Lexus IS-F. So I finally decided to upload a video after taking a break for ages lol
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@apb14414 жыл бұрын
12 years later i bet this exact test car is still running (assuming no accidents...) lets see how a BWM M3 from the same year is going... oh wait nvm :-D
@pthetech-guy75484 жыл бұрын
Lol
@cot998 Жыл бұрын
They all spun rod bearing 😂
@user-dx6ss1pu8m Жыл бұрын
15 years later. I still prefer an 08 ISF over a new M4. Once a Lexus lover, always a Lexus lover😎😎
@SharkbaitOhLala11 жыл бұрын
The ISF has a solid feel to it. I tracked the car from 9am all the way to 4.30pm one day, zero brake fade or problems. I washed the car, vacuumed the interior and voila, it's back to the comfortable cruiser that my wife loves. I know other owners that have put 80,000 miles on the car and it still looks and feels the same as it did rolling out of the dealer's driveway. Very well built car.
@minchang40576 жыл бұрын
Have one and fully agree with what you say mate.
@apt625 жыл бұрын
Zero brake fade? That’s not possible
@apt624 жыл бұрын
Elgin Lam I’ve seen one with 330k miles on it
@Hakuna_My_Tatas4 жыл бұрын
Wade H, yeah the rotors are prone to cracking near the holes.
@mr.e56254 жыл бұрын
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@MD-uu5nt Жыл бұрын
I know this is an old video but it sums up why people stopped watching terrestrial TV. "It won't change down when you want" Yeah....because you are at way too high revs and the car doesn't want to explode the gearbox by putting 9000rpm so you can't shift into first. This car gives you the gear you want every single time unless you are already in the lowest possible gear for the engine speed. Also, the beeps on the upshift are not even remotely intrusive or annoying. They are really useful.
@arendrossouw37846 жыл бұрын
The lexus is the only car you can own for a long time, reliability wise and maintanance, its a normal N/A V8 and not high revving like a M3
@michaelangelo5783 Жыл бұрын
It's not that high revving is bad, it's that the quality was lacking. Honda NSX's had no problem revving to 8000+ since 1989.
@MP-ym5jc Жыл бұрын
@@michaelangelo5783 NSX a v8? Its not compatible and NSX still not have that reliability.
@michaelangelo5783 Жыл бұрын
@@MP-ym5jc I never said the original NSX had a V8. I did state that it was high revving and reliable, insuating that the E92 M3 simply lacked quality engineering, as did the E60 M5 with its glorious 8,250rpm V-10.
@colby3333 Жыл бұрын
What did high revving do for the car?
@michaelangelo5783 Жыл бұрын
@@colby3333 Revs allow a smaller engine to make similar peak horsepower as a larger engine, though less torque of course (M3 is 4.0L, ISF is 5.0L, both had nearly rated HP). And of course a high revver feels more racecar like.
@dawnpoint7 жыл бұрын
Some bolt-ons and maybe an ECU flash and you get 500hp at the crank and no compromised reliability.
@7Logik5 жыл бұрын
I only care about whp, I'd love to see a dyno of intake exhaust cam and a tune , bet you could see about 450-475rwhp
@a-hvlogs20464 жыл бұрын
@@7Logik are you high? getting more at the crank will translate? please tell me a way to gain WHP without gaining anything at the crank..
@7Logik4 жыл бұрын
@@a-hvlogs2046 in other words , using crank hp as a guideline is practically useless since whp will actually be actually used, crank hp sells cars , whp/'wtq wins races
@lordoftherims4363 жыл бұрын
@@7Logik the most ive seen is444rwhp on e30, headers, exhaust, tune and intake, nobody makes cams or upgraded valvetrain
@MultiMindRape3 жыл бұрын
@@lordoftherims436 what about ported manifold and throttlebody?
@fwoodman12 жыл бұрын
It has Japanese car reliability and the good customer service of Lexus. Win...win....
@molon___labe3 жыл бұрын
And performance of German sport cars (Ms and AMGs) win...win...win!
@deanstuart39226 жыл бұрын
I had the chance to drive this (300 mikes uk roads) and boy is it better than bmw m3. And nobody battered an eye lid until i started it up.
@t-money102 жыл бұрын
Had my isF for about a month and wow!!!!! This car just always gives me a smile when I drive it... ❤️ Toyota
@Top_Gear_Clips_Central Жыл бұрын
hows the reliability
@lancercool19925 жыл бұрын
To some, Lexus never meant boring, is = altezza, altezza was legendary.
@jameswhitehorn64324 жыл бұрын
Right! The good one was JDM only though, so it’s strictly for the heads!
@aaryeshg.65263 жыл бұрын
1st gen Lexus iS300. Gets you a base 2JZ (non turbo ofcourse but still 220 hp). Although most of them sold with automatics, not surprising. Could still get a manual however.
@frameofmind2296 ай бұрын
I remember when Jeremy Clarkson talked shit about the 8 speed hear box only to see literally every single car maker adopt more gears in the years to come.
@SharkbaitOhLala11 жыл бұрын
Do a couple of track days in this car and you start to appreciate the bleep. When you're concentrating on following the racing line, the bleep allows you to keep your eyes on the road. It's also deliberately loud enough to be heard even with a helmet on. I love the feature on my 2012 ISF.
@B__L Жыл бұрын
If you can't tell you're at the redline just by the engine note you don't belong anywhere near a track
@SharkbaitOhLala Жыл бұрын
@@B__L you are obviously new to motorsports. Redline beeps are extremely common and were used way before the ISF.
@B__L Жыл бұрын
@@SharkbaitOhLala Still doesn’t change my point
@Midshipcub Жыл бұрын
This car revs fast and the beep is a nice way to key you in before you’re bouncing off the rev limiter. Ask any of my friends that have codriven my car
@imyeg6 Жыл бұрын
Im lucky enough to own one of these - What a machine! best car ive owned! I think its time to go out and burn rubber!
@arche02415 жыл бұрын
I own one and all I can say awesome, great power, handling, luxury and looks all in a best bang for you buck. Granted the M3, C63, RS4 and CTS-V are great cars in there segment either choice is a win win. Unfortunately in the car mag industry they dont give the ISF the credit it deserves very M3 biased.
@AndrewPruteanu3 жыл бұрын
If only he reviewed the 2010 and up with the limited slip diff
@colby3333 Жыл бұрын
My 09 is FBO has been trouble free. Just oil changes, brake pads and tires.
@icecold89742 жыл бұрын
I still have my 08 Lexus isf. Has 140k miles and it’s been through a valley plate gasket and a fuel pump. Not a single other pet has failed. Just regular maintenance.
@melniv79716 ай бұрын
Hi, how much for the valley plate ? And how many kilometers ?
@icecold89746 ай бұрын
@@melniv7971 it cost me $1800 usd, I started to smell and see drops of coolant around 110k miles.
@Strike8613 жыл бұрын
Best sounding V8 in a luxury saloon since the S62 in the E39 M5. The new M3's V8 sounds like a Honda.
@akazi15823 жыл бұрын
9 year old comment that didn’t age well. Wait till past you sees what happened to cars. Lol
@Strike863 жыл бұрын
@@akazi1582 I don't remember writing this but man, you're right. I was wrong, too - the E90 M3's V8 sounds awesome. 10 years from now I doubt we'll have engine sounds at all so I guess I should probably appreciate the Godawful noise the F30 M3 makes too.
@Autoshopwing12 жыл бұрын
Yes it is and is not a waste of time. The bleeping means you're too high of an RPM to shift down. Good for saving your engine from over revving. It also bleeps when you reach the REV limit, so you can concentrate on the road instead of having to look down on the RPM meter. Brilliant! Same thing with 8 speed transmission which the new BMW's will now have. Funny how when the ISF first came out some people said it had too many gears. Now they are copying it. Toyota for the Win!
@ActionHeinz5 жыл бұрын
Fuck it, Tiff. If your near 6000 rpm and you want to shift down, it’s pretty clear the car refuses to do that. And thank god, the car stays in the rev limiter instead of shifting up automatically. That’s how it should work, so why complaining about a few beeps?
@SHOTTADRIZZY10 жыл бұрын
The best is the F
@yanzodadon14 жыл бұрын
gotta be one of my favourite sounding engines
@dariog36th4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Yamaha knows a thing or two about sound.
@Toyota4Life15 жыл бұрын
IS-F > C63 > M3
@MrExtr12343 жыл бұрын
Performance wise c63 is way ahead
@NicoYoshimitsu3 жыл бұрын
@@MrExtr1234 but Not the quallity
@terrancecollins26964 жыл бұрын
Love my ISF 🙏🏾🙏🏾
@glennonggara13 жыл бұрын
I also have one and it is awesome. It can be quiet, really quiet and comfy and stealthy. And of course, it can also be loud and fast. I bought the blue 2011. I kinda regret though getting the the white leather seats since it easily gets stained. The white seats are now kinda bluish from the indigo that bleeds from my jeans.
@slpwlkr0415 жыл бұрын
the cheif designer worked on the supra...he knows whats up.
@celrolla77603 жыл бұрын
The Lexus isf is really sleep on car
@osanshouo16843 жыл бұрын
I think it does have a rev light, is an adjustable ring light on the tachometer, unless it was added on later models. The same for maximum speed warning ring, well, for the speedometer, adjustable as well.
@SNORKYMEDIA2 жыл бұрын
yes
@colby3333 Жыл бұрын
No
@iKnollex12 жыл бұрын
@faketrucz Honestly with how much power this beast has, I'm not sure I'd WANT it to be a manual...
@DrJ204212 жыл бұрын
i hope lexus keep making fun cars. i hate that audi is so front heavy id take this any day lol
@CaKe4L1fe13 жыл бұрын
@faketrucz still kicks ass cuz it has paddle shifters, which is better than standard
@AyaxRo16 жыл бұрын
I'm sure some aftermarket tuner will come up with a way to remove the beeps, just as Tiff said.. Awesome car, it might have faults, but considering this a first from Lexus, its got some headroom for improvement and is acceptable.
@sdlausen19 ай бұрын
Funny how people made fun of Lexus for having 8 gears back then...
@tle10154 жыл бұрын
Who here is a ISF owner?
@is_manny_76483 жыл бұрын
I want to be
@tle10153 жыл бұрын
@@is_manny_7648 bro. Just buy it.
@dreday777643 жыл бұрын
I am. Mines obsidian black only done 52k km.. beautiful car!!
@colby3333 Жыл бұрын
✋
@GTSupraPyro14 жыл бұрын
I think only the F line of Lexus cars make that beeping noise. The LFA makes that exact same beeping noise when upshifting and downshifting.
@aerovaportrail13922 жыл бұрын
I really miss that show!
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
PS: the only tuning i like is rally spec tuning where the results are apparent...i dont like it when people glue all kinds of body kit parafernalia to a car and say its tuned
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
here's the deal with performance cars the engines are under alot of stress, even well built performance cars need regular service just to keep them in a safe condition the makers spent alot of time making shure it handles in a way so their customers dont kill themselves with a performance car you MUST rely on a good dealer network to keep your car happy and going with a tuned car, you're at the mercy of woever glued it together and when something breaks, you're on your own with fixing it
@Nateb12315 жыл бұрын
Redline an RX-8 and that beep will all be put into perspective. The RX-8 doesn't even beep, it just gives a constant piercing tone even though the car NEEDS to be redlined regularly.
@GrandPrixGTP0215 жыл бұрын
Actually it is! If you read the facts sheet on the LS600 and LS600h, they both have 5.0L V8s (slight modified for the hybrid of course), this is the same engine just in a smaller car but it still is an exhilarating car!! I used to work for Lexus so I know this for a fact!
@jannooking938412 жыл бұрын
Oh hi, I see you watch top gear, you must know a lot about cars! *Rolls his eyes*
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
@AHMADF9313 жыл бұрын
I wish the exhaust are all true. But, this is superb.
@D00FY13 жыл бұрын
Tiff is awesome
@WotanClub11 жыл бұрын
Lexus cars never turn on ? Well ask the owners of Lexus i got one and its a great car
@5818fa15 жыл бұрын
The transmission needs to replace on many IS 250. My IS 250 needed new transmission $5000, water pump $450, alternator $650, electric steering $1200 and headlight $1500. Yes headlights cost $1500 a piece and have their own computer to move the headlights. Also I can not see how fast my car is going or see my tachometer because the needle is a led light and does not work. I live in Arizona where it get hot and if I drive somewhere the car does not start sometimes. The dealer says they can not find the problem. I would think it is a sensor in the brake but they claim they can not fix it because they can not duplicate the problem. JUNK
@smz78005 жыл бұрын
@@5818fa1 is250 are known to be shitty cars. The is f have a better build.
@MD-uu5nt3 жыл бұрын
@@5818fa1 how old is it? Most manufacturers have a few lemons but your story is not a common one.
@is_manny_76483 жыл бұрын
probably wasn’t taken care of either lacking basic maintenance or high miles or both
@yco677 жыл бұрын
Early ISF's has an open diff?
@d1sturb3d1195 жыл бұрын
08-10. Throw in an LSD. Simple. I prefer the stiffer suspension.
@REDSIX13 жыл бұрын
@ICONTROLCARS as a review yes but they dont blow stuff up all the time on 5th gear. so, top gear> 5th gear.
@Hwoarang12111 жыл бұрын
You are completely right.
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
well i still have my old car that i had before the ISF, which is a Land Rover Defender 110SW 1992...it was my first car...paid 6000 quid for it, second hand, fully restored all ecomentallists hate me :D
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
well its not a truck and its not an suv...its a 4x4...THE 4x4....its actually quite economical...it has a 2.0 engine out of the Ford Transit van...ok you wont break any land speed records but it can cruise along arround 70-80mph
@MarcNeilson16 жыл бұрын
Yes same here, why on EARTH would it beep like that? Is there no way to turn it off? I was really keen on this car until I saw that.
@mustafasalih6345 Жыл бұрын
Best car ever made ❤❤❤
@sab0nes13 жыл бұрын
@arche024 The M3 is the benchmark so what do you expect.
@Autoshopwing12 жыл бұрын
Let me see BMW M3 DCT clutch system. Multiple problems talked about in the BMW forums. Now BMW has mastered it LOL.
@12389h12 жыл бұрын
@arche024 If God wills, I'm going to buy one soon. I currently drive a Mazdaspeed 6, and it will be a nice upgrade.
@Inyouremom3 жыл бұрын
Did you ever get it?
@freeflymonkey14 жыл бұрын
i own this car. i tested the m3 and m5, but this car always left me smiling.. BMW's are good....but this car is me. big, bulbous, loud, mean, fast, and sweet, plus the exhaust is amazing. its loud, but not... just listen. .. !!! plus the car will last. the m5 will fall apart. i love the look of the bmw....but i love my lexus isf. sweet car. even better than the mercedes e55amg. u guys rock !!! i need a 600 hp ISF in 2012 !!!!!
@b58forever6 жыл бұрын
freeflymonkey an e55 will destroy you toyota..lol
@diyguy9284 жыл бұрын
@@b58forever totally agree an e55 would make mince meat out of this and they are reliable my dream motor.... out of the lexus is range I would prefer the is350 and just supercharge it
@maz5009 жыл бұрын
One thing I despise are those fake tailpipes. Fortunately the RC-F does have real pipes as well as being the same style
@ivandrago82998 жыл бұрын
Maqsud Rezwan fake?
@maz5008 жыл бұрын
Ivan Drago yes the IS-F exhaust tips are actually part of the bumper.
@zlopy7 жыл бұрын
Maqsud Rezwan every other car has this now? The integrated exhaustsystem i mean
@maz5007 жыл бұрын
zlopy well that was an issue back then and now you can get them attached to the entire exhaust system as seen on the GSF and Alfa Giulia QV
@zlopy7 жыл бұрын
Maqsud Rezwan okay =)
@doverlabs12 жыл бұрын
Real car guys agree. I agree.
@CJAEY13 жыл бұрын
@KPKaccountt The core reason why people get the E92/E90 M3 over the ISF is the overall performance and the fact that it offers manual
@TypeDoubleR13 жыл бұрын
i love this car!!!!!!!
@abu3leish16 жыл бұрын
whats the point of the padel shift if it wont give u what u want.
@p727213 жыл бұрын
Tiff is funny as hell!!!
@DownBusiness16 жыл бұрын
Great Car! But why the beeps...
@mustafasalih6345 Жыл бұрын
Amazing car best in the world number 1 ❤
@canoeshoe16 жыл бұрын
its a little tail happy
@iskman16 жыл бұрын
nice car it just needs a double clutch gear box and the beep needs to go away
@bassicuk19866 жыл бұрын
iskman it's got 8 speed. It doesn't need dsg
@greebuh3 жыл бұрын
I love my ISF
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
i used to like that tuning malarky when i was a teen...then i reached the age of reason to be honest, tuned cars over here in the UK staple you as a delinquent and people think you have a criminal record
@diyguy9284 жыл бұрын
What planet do you live on 😂😂😂
@Pete29232312 жыл бұрын
Ok i agree with you with the 8 gears being ok, but the drive, a enthusiast will listen to the engine an will know when to change up or down... He doesn't want some bleep telling him when he's right or wrong.
@pawel181815 жыл бұрын
LEXUS IS-F have 7 gears ?
@Randomkaoz14 жыл бұрын
nah i dont mean that type of tuning that's ricing lol. Like even though i have my ISF, i still have the supra my uncle gave me which was 220 or 250 stock, i forget what the 97 TT came with. But it's now with 750 @W.
@LelouchVelvet12 жыл бұрын
I love Fifth Gear :)
@rapandrnb15 жыл бұрын
you are so true it is is the first go lexus has had and i reckon the car is amazing and there is a few faults but i reckon that can be changed very eisly in the next one i really do think the next one is going to be epic it is a juts s sex machine loll
@bnar9912 жыл бұрын
i like
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
what on earth was possibly good about the supra?
@kevinseveneleven3 жыл бұрын
Wat
@Autoshopwing12 жыл бұрын
Go ahead then. You think I, and anyone else for that matter, care? LOL.
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
whats a C63?
@PerzDVP13 жыл бұрын
@faketrucz Can you imagine that manual?
@Toyota4Life16 жыл бұрын
Hot ass car
@doverlabs12 жыл бұрын
I do and I do!
@Geforcepat8 жыл бұрын
Lol! great review.
@blinkdude18216 жыл бұрын
enthusiASSts lol.
@PerzDVP13 жыл бұрын
@arche024 Different crowd mate. M3 is for hooligans and youngsters, a very lively car, gets the blood boiling. Lexus is the old ppl luxury really, people approach it with that view, and that dampens all the experience. Good car, it just needs more pedigree, maybe if they make more cars like this and the LFA theyll set their name in stone for the years to come. I went C63 myself.
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
you do? great car isnt it? mine's white with black detailing...got it second hand for 40.000 quid :) im 24
@Autoshopwing12 жыл бұрын
You've got to be deaf in order not to hear the engine or the beep. Not sure what you're point is.
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
...in an NSF game maybe the real world looks different...you'll be at the side of the road with your toy car smoking and leaking oil while, for the sake of comedic argument, i drive past in my well built ISF, which will never break, because its a toyota, laughing and taking pictures with my phone :D
@Randomkaoz14 жыл бұрын
Ummm... last time i checked toyota makes supras and i own an ISF too, sooooo..... what was your point again? How old are you?
@FiredEmpire12 жыл бұрын
of course you can turn it off
@KPKaccountt13 жыл бұрын
i tested both and I think the M3 is much more fun to drive at the circuit,but at the road,the Lexus is much more fun to drive.
@elCarlito113 жыл бұрын
@Frewarz ///M Power
@weishen59384 жыл бұрын
LHD WTF?
@sasajungic8912 жыл бұрын
I want one off these.. Ahh well maybe some day :)
@Frewarz16 жыл бұрын
*beep*
@Randomkaoz14 жыл бұрын
If your 24 then and be into such performance cars how is it that you don't have one ounce of tuner in you? Yea i got the traditional blue with black, mine was used too. I think brand new was a little too much but a big jump from the 350 even though the 350 wasn't a push over. Not like that wack ass 250. I hate it when people ask how can i make my 250 faster. I paid 37,450 they don't sell too high in NYC since they need to get rid of them faster, too many pot holes.
@Randomkaoz14 жыл бұрын
plus i dont see how spending 20 grand on top of the cars value a shit load when the out come is you smoking vettes and chasing down 100K+ cars. and i think you meant to put that you, yourself would never need more then 612 not people in general. If the supra was still around there wouldn't be a ISF it wouldn't make any sense to have any of the IS models and SC. LF-A wouldn't stand a chance in the market either.
@mr.angryangry89048 жыл бұрын
Sounds like tiff is trying to be a bit like Clarkson, I don't mind him but the other presenters on fifth gear sound so scripted and plastic I can't watch this show.
@ivandrago82998 жыл бұрын
Mr. Angry Angry this was in 2008
@mr.angryangry89048 жыл бұрын
Ivan Drago your point is?
@Randomkaoz14 жыл бұрын
you'd be surprised.
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
tuning? no thanks, i preffer fast cars that are good out of the box
@MilitantOldLady14 жыл бұрын
you will never need more then 612bhp in ANY car... and i dont see the point in tuning....you spend a shit load of money to make a car look embaressing and i dont believe some yobbo with a plastic body kit knows better then an engineer with a degree in engineering
@Randomkaoz14 жыл бұрын
do some research about the car and you'll see why the supra was the car to own if you was into tuning.