FIRST LEXUS IS-F IN SA SPOTTED AFTER DOCKING

The zany okes at ZA CAR SHOW have snapped the first Lexus IS-Fs to land on South African soil. These pictures were taken soon after the IS-F docked at the harbour. There’s currently no clarity as to whether they are for dealers, customers or if they will be used by Toyota for testing and homologation.

It’s taken almost three years for Lexus SA to bring this car here, a period often extended due to either demand issues or the recession. Fans and executives alike always spoke of possibilities but it was only in recent months that things were confirmed, still on the hush though.

The Lexus IS-F was created as a rival to the BMW M3, Audi RS 4 and Mercedes-Benz C 63 AMG. Power is sourced from a naturally aspirated 5.0-litre V8 making 306kW (416hp). Lexus says it can go from 0 – 100km/h in 4.7 seconds and attain a top whack of 274km/h.

Lexus is big on undercutting the competition so I reckon that one of these automatic babies will be priced between R650 000 and R700 000.

Thanks to ZA Car Show for the pictures!