11 December 2013

Lexus teases new F car



For all you Lexus F fans out there ...

Well, look, there may be only a few of you, but that makes each of you special, right?, writes Brian Byrne.

Anyhow, a new F car to join, or replace, the one based on the older IS series car is being teased and promised for reveal at the Detroit Auto Show.

Nobody is sure whether it will be IS based or GS, the latter muttered about in recent months in the rumoursphere. But there's money on it being a high-powered variant of the new RC Coupe unveiled recently at Tokyo. That itself is IS based, so those who fancy a bit more punch than the IS 300h have something to look forward to.

Details will no doubt leak in due course, but expect a 5.0 V8 like the current IS F, and Lexus is hoping to steal some thunder from BMW who will be debuting their new M3 and M4 at the same show.