Cars like the Lexus IS500 are a dying breed, ... ever-so-slightly different lower front and rear fascias, and the IS500's stacked exhaust. Lawrence Hodge. The IS500's interior is the same, too.

Lexus wisely upsized the brakes front and rear, upping the rotor sizes to 14.0 inches up front and 12.7 inches at the rear; after all, the V-8 adds about 150 pounds to the IS350 F Sport's curb ...

Lexus says sayonara to the V8 sedan with the IS500 Climax Edition, a limited edition of 500 cars for the home market.

The IS500 gets an upgraded rear damper (sourced from Yamaha)—but that's about it. The Torsen limited-slip differential carries over from the IS350 F Sport, as do the adaptive front dampers and ...

The 2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport is best interpreted as the ... changes that include larger 14.0-inch front and 12.7-inch rear brake rotors and a new Yamaha-sourced rear chassis damper, much of ...

2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance Launch Edition Review Specs. Base price (as tested): $57,575 ($68,475) Powertrain: 5.0-liter V8 | 8-speed automatic | rear-wheel drive; Horsepower: 472 @ 7,100 rpm ...

472-HP Lexus IS500 Brings 5.0L V-8 Back to the IS; ... Lexus claims that the IS500 is 143 pounds heavier than a rear-wheel-drive IS350, and we assume that most of that weight is in the nose.

The only performance enhancing pieces that seem to be exclusive to the IS500 are its bigger brakes (14 inches front, 12.7 inches rear) and 19-inch Enkei wheels. Lexus says these wheels are lighter ...

Tested: 2022 Lexus IS500 Channels the Past; Tested: Lexus IS350 Deserves a Better Engine; Fuel Economy and Real-World MPG. The rear-wheel-drive IS300 is the most fuel-efficient model and carries ...

The Lexus IS500 story is soon coming to an end, as ever-stricter emissions regulations make it nearly impossible to keep ...

Our reviewer has been complaining about the lack of a souped-up option in the Lexus IS line. Now there is one. Does it live up to the hype? Read on. Base prices, including destination: IS300 ...