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2008 Lexus IS-F

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Kelley Blue Book Retail:  $42,400 – $42,900   Change Vehicle

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EPA Fuel Economy:
 City: 16   Highway: 23
Available Engines:
 416-hp, 5.0-liter V-8 (premium)
Available Transmissions: 8-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual

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 What We Don't
•Performance version of IS
•First of new F-series line
•416-hp V-8
•Eight-speed automatic
•Modified interior and exterior
•Large Brembo brakes
 
+0 - 60 mph in 4.9 sec.
+Interior trim
+Tame trunklid spoiler
+Quad tailpipe design
+Eight airbags
+Standard stability system
 
-No manual transmission
-Some transmission lag
-Manual-shift mode quirks
-Squirrely rear end
-Peculiar domed hood
-Tight backseat
 

Vehicle Summary

It took an awfully long time, but Lexus has finally thrown its noodle into the alphabet soup of automotive performance variants. Where Audi's A4 comes as a souped-up (oh, the irony) RS4, the BMW 3 Series comes as an M3, and the Acura TL comes as a TL Type-S, the Lexus IS compact sport sedan now comes as an IS-F, the first but definitely not the last in Lexus' high-performance line.  Read more 

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4dr Rear-wheel Drive Base

 $56,000

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