Let's find out whether the IS500 F Sport Performance captures the same V8 RWD thrills as the original IS F, whose debut over 15 years ago made sports sedan enthusiasts question whether the usual offerings from Germany and the US still deserved to be class leaders.

2008 Lexus IS F mod list:

Engine:
PTS JoeZ catback dual exhaust
Figs Engineering Catch Can

Suspension:
HKS Hipermax S coilovers
Lexus F Sport rear sway bar
Figs Engineering:
Endlinks Front and Rear
Front upper control arms
Front lower control arm bushings (poly)
Rear lower control arms
Rear subframe brace
SPC rear camber arms

Drivetrain:
OS Giken Superlock 1.5 way LSD
Figs Engineering diff mount bushings (poly)

Brakes:
Project Mu G Four fluid
Front pad Ferodo DS2500
Rear pad Project Mu HC+
OEM rotors

Wheels/Tires:
Advan GT Beyond
F 19x9.5 +38 with 5mm spacers
R 19x10 +35
Continental Extremecontact Sport 340TW
255/35/19 Front and Rear

Rice:
Novel Racing carbon hood
Aeroworkz 2pc front splitter
SARD LSR carbon wing

2022 Lexus IS500 mod list:

IS F front calipers with Endless MX72 pads
Michelin PS4S, +10mm upsize over OEM
Oil and trans coolers

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