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      02-22-2021, 02:14 PM   #43
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Originally Posted by Sublime00 View Post
Ancient just means reliable.

It's a great engine. I think you have to drive one of the F cars that have it to appreciate it.
The fact that this car even exists in 2021 is an accomplishment. I was not in the financial position to jump on the original IS F so I'm very excited that I'll have the opportunity this time around.

Finally something different in this segment and for once, I think Lexus knows exactly what they're doing here. A full on F model to compete with M3 and C63 would probably cost too much, probably not perform as well if the RC-F is any indication, and people wouldn't be able to justify it over the Germans. But as an S4/340 competitor, this thing speaks to me. And I'm not really an N/A V8 or Lexus fan in particular.
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