- Lexus Test Drive
From the biggest car company in the East, to the Fastest Track in the West, to the hottest high-speed chase ever seen on Test Drive – we’ve got it all in our Test Drive of the 2008 Lexus IS-F!
Host Tommy Kendall hooks up with renegade Lexus engineer Yukihiko Yaguchi in Japan, drops the hammer at Willow Springs Raceway with racecar driver Scott Pruett and plays cat and mouse with drifting champ Rhys Millen in Long Beach, California as we Test Drive the hottest performance car to ever roll off the Lexus assembly line: the Lexus IS-F!
Engine & Performance
Engine Type: V8, 90-degree with aluminum block and cylinder heads
Horsepower (SAE): 416 @ 6,600 rpm [1]
Torque: 371 lb.-ft. @ 5,200 rpm[1]
Displacement: 5.0 liters (4,969 cm3/303.2 cu. in.)
Valvetrain: DOHC, 32- valve, Intake camshaft with Electric Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-iE), Exhaust camshaft with Hydraulic Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i)
Fuel Economy
City (mpg) - EPA estimated: 16
Highway (mpg) - EPA estimated: 23
Fuel Capacity: 16.9 gal.
Transmission & Drivetrain
Drive Type: Front engine, rear-wheel drive
Transmission: 8-Speed Sport Direct Shift automatic with paddle shifters and Manual mode
Wheels & Tires
Wheel Size/Type: 19 x 8 in. front / 19 x 9 in. rear; directional 10-spoke forged aluminum (BBS manufactured for Lexus)
Tire Size/Type: 225/40R19 front – 255/35R19 rear
Spare Tire and Wheel: Temporary spare
Tire Brands: Bridgestone Potenza, Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (both built to IS F spec)
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