Fifth Gear: Tiff drives the LEXUS IS-F

[Charles2337]

Doesn't he realise Lexus is a branch of Toyota... who have a long racing history.

[Charles2337]

Most awkward white man I've ever seen. 

[DrJ2042]

i hope lexus keep making fun cars. i hate that audi is so front heavy id take this any day lol

[andreakatickles2]

Lol love this review. Just love the ISF it's the greatest

[IwantaLexusLFA]

Alongside the M3, the IS-F its my favourite in this segment. Both greatest sportscars. Not very interested in C63 o CTS-V.

[onetwothreefour721]

that's a visceral engine note.

[Ritzkit4ABitzkit]

I'm not gonna lie, this is MILES better than Top Gears Review. And when TG drove it, they said the ISF was 100kg heavier than an M3 when its actually around 30kg. I love the Lexus, I'd have one of these over almost any four door saloon.

[b11v51q68y]

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.

[MrTERROR595]

love brits "shut up"

[p7272]

Tiff is funny as hell!!!

[DUBSAC]

Tiff is awesome

[KPKaccountt]

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.

[CJAEY]

@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

[Losocroft]

Craving. lyger zero

[andreakatickles1]

Breathtaking. That was a very fair review compare to the bias topgear reviews. I just got my ISF and I regret not buying this car when it first came. The ISF is an amazing grace, I just can't get enough of it. The m3 is nice too but the exterior is too boxy for me, the m3 seems like they made it to attract the older people.

[TypeDoubleR]

i love this car!!!!!!!

[monsterenergy713]

///M - F

[yochickwantsme]

at 5:55 you see the professional camera man put his finger on the bottom right lens.

go figure Top gear > 5th gear... i wouldnt mind having tiff back in top gear though..

[AHMADF93]

I wish the exhaust are all true. But, this is superb.

[ICONTROLCARS]

THIS IS BETTER THAN TOP GEAR REVIEW

[rljetsetradio]

@ICONTROLCARS

as a review yes but they dont blow stuff up all the time on 5th gear. so,

top gear> 5th gear.

[Strike86]

Best sounding V8 in a luxury saloon since the S62 in the E39 M5. The new M3's V8 sounds like a Honda.

[valetdabess]

gotta be one of my favourite sounding engines

[amirforman]

Tiff looks like a dinosaur when he roars, but I fucking love his accent and character!

[GTSupraPyro]

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.

[DrewMallicoat]

There is an M3 bias in the automotive press because it continues to be the best car in the segment...lap times and stats don't convey the feeling of magic that M cars have. Lexus simply doesn't have the pedigree to hone their cars in the same way...BMW has been doing M3s since the 1980s. Like a fine wine...the IS-F just has to mature like the M3 has.

[jeffsuggs]

I like this show 5th gear, If you like Ford Shelby old school and new. I worked on some, they had epoxy paint overspray damage on them. I use a single edge carbon tipped razor blade to remove the overspray when the clay bar cannot. If you like Fords check out my 2006 Ford GT40 video this car sounds mean. There is a nice 1969 Ford Shelby video all original. This Shelby is sweet, but the power goes to the GT40

[freeflymonkey]

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 !!!!!

[benz4life]

isf

[MilitantOldLady]

<3 ISF

[GrandPrixGTP02]

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!

[fcabido]

why the eff do they detune the engines in the cts-v and c63?

[KPKonliner]

lol stupid annoying beep

[MilitantOldLady]

actually you can turn it off...they're just being obtuce for the sake of tv

[Randomkaoz]

they need to stop messing around and bring that supra back.

[jdang]

A to the motha fuckn MEN

[MilitantOldLady]

what on earth was possibly good about the supra?

[Randomkaoz]

do some research about the car and you'll see why the supra was the car to own if you was into tuning.

[MilitantOldLady]

tuning? no thanks, i preffer fast cars that are good out of the box

[Randomkaoz]

I see no auto skills at all. well yeah thats why they make those cars too and sell them for 5x what they are really worth.

Dont get me wrong i love the ISF but it still isn't a supra. Its the engine that made the supra stand out from any other car not the body, features or performance out the box. It was like taking a IS250 and spending 6 grand to make it a ISF then spending 8 more grand to become a LF-A and it just kept going until you hit 1,200 HP with stock engine

[MilitantOldLady]

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

[Randomkaoz]

you'd be surprised.

[MilitantOldLady]

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

[Randomkaoz]

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.

[MilitantOldLady]

...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

[Randomkaoz]

Ummm... last time i checked toyota makes supras and i own an ISF too, sooooo..... what was your point again? How old are you?

[MilitantOldLady]

you do? great car isnt it? mine's white with black detailing...got it second hand for 40.000 quid :)

im 24

[Randomkaoz]

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.

[MilitantOldLady]

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

[MilitantOldLady]

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

[Randomkaoz]

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.

[MilitantOldLady]

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

[Randomkaoz]

As well as they do me :)

I'm just like look the day they make faster electric cars that can do 0-60 in under 6 seconds, not expensive like hell and with a good looking body then i'll buy one. Until then move out of my way cause this lex is hungry for octane 93.

You know i never liked the shape of those damn trucks. Some one who lives near me has a 1992 or 1995, around there rover. I dont have a fav SUV though.... i do how ever like the tundra and the old ram.

[MilitantOldLady]

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

[Nateb123]

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.

[Toyota4Life]

IS-F > C63 > M3

[MilitantOldLady]

whats a C63?

[arche024]

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.

[CMagalis]

@arche024

The ISF is a good car but after driving both, all I can say is that the M3 grips and handles a lot better. You can carry a lot more speed thru the corners. The ISF's engine does have a lot better mid range power. What I would want is the M3 chassis with the C63 6.2 liter tower of power.

[hamiltron500]

@arche024 Granted, the ISF is a good car but car journalists are 'M3 biased' because the manual gearbox M3 doesn't beep at you when you want to downshift or upshift.

[PerzDVP]

@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.

[sab0nes]

@arche024 The M3 is the benchmark so what do you expect.

[12389h]

@arche024 If God wills, I'm going to buy one soon. I currently drive a Mazdaspeed 6, and it will be a nice upgrade.

[pawel1818]

LEXUS IS-F have 7 gears ?

[faketrucz]

it has 8 but its automatic

[PerzDVP]

@faketrucz Can you imagine that manual?

[CaKe4L1fe]

@faketrucz still kicks ass cuz it has paddle shifters, which is better than standard

[davidajgp]

@faketrucz Talk about confusing if it wasn't

[3xDiRT]

@faketrucz It has a manual transmission mode, hinting the paddle shifters.

[iKnollex]

@faketrucz Honestly with how much power this beast has, I'm not sure I'd WANT it to be a manual...

[slpwlkr04]

the cheif designer worked on the supra...he knows whats up.

[iskman]

nice car it just needs a double clutch gear box and the beep needs to go away

[marcimpala]

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.

[xxxedupalumxxx]

I would still buy the C63 AMG

[Toyota4Life]

Hot ass car

[DownBusiness]

Great Car! But why the beeps...

[manudath]

Which IDIOT decided to put beeps for gear changes!!! Man, I hate lexus even more!

[cordoser]

Maybe there is someway to deactivate the 'beep' sound....

[BI2016]

God the stacked exhaust look is fugly. M3 or C63, the Lexus is just too damn gay!

[cordoser]

toing~

[abu3leish]

whats the point of the padel shift if it wont give u what u want.

[HKBusFan]

Rubbish Japan Lexus ! \_/

[arceee]

shut up!!!lol

[AudiMotorsport]

:D :D

[canoeshoe]

its a little tail happy

[blinkdude182]

enthusiASSts lol.

[Frewarz]

I would prefer the new M3

[elCarlito1]

@Frewarz

///M Power

[Frewarz]

*beep*

[ayaxro]

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.

[rapandrnb]

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

[lovevtec328]

the rev beeper is REALLY annoying

[PreludeH22A5]

BEEP! :D