Wald International Slags up the Lexus IS-F

by Clinton Deacon
June 11, 2008 9:00 PM
Filed Under: Japanese, Lexus, Tuners

The Lexus IS F was recently launched in Europe and the States following the successful introduction to its native Japan last year where it is going head to head with the likes of the BMW M3 and Mercedes C63 AMG. Despite a pretty formidable package under the hood where you will find the 417bhp 5.0-litre V8 engine mated to an eight-speed paddleshift transmission, the exterior styling does not show the aggression to match.

This is where renowned Japanese tuner Wald International comes in with this new tuning program for the high performance machine. The most notable feature on these newly surfaced photos is the addition of a new huge rear diffuser which optimizes air flow under the car, other features on the rear include additional air vents on the sides of the apron and a new rear wing. The front fascia gets small modifications with the a new front spoiler lowering the ride height and additional air-intakes on the sides.

Source: autoblog.nl
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Wow, that's tacky. (Even for ricers.) The IS-F is an attractive car; what they've accomplished here is transforming a movie starlette into a common whore.

by Bremen_Koenigsegg | June 11, 2008 9:15 PM
*One addendum: Ricer-tuned cars can look better than stock. Oftentimes, these skilled tuners apply the same ricer ethos to inappropriate cars (like that gold Bentley Continental GT), making the challenge of improving on aesthetic properties more daunting -- still possible, but difficult. Wings, wide bodies, skirts, vents, slits, gills, and grills work well on some cars and less well on others. The IS-F is brilliantly suited for these sorts of aesthetic upgrades; however, this particular example is a bit of a let-down. A high schooler could've done a better job with MS Paint. Honestly, how could you muck it up?

by Bremen_Koenigsegg | June 11, 2008 9:32 PM
ugly

by illest813 | June 11, 2008 9:26 PM
ur wrong....ur all WRONG....it's a thing of beauty

by gt500 | June 11, 2008 9:35 PM
gundam

by 12 | June 11, 2008 9:41 PM
robotech ftw, to be exact: john hunter's vf

by unknown | June 12, 2008 12:25 AM
make it real, give it a horn, there is a Char's customized IS-F with 3X speed....lol

by nardow12 | June 12, 2008 3:44 PM
I meant red instead of real....lol

by nardow12 | June 12, 2008 3:45 PM
id like to find out who in wald international created this design, who approved it, and then take them into the back of my yard and shoot them in the head and pee on their bodies

...

by illest813 | June 11, 2008 9:46 PM
You guys all forget how important aerodynamics are to any car and that the Key Top Tier Japanese tuners make "bodykits" that actually serve a purpose like this one. I hate cheap tack bodykits and spoilers but these peices are another type of product altogether.

by xanavi23 | June 11, 2008 10:06 PM
i saw this car in the street the other day, and from back it looks awful...it looks like a baddly modified car with a disgustingly abnormal body kit...

by shaahinMT | June 11, 2008 10:40 PM
I can achieve that look for $800, but again... WHO would want their car to look like that?!?

by panuzzi | June 12, 2008 8:33 AM
i wud ;)

by gt500 | June 12, 2008 11:59 AM
It looks more... "sporty". I've seen one parked a few blocks from me (stock), and I must admit I was not that impressed. Looked like an IS with odd tailpipes and bunch of sloppy ducts for air.

by Meeshka | June 12, 2008 4:37 PM
if you guys didnt notice, the rear looks like the new mitsubishi lancer

by quilla_b | June 13, 2008 12:01 PM
Slags up? Can someone please explain the meaning of this expression?

by jasb | June 13, 2008 1:32 PM
oh.....But not of the best because other opponents such as M.Benz C63AMG,BMW M3.Their horsepower were more than the LEXUS IS-F.............

by vt1995 | June 16, 2008 6:34 AM
The stock car is ugly. This car is just plain fugly! If you had $75k to spend on a car, with all the choices out there, who in there right mind would spend it on this??? Congrats Lexus, you just made another fake sports sedan. And Wald is probably the worst aftermarket tuner out there alongside Lorinser.

by 500lbman | July 7, 2008 5:07 PM
This is supposed to be Lexus's M3-beater, but as it is, both stock and tuned IS-F are plain ugly.

Lexus should have left the IS250 design alone and kept IS-F as discreet as German examples.

by carnography | October 14, 2008 7:47 PM

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