Yes, interesting times.
I was talking the chief technician at my dealer the other day, and he maintains that the IS-F is the best (affordable) F that Lexus has ever made. Obviously this excludes the 'cheap' LFA.
Is he a rugby player?
Yeh, I almost bought one before the F. My current Volvo snotter's mileage is getting a bit high and I'd be tempted by the S80 V8. So rare. To be honest, I'm a bit nervous that the F might never get taken out of my garage! Today, F is at AV8 - again!!! :)
I think Lexus misread the future. When all others lowered capacity and went turbo / sc, Lexus stayed NA. In my mind they are no doubt behind the rest and will be playing catchup. Just IMHO.
So, @Big Rat was posting Volvo stuff the other day. How about this Yamaha / Volvo for sound!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4Vh0eidjUg
I love Volvos!
Love Cosford. All those Jaguars, an F-111 and of course the TSR2.
We seem to be going backwards with aviation technology. Can't even fly supersonic anymore (as a passenger).
I fully admit to not taking my mates on my wonderful trips, but I was concerned you'd spend too much time looking in the mirror trying to decide what wheels to put on
As for Lexus designing a steering rack made of chocolate, I'm not taking the blame for that!!!!
As far as I know there are only two weak points with the IS-F, the water pump and the steering rack, but at the end of the day it's all luck of the draw. I regularly remind myself that the F is a £60K car, so bills could be big.
I don't really see what the RCF or GSF offer over the ISF. Ok, yes, more modern, but apart from that, I don't think they are worth the money. Of course, if the prices keep tumbling.......