America’s IS500 Ultimate Edition is getting the JDM treatment, but with a twist. Lexus is renaming its sports sedan the Climax Edition. Whether the sexual innuendo is intentional or we have dirty ...

The IS500's V8 is one of the greats, a naturally aspirated rarity with more than 400 horsepower going exclusively to the rear wheels. It's fun, reasonably priced, and features a wealth of standard ...

Lexus pulls out its sonorous 5.0-liter V-8 for another go in the new IS500 F Sport Performance.

There aren't many options for the IS500 F Sport Performance. The model I'm driving is pretty well equipped at $62,075. The only major option available that my car is missing is a $2,450 package ...

The 2024 Lexus IS500 Is a Friggin’ Dinosaur, but One With a Glorious V-8 While many have gone V-6, four-cylinder, turbo, or electrified, Lexus still offers the old-school IS with a V-8—for now.

The IS500 F Sport Performance carves its own path in a very crowded space, shared with the Cadillac CT5-V, Audi S4, BMW M340i, and Mercedes C43, providing a naturally aspirated V8, rear wheel ...

A brief ride in Lexus’s new IS500 confirms the obvious: It takes an IS350, adds a V-8, and is wholly better.

472-HP Lexus IS500 Brings 5.0L V-8 Back to the IS Lexus IS500 Launch Edition Offers New Color Combo 2011 Lexus IS F: From Subpar to Front-Runner What does that mean for the IS500's driving experience?

Coming this fall, the IS500 doesn't use turbos or superchargers like other automakers. It's all natural at Lexus. Its naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 puts out 472 horsepower and 395 lb-ft of ...

Lexus could bring the 5.0-liter V8 to its IS sedan, judging by a new trademark filing, but will it happen with this generation of the sedan or the next?

We can always count on Nihon Car & Bike to keep us abreast of the goings on in Japan, and its latest scoop is what we think are official shots and specs of the forthcoming Lexus IS500. While these ...

It’s a manual gearbox and an estate version shy of on-paper perfection. Today has been more difficult than most, for Lexus has just revealed the IS500 ‘Performance Launch Edition’.