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| Description |
| TheCarConnection.com’s car experts read reviews from the most respected automotive Web sites to produce this comprehensive review of the new 2008 Lexus IS-F. TheCarConnection.com’s editors also drove the 2008 Lexus IS-F, and offer our opinion on its performance, styling, safety and features where other reviews might have different opinions. |
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| Road Test |
Lexus introduced its IS-series sedan in the early 2000s, and followed it with a sportback wagon. But rather than beef up the brand’s reputation for performance, the IS-series distracted from the usual Lexus selling points -- luxury, quietness and flawless quality.
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| Positive Points |
- - Rocketlike V-8 power
- - Rapid-shifting eight-speed automatic
- - Flawless interior fit and finish
- - Massive Brembo brakes
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| Negative Points |
- - Bolt-on look of some exterior pieces
- - No manual transmission
- - No all-wheel-drive option
- - Like the competition, stunning pricetag
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