Lexus blog » Coupe http://lexusfan.com Lexus news Tue, 15 May 2012 14:52:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Lexus IS Convertible http://lexusfan.com/2008/08/28/lexus-is-convertible.html http://lexusfan.com/2008/08/28/lexus-is-convertible.html#comments Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:40:06 +0000 admin http://lexusfan.com/2008/08/28/lexus-is-convertible.html Lexus IS Convertible

Lexus plans to arrive to the U.S. market with the first IS-F Convertible on next year. A diesel IS-F model has not yet been ruled out but Lexus has confirmed that it will not produce a drop-top 416-hp IS-F.

The Lexus IS Convertible will have a folding fully electric hardtop roof like the SC with an IS250 C and the IS 350 C badging on the back. The Japanese automaker says that it just doesn’t make business sense for it to offer a convertible IS-F.

Lexus no plans to build a GS-F – a high performance version of its GS mid-sized sedan. However, a lightweight IS-F is in the works. The model is currently undergoing testing and engineers have applied a lot of weight-saving techniques to the model.

]]> http://lexusfan.com/2008/08/28/lexus-is-convertible.html/feed 0 Next generation Lexus SC430 canceled http://lexusfan.com/2008/07/14/next-generation-lexus-sc430-canceled.html http://lexusfan.com/2008/07/14/next-generation-lexus-sc430-canceled.html#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:30:03 +0000 admin http://lexusfan.com/2008/07/14/next-generation-lexus-sc430-canceled.html Bed news: Toyota has canceled the next generation Lexus SC430 Coupe. The reason for the cancelation of the SC series is poor sales as through the first six months of this year, Lexus sold only 1,230 SC’s, down more than 40% from last year and since Lexus is developing a production version of the LF-A super coupe, what’s the point of keeping the SC430?. Good news: Lexus plans to introduce the high-end LF-A supercar in 2009 or 2010.

]]> http://lexusfan.com/2008/07/14/next-generation-lexus-sc430-canceled.html/feed 0 The upcoming 2-door Lexus IS gets a name http://lexusfan.com/2008/04/25/the-upcoming-2-door-lexus-is-gets-a-name.html http://lexusfan.com/2008/04/25/the-upcoming-2-door-lexus-is-gets-a-name.html#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:09:06 +0000 admin http://lexusfan.com/2008/04/25/the-upcoming-2-door-lexus-is-gets-a-name.html The upcoming 2-door Lexus IS gets a name

For most people in the U.S., the primary significance of 15 April 2008 was Tax Day, that dreaded deadline by which you must file (and, in some cases, pay) your personal Federal Income Tax. On that date, however, Lexus did something equally significant: they filed applications with both the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Canadian Trade-Marks Office for IS250C, IS300C and IS350C trademarks.

The specific filings are:

United States:
IS250C: Application No. 77448695
IS300C: Application No. 77448728
IS350C: Application No. 77448711

Canada:
IS250C: Application No. 1391370
IS300C: Application No. 1391371
IS350C: Application No. 1391376

This bit of news is significant on a number of levels. For one thing, it kills speculation that Lexus would consider the upcoming 2-door variant of the Lexus IS a separate model line with its own IC prefix, as some past rumo(u)rs had suggested. More importantly, the filing of an IS300C trademark increases the likelihood that Lexus has answered our prayers and decided to build a 3GR-FSE-powered 2nd-generation IS300 for North America to plug the huge 102-hp and 92 lb/ft of torque gap between the IS250 and IS350.

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