Lexus’ version of the M3 and RS4 is going to be released on Christmas day in Japan. It has now been slipped that the high-performance version of the IS will make it to the US this coming February.
According to Lexus chief Takeshi Yoshida we will only have to wait a few more months to see the car in your neighborhood Lexus showoom. Yoshida let it slip at a recent media event that Europe and the US will receive the IS-F either by late February or early March.
Lexus hopes to sell 7,000 units worldwide, with 5,500 of those sales coming from the US. The IS-F is powered by a 5.0L V8 with 417 horsepower and 371 lb-ft of torque.
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