Rumor: Lexus to develop 429-hp lightweight IS-F/R V8 super-sedan

Filed under: Autos | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: December 13, 2007 | 1 Comment

Rumor: Lexus to develop 429-hp lightweight IS-F/R V8 super-sedan
The Lexus IS-F/R V8 super-sedan was already a capable car and they have lived up to the promise of going head-t head with the like of the Audi RS4, BMW M3 and the Mercedes C63 AMG. But it seems as if the Toyota owned company have yet another ace up its sleeve and are working hard at beating the competition.

Lexus 429-hp lightweight IS-FR

What the Japanese automakers plans to do is increasing the power output from the V8 engine another 12 horsepower to give it 429-hp, although that does not sound like much to give the IS-F/R increased performance just consider that Lexus plan to reduce the weight of this super-sedan by 220-Ib. According to Auto Blog At the moment the standard Lexus IS-F/R costs about 7.7 million Yen, however the lightweight version is rumored to cost 11 million Yen.

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One Response to “Rumor: Lexus to develop 429-hp lightweight IS-F/R V8 super-sedan”

  1. ben jones says:

    omg man that ios one awesome ride it sort of looks like mine ha ha wait a minute that is my car what areyou doing with my car

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