The Lexus IS500 F Sport Performance isn't the quickest or most powerful compact sport sedan, but I love that it exists. It's here at a time when the auto industry is moving away from cars like this.

With the 2022 IS500 F Sport Performance, the brand has reached into its catalog of hits and pulled out the more-than-decade-old, still-amazing 5.0-liter V-8 that debuted in the IS F (and continues ...

The IS500 Ultimate Edition therefore receives the regular IS500 F Sport Performance's 5.0-liter V-8 with no notes. We don't have any, either. So, buyers can look forward to 472 hp, 395 lb-ft of ...

Though the IS500 is merely an F Sport version and not a pure F, we can still safely count it as something of a successor. And as a descendant of the IS F, the IS500 can count Mercedes-AMG, BMW M ...

IS500-exclusive aesthetic parts include lighter, 19-inch Enkei wheels, a small lip spoiler, darker window trim, and a more aggressive rear diffuser that houses stacked quad exhaust tips.

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.

It is, instead, an IS500, the first member of Lexus's newly minted F Sport Performance tier. It, therefore, lives between the largely style-driven F Sport level and full-blown F efforts, such as ...

The IS 500 F Sport returns for 2023 after debuting in 2022. It is the spiritual successor to the IS F — which was also motivated by a V-8 — that made its debut in 2008 and was nixed from Lexus ...

There are no turbos under the IS500's hood. What is under there is closely related to the IS F's 5.0-liter V-8 from a decade ago. The engine—shared with the RC F —now produces 472 horsepower ...

Curiously enough, the IS500 was expected to debut with the 2021 refresh, so rumors of its appearance on the menu have been around for months. Ultimately, Lexus chose to keep the IS300 and IS350 ...

Spy Shots: Lexus IS500 The Lexus brand was built on the idea that no segment is sacred, and for too long the German automakers have owned the high-performance entry-level luxury market.