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      03-09-2006, 11:08 PM   #1
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IS 500!

In the new Road and Track magazine, they have a picture of the new IS 500. They are saying that it will be going up right against the new M3, with a 400 hp V-8 engine. Not a whole lot of info but still something new to look at!!

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/spy-pho...upe-141213.php
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looks cool
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the exhaust looks like crap. tri-tip???
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the exhaust they have in the road and track magazine are two dual exhausts but they are on top of each other instead of side to side
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I guess we'll have to wait and see but it would AMAZE me if lexus could even come close to the M3 in all around performance. I would guess it would be much closer to one of the similar sized Mercedes AMG models. I'm no expert though, so we'll see.
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so NOBODY here thinks it looks like a scion tC????
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so NOBODY here thinks it looks like a scion tC????
I honestly dont like the body of the IS 350 nor the IS500, but i think it will be nice to see another car company try and take the crown from BMW and its M3.
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In the R&T magazine, they are stating that it will be using a tuned down version of the New Supra's engine.
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if anything it looks like a g35 in shape....it's cool, but it will never beat the m3 in all around performance.
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M3>IS500, they're trying to take what bmw is known for (m3) and they arent doing a very good job of it, that car looks bleh to me.
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I like it minus the exhaust. Its hard to say what it is better or worse than at this point since it doesn't even exist yet but I like the look.
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