The highly successful Lexus IS medium sedan series has already been trouble for the German BMW 3-Series, Audi A4 and Mercedes C-Class. It seems that Lexus will not settle with competing against the ...

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Cars like the Lexus IS500 are a dying breed, and it's likely the last time you'll see something like this from Lexus. Hybrids and EVs are the priority moving forward. That's just how it is. But for ...

It's almost improbable that Lexus still sells the IS500 F Sport Performance, the version of its otherwise conventional IS compact sport sedan that debuted for 2022 with a 472-hp 5.0-liter V-8. The ...

Manufacturers publish specs for performance cars so that buyers can debate and brag about them. Many specs are accurate, others fall below expectations but when an OEM puts forth entire performance ...

With every day that passes we get more and more upset that Lexus isn’t bringing the IS500 F-Sport to the UK and Europe. Remember this is a small, BMW 3 Series-sized saloon (or ‘sedan’) with rear-wheel ...

Hot take: The Lexus IS is, purely in terms of exterior design, the best-looking car in its segment. Not as hot a take: This V8 variant—officially known as the 2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport ...

While many have gone V-6, four-cylinder, turbo, or electrified, Lexus still offers the old-school IS with a V-8—for now. You always know when you’re doing something for the first time, but you almost ...

Stuffing a 5.0-liter V8 engine under the hood of a smallish sedan sounds like a recipe for plenty of fun, and the prospect of just such a machine from Japan keeps Toyota and Lexus enthusiasts up at ...

About a decade ago, compact sports sedans offered naturally aspirated V-8s that absolutely ripped. Before everyone went turbo, the E90 BMW M3, the B7 Audi RS4, and the W204 Mercedes C63 AMG crammed in ...

Lexus is offering a Launch Edition version of the new IS500. It has a special exterior color and suede interior trim, along with a serialized plaque inside. The IS500 will go on sale in the U.S. this ...