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LEXUS IS-F

When you use your nation’s most historic motorsport venue to develop a ground-breaking sports sedan, it would be only fair to pay tribute to that place when naming the vehicle.

The Lexus IS-F was based on the ultra-conservative IS350 but with twice the power and abundant attitude. About the only element of drear it wasn’t able to shake was the shape, but some anonymity could work in its favour when radar police were looking for targets.

US buyers were the first to see the IS-F when it debuted at the Detroit International Auto Show during January 2007. Parked beside it and stealing more

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