its performance is good with a capital F! aiyoh… u guys are a hard lot to please… if put exhaust middle, copy Mini.. if put side, why no dual or quad exhaust….

so wht i think of the exhaust above? its abit weird, but it looks damn garang! its a look tht will definately grow on u… see lar.. slowly others will do it too.. kudos to toyota for the originality!

but errr… why “F”??? and the logo damn lame one… well as long as its performance is good with a capital F!

]]> By: king http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57539 king Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:47:01 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57539 spot on.....lexus is only a toyota with a branded badge. spot on…..lexus is only a toyota with a branded badge.

]]> By: maxtek http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57535 maxtek Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:20:56 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57535 Come to think of it, I'd say that Lexus has a far better quality offering compared to BMW and Merc... The only thing is Branding... A lotta people think that Jap car technology is just somewhere behind... I read an article in Autocar Asean last month, saying that Lexus is actually coming back to Malaysia, similar to what VW did... You go Lexus... Come to think of it, I’d say that Lexus has a far better quality offering compared to BMW and Merc… The only thing is Branding… A lotta people think that Jap car technology is just somewhere behind… I read an article in Autocar Asean last month, saying that Lexus is actually coming back to Malaysia, similar to what VW did… You go Lexus…

]]> By: BobMarley http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57520 BobMarley Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:20:31 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57520 I read somewhere that the "F" simply stands for Fast. I think toyota/lexus is just trying to set themselves apart from the common "GT" and "GTS" badges that everyone else uses. I read somewhere that the “F” simply stands for Fast. I think toyota/lexus is just trying to set themselves apart from the common “GT” and “GTS” badges that everyone else uses.

]]> By: bugbear http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57504 bugbear Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:05:32 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57504 yea... indeed, there muz be reason, why they named it as "F" do anyone here know what is it? yea… indeed, there muz be reason, why they named it as “F”
do anyone here know what is it?

]]> By: shaun http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57503 shaun Thu, 07 Dec 2006 10:03:29 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57503 Each company gets their styling cues from each other there's no denying that fact. Extra points for BMW though for leading the styling pack. Honestly to me if this Lexus resembles a BMW then that's great for me but not so great for BMW owners haha. I think the stacked exhausts look interesting but not enough of a design marvel for me to go 'wow'. I quite like the IS-F name. Sounds like a name for some sort of fighter jet. Each company gets their styling cues from each other there’s no denying that fact. Extra points for BMW though for leading the styling pack.

Honestly to me if this Lexus resembles a BMW then that’s great for me but not so great for BMW owners haha.

I think the stacked exhausts look interesting but not enough of a design marvel for me to go ‘wow’.

I quite like the IS-F name. Sounds like a name for some sort of fighter jet.

]]> By: raybrig85 http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57493 raybrig85 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 09:16:45 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57493 unique... unique…

]]> By: legacy88 http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57488 legacy88 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:43:32 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57488 Now everyone copying everyone, what is the big matter about it? I think Lexus design is rather good now, especially the new IS. Now everyone copying everyone, what is the big matter about it? I think Lexus design is rather good now, especially the new IS.

]]> By: layman http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57483 layman Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:21:03 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57483 Stacked exhaust is not good enough, if the exhaust pipes design to place in the roof, that is visionary. Motorcycle has done that years ago. Stacked exhaust is not good enough, if the exhaust pipes design to place in the roof, that is visionary. Motorcycle has done that years ago.

]]> By: protonGL http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57479 protonGL Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:11:27 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57479 stack exhaust starts to look INTERESTING, stack exhaust starts to look INTERESTING,

]]> By: layman http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57478 layman Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:10:02 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57478 Another good try from Toyota. The 'F' just does not sound/look right. Another good try from Toyota. The ‘F’ just does not sound/look right.

]]> By: transformer http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57474 transformer Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:03:53 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57474 F=Fun ? F=Fast ? F=Fierce ? F=Furious ? F=Fools ? F=Fun ?
F=Fast ?
F=Fierce ?
F=Furious ?
F=Fools ?

]]> By: transformer http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57472 transformer Thu, 07 Dec 2006 08:01:22 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57472 eeee...... yuks! eeee…… yuks!

]]> By: pinoybeho http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57467 pinoybeho Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:24:18 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57467 There goes a design concept of toyota again - copying the rear configuration of a bmw. Yet those japanese complain about design infringement by the new breed of chinese. Y don't the japanese maintain design studios instead of industrial spies and come up with a new trend of being unique and functional and lead the world automakers in auto design? Soon the chinese will establish its own world market and compete among fellow chinese leaving the japanese and koreans out in the cold. Will the IS-F be called an Altezza again? Altezza, by the way, is far more efficient as it uses a 4 cyl. to produce 200PS while the American version IS200 uses a 6 cylinder engine. There goes a design concept of toyota again – copying the rear configuration of a bmw. Yet those japanese complain about design infringement by the new breed of chinese. Y don’t the japanese maintain design studios instead of industrial spies and come up with a new trend of being unique and functional and lead the world automakers in auto design? Soon the chinese will establish its own world market and compete among fellow chinese leaving the japanese and koreans out in the cold. Will the IS-F be called an Altezza again? Altezza, by the way, is far more efficient as it uses a 4 cyl. to produce 200PS while the American version IS200 uses a 6 cylinder engine.

]]> By: Nemo http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57461 Nemo Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:06:50 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57461 Wondering why "F", no class leh. What do you think if someone say "Hey, you see the "F" car has just passing by" Wondering why “F”, no class leh. What do you think if someone say “Hey, you see the “F” car has just passing by”

]]> By: aesthari http://paultan.org/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57459 aesthari Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:02:20 +0000 http://paultan.org/archives/2006/12/07/lexus-teases-us-with-lexus-is-f-rear-end/#comment-57459 I like the stacked exhaust, it looks outstanding among the side-by-side quad pipes. I like the stacked exhaust, it looks outstanding among the side-by-side quad pipes.

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