Lexus developing lightweight IS-F Evo

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Lexus is rumoured to be developing a more track-oriented lightweight version of the Lexus IS-F, which is seen by some to be too tame to be a competitor to the Audi RS4 and the BMW M3. Obviously inspired by lightweight editions of it’s competitors like the M3 CSL, the new lightweight version is to be called the Lexus IS-F Evo, will use carbon fibre bodywork and have it’s interior stripped out. 0-100km/h acceleration times are expected to be under 5 seconds.

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  • acbc (Member) on Apr 02, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    Woo… a sports sedan for both daily driving and weekend bullying…

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  • ChipS (Member) on Apr 02, 2007 at 10:32 pm

    Evo ? taking Mitsu's naming ?

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  • aesthari (Member) on Apr 02, 2007 at 11:18 pm

    Evo? Duh, better be more creative with names here. How about engine and running gear? Well, if they are only making it lighter, maybe they should try Lexus IS-F Diet :)

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  • hondadriver (Member) on Apr 02, 2007 at 11:19 pm

    the name evo or evolution is not a new name for performance cars. one of the all time great rally cars, the lancia delta integrale EVO used that name years back before mitsubishi became a household name in rallying.

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  • superman (Member) on Apr 02, 2007 at 11:50 pm

    BMW & Mercs used the moniker EVo or Evolution even earlier,- back in the late 80s on the 190Es and M3s ..

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  • xg9 (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 12:02 am

    everybodys using evo on their car… how about change the name to something diff… like revolution maybe? revo… lol

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  • drM (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 1:07 am

    another desperation case.

    claiming the territtory of the M3? the holy land of the most respected M3?

    dont even think of sharing. you will never. you must be kidding man.

    well, outside chance maybe. but still, discard that double-doubled exhaust. very-very weird and very-very bad. and also the side vents. awful.

    and hey, drop that Evo thing. gimme face la bro..

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  • silverfish (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 1:50 am

    As was said by some above, the EVO moniker was used by plenty of other people before the Mitsubishi Evo came around.

    Anyway, nice to see that Lexus are trying to break the stranglehold that the Germans have on the uber saloon market. Who knows they may just succeed? They've certainly got the resources.

    Go back several years and people were laughing at Lexus' attempt at the luxury car market. Guess who is laughing now? Never say never.

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  • transformer (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 4:08 am

    evolution is good! keep on improving! give its competitor headache!

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  • mystvearn (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 4:23 am

    Better put that 8-speed gearbox in this car.

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  • jazz1011 (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 6:21 pm

    Pretty cool look.

    But the quad-pipes do look a bit odd.

    Would really love to see how it actually peerforms against the RS4 and M3.

    Hmm … a Lexus Evo – I could live with that.

    Cheers!

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  • layman (Member) on Apr 03, 2007 at 8:31 pm

    Compare this car with M3 and RS4 is like compare a chicken with an eagle.

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