[Motor]

Big Shoes to Fill, the Next-Generation Lexus IS

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[Motor]

Next generation Lexus IS makes the rounds

Next-gen Lexus IS mule makes the rounds

Much like the larger GS sedan that we recently spied, Lexus is apparently working on a substantial overhaul for its smaller rear-drive IS, as well.

Though still in early test mule stages, the next IS is expected to ride on a shorter version of the GS platform, which could give it a slightly wider stance than the car currently on the road. Expect the usual sedan and convertible variants to be on hand, as well as a forthcoming IS coupe set to battle the BMW 3 Series and upcoming Mercedes-Benz C-class two-door.

The reworked IS sedan will likely bow sometime in 2012 and the coupe is pegged to arrive shortly thereafter with the usual V6 powertrains as well as an eventual high-performance F variant in at least one bodystyle. The only question we have is, will a force-fed four powerplant also join the party?

 

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Update!

2014 Lexus IS

Work has started on a new 4-door sedan based on the FT-86 platform.

Although it’s nearly a half decade away, we are hearing reports that the next-generation IS sedan will make its debut sometime in 2013. The reason, according to our sources, is that work has started on a new 4-door sedan based on the FT-86 platform. For those who are not familiar with the FT-86, it’s the concept car that made news at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show. As the spiritual successor to the old Levin AE-86, a car we called the Corolla coupe, the rear-wheel-drive FT-86 will make its debut in June 2012.

As for the Lexus IS, this car will be built atop a stretched version of the FT-86 chassis. Toyota boss Akio Toyoda is keen on spicing up Toyota’s image into one with a more powerful emphasis on sport, so we hear the next IS will look and perform sportier than the current model.

While the FT-86 sports car will be powered by Subaru’s EJ20 engine (2.0-liter flat-4), the IS will be powered by a 2.5-liter naturally aspirated 4-cylinder and/or a 3.6-liter flat-6. The 2014 Lexus IS F will continue with a high-powered V-8 that’ll make the luxury sedan a presence on the racetrack.

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[HardtopGTS]

Hmmm. Impossible to know whats truth or bs.

 

[Yca]

not feeling the blue one,, RX-8/Aston wanna be..

 

[ajh1717]

RX-8/Aston wanna be..

Uhh, what?

 

[GSBoek]

I'll brush away the FT-86 platform rumor as coming from someone with nothing to do. It doesn't make any sense.

 

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Lexus IS F Coupe

Update!

Lexus IS-F Coupe Imagined

STORY HIGHLIGHTS:

* The IS-F only comes in a saloon form
* Virtual world brings us a coupe version
* Comes with an aggressive appearance

Hopefully, the next generation IS comes in a coupe form.

 

[Motor]

Update!

Next-Gen Lexus IS Hybrid?

Japan*ese mag*a*zine Best Car is report*ing the next-generation Lexus IS will be com*ing this Sep*tem*ber, and will be avail*able as a V6 hybrid capa*ble of 58 MPG (4l/100kms) — here’s their pho*to*chop attempt at the third gen*er*a*tion IS.

 

[Yca]

boring..

 

[marc]

as "sporty" as Toyota wants to make this car seem, when you actually drive an IS its a terrible, boring, dead fish dry hump.

Yes, its fast - but there's no sensation of speed or feedback through the steering wheel as to what the car is doing.

 

[GSBoek]

Update!

Next-Gen Lexus IS Hybrid?

They didn't even try with that rendering.

 

[x310gtsx]

They didn't even try with that rendering.

but they put those led fog lights... :laugh:
that'll easily hold 'em over another generation or so, lol :faint:

 

[Motor]

Update!

Next-Generation Lexus IS F?

 

[Yca]

to busy.. I like the current one..

 

[marc]

http://autophiliac.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/why-the-lexus-f-line-is-stupid/

 

[Quentin]

http://autophiliac.wordpress.com/2011/02/23/why-the-lexus-f-line-is-stupid/

good read. Even though I've always looked at the ISF is a car to compete with a Maxima

 

[marc]

good read. Even though I've always looked at the ISF is a car to compete with a Maxima

 

[Quentin]

Oh true. I thought the Max cost more and the Lexus cost less (googles and see's vast price diffrence). I rather rock a M3 than a ISF.

 

[atrac7GTS]

Oh true. I thought the Max cost more and the Lexus cost less (googles and see's vast price diffrence). I rather rock a M3 than a ISF.

How the hell would a maxima ever cost more than pretty much one of Lexus's most niche vehicle?