Lexus Makes its Base F Package Even Sportier - MotorTrend Magazine
The new $2440 F Sport package is sporty without becoming so pricey that owners wonder why they didn't simply spring for an IS 350. Retuned springs and shocks plus summer tires wrapped around the unique 18-inch wheels make this car more than a trim... While F Sport package doesn't extend to the engine, which uses the same 204-horsepower 2. 5-liter V-6 as the base car, it certainly looks faster thanks to the F Sport's body kit, front grille inserts, and rear lip spoiler. Drivers who feel the same can always ask Lexus dealers for the $1600 Performance Exhaust System. Unlike its quicker IS 350 stablemate (which is also available in F Sport guise), the IS 250 F Sport can hit 30 mpg on the highway thanks to changes in the EPA's testing procedures. Despite the awesome sport seats and other trim pieces unique to the F Sport, the IS 250 is a car that relaxes as much as it excites. You'll feel the road a tad more in an F Sport compared to a basic IS 250 but nothing that will send you running for a cushy ES 350. Behind the ES and wildly popular RX crossover, the IS is the brand's next best seller. The rear spoiler forces the CHMSL light higher on the rear windshield, meaning rear visibility is slightly compromised though nothing worse than we've seen on. Source: www.motortrend.com
