While many have gone V-6, four-cylinder, turbo, or electrified, Lexus still offers the old-school IS with a V-8—for now. You always know when you’re doing something for the first time, but you almost ...

Although it can't keep up with the quickest of today's boosted sixes, the IS is plenty competitive, taking 4.3 seconds to reach 60 mph. And the old-school auditory experience from the 472-hp V-8—up 56 ...

Lexus has finally revealed the secret V8 car it has been working on. It's not called the IS F this time around, though. All new for 2022, it's now called the IS 500 F Sport. I have a problem with that ...

The IS500 Ultimate Edition gets special paint and wheels. It's limited to just 500 units in North America. Believe it or not, the Lexus IS500 is the last naturally aspirated V-8 luxury sedan still on ...

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 drive ...

Hot take: The Lexus IS is, purely in terms of exterior design, the best-looking car in its segment. Not as hot a take: This V8 variant—officially known as the 2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport ...

About a decade ago, compact sports sedans offered naturally aspirated V-8s that absolutely ripped. Before everyone went turbo, the E90 BMW M3, the B7 Audi RS4, and the W204 Mercedes C63 AMG crammed in ...

It is basically an IS350 F Sport model with the old IS F's 5.0-liter naturally aspirated V-8 engine in place of the 3.5-liter V-6. Given how today's IS descends directly from the previous-generation ...

Stuffing a 5.0-liter V8 engine under the hood of a smallish sedan sounds like a recipe for plenty of fun, and the prospect of just such a machine from Japan keeps Toyota and Lexus enthusiasts up at ...