Lexus IS: Exclusive From Jay Leno

A famous American showman went on the very first test of the latest generation of the sedan.

Look of the car hidden under camouflage specifications are kept secret. According to Leno, IS received an elongated base and sports chassis, which can easily match the handling with BMW 3-Series and Cadillac ATS.

The new Lexus IS will debut in mid-January at the Motor Show NAIAS-2013 in Detroit. Meanwhile, in addition to the sedan and coupe - its prototype called LF-CC show in September.

TMG Sports 650 Review

Athletic department, Toyota showed charged modification LS flagship sedan previous generation.

Under the hood of new items - 5.0 V8 engine with twin-turbo capacity of 650 liters. with. (765 Nm at 5460 r / min), aggregated with vosmidiapazonnoy automatic transmission. This combination provides a two-ton car 0-100 km / h in 3.9 seconds - the best score in the class, and a top speed of 320 km / h

Sports sedan also received aggressive Aerocom, rear limited slip differential Torsen, sharper steering, stiffer suspension, powerful brakes with carbon-ceramic discs and wheels for 20 ".

The car will go on sale under his own name TMG Sports 650. Prices will be announced later.

Lexus LF-LC Review on Sydney 2012 With Images Photo

Lexus LF-LC - At the Australian Motor Show concept coupe show for the second time - now in blue.

In addition to the exterior, which is made of carbon fiber and aluminum, LF-LC got another salon coloring. In addition became known power hybrid gasoline-electric propulsion system, which causes all the wheels - more than 500 liters. with.

The company is currently studying the market prospects of such a machine, the head of Australian division Lexus Tony Kremb. So in mass production, they will not soon - in the next 3-5 years.

New Lexus IS-F Preview, Images Wallpaper

The first generation model of Lexus IS-F was published in 2007. This means that even the time came for us to think about the Lexus second-generation sports sedan. Actually, this is a manufacturer and busy.

The Japanese brand is going to introduce a new generation of its models in just a couple of years. While the company Lexus strives to keep all details of the car in secret, but some details still pop out.

Thus, recently overseas edition Autoblog has learned that Japanese engineers are considering installing a new Lexus IS-F turbocharged engine. What volume it will be, in general, will - so far, we can only say that, in any case, the company will have to set the sports-sedan engine with at least 450 horsepower. Otherwise, it will be hard to compete Lexus'u to competitive models in this segment.

Recall that the current generation of the car is equipped with a weather-power unit working volume of 5.0 liters and 423 hp It works in conjunction with an 8-speed automatic transmission.

Lexus LF-CC Preview Images

So look sedan and coupe-convertible Series IS

The prototype was most pronounced in the corporate grille leksusovskom style L-Finesse, a special body color Fluid Titanium, salon organized on the principle of Human Machine Interface and the new hybrid installation. It consists of a 2.5 petrol engine and electric motor with water cooling (data not given) - the same as installing equip the new IS.