Lexus at SEMA: 800hp IS-F?

**Luxury&Exotics** · 09-30-2008 06:40 AM

SEMA PREVIEW:
LEXUS TO SHOW FOUR MODIFIED IS-Fs INCLUDING VORSTEINER IS-F and 800HP WIDEBODY IS-F

After making a huge impact at last year’s SEMA Show, Lexus is returning for 2008 in full force. The Japanese luxury brand has given four IS-F sport sedans to different companies and the finished products will be on display at SEMA. We can confirm that one vehicle was given to Andrew Beckford and RJ de Vera at MotorwordHype.com and will be transformed into a modest but athletic vehicle featuring Vorsteiner aerodynamics, an H&R Springs suspension, Volk wheels and Michelin tires. Beckford from Motorworldhype says a one-off supercharger is in the works for the car but that it likely won’t be ready in time for SEMA.

Fox Marketing (the only company yet to release photos) is building a second car, and, claims Brian Fox, will make 800hp thanks to a twin turbo setup. This car will most likely be the most extreme IS-F at the show and will also have a widebody kit, iForged wheels and a Callaway golf theme.

**bunnn** · 09-30-2008 09:12 PM

wow if they just fix the exhaust.. i think that would be quite good looking

**cerfus** · 09-30-2008 10:17 PM

you cant judge this car until you've seen in it person...its pretty, no it's really really fucking mean looking.

I would consider buying this car, if it was a manual..

**TonyD** · 09-30-2008 10:29 PM

I finally saw one today. Pretty good sounding.

**anpk05** · 10-01-2008 06:09 PM

just saw a blue is-f on 91 east....man that was one big car

**vwong** · 10-02-2008 07:44 PM

The place I used to work tried bidding on getting one of those 4 cars. However, their proposal was so pathetic and unprofessional. They just threw some big names (aftermarket companies) in the proposal with no concept picture or drawing of the finished product. They only threw in a few pictures of a stock IS350 in the proposal. And the worst part was that those pictures were the marketing pictures from Lexus website. The resolution was so low when they blew up the pictures, they looked very pixely (is that a word?). The entire proposal looked to me like a freaking 9th grade project. Thank god they didn't get the car.