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LEXUS IS350 F SPORT

3456cc V6, RWD, 233kW/378Nm, 8-speed auto, 1685kg, $75,000

MONTH 02

THIS MONTH 9.79L/100KM

AVERAGE 9.8L/100KM

THIS MONTH 2478KM

TOTAL 2585KM

What’s the point of having two dedicated sports modes if even the most focused one is about as sporting as dynamiting fish in a barrel? After a spirited cross-country drive in the Lexus IS350 F Sport, I have to wonder. Even in the lairiest Sport S+ mode, you’ll brake for a corner and when you get back onto

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