Lexus’ Ultimate Sleeper — Petersen Automotive Museum

Despite not remaining a entire reincarnation of the first IS F, the IS 500 F Activity Performance is very little to sleep on. I have to acknowledge, when I very first acquired into the automobile and drove it all over the block, I was not impressed. It appeared a little bit sluggish and the transmission was a little clunky at small speeds. Nonetheless, opening it up and using benefit of the V-8 motor speedily modifications points. 

Activity+ method in manual method brings out the most effective for the 500. If you’re applied to turbocharged automobiles, the the natural way aspirated engine surely will not be as fast and punchy off the line. But the 472 horsepower is far more than more than enough to get the car heading. Revving it out to 5-6,000 RPMs was a sweet place and will get the motor vehicle purring nicely.

In terms of handling, the 500 retains its have. Even via small, tight streets, managing is nimble and it has no trouble remaining thrown into corners thanks to the adaptive suspension. The travel practice retains up nicely tucking and turning by corners, in spite of getting that considerably electricity heading to the rear wheels. 

I have read combined assessments on the exterior styling of this vehicle. Some say it’s much too around the top though other folks imagine it’s not intense ample. I appreciated the styling of this vehicle and felt that it was just enough to exude “sporty luxury sedan” but not also a lot that it plainly showed how a lot energy was actually underneath the hood. Quite a few moments when I was asked what was so exclusive about the motor vehicle and described how it experienced a 5.-liter V-8, men and women had been taken aback, as numerous really don’t assume that out of one thing that appears to be like like the 500. Personally, I was a major fan of the sleeper standing. From a fast glance of the exterior, you truly can’t inform the change involving it and a standard IS 350 unless you observe the minor hood bump, wider fenders, or quad-tip exhaust.