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Originally Posted by Merc1  Those side scoops are awful and the performance at less than 4.9 secs is nothing to write home about. A 335i can beat that and their own IS350 can match that. The car looks like a fast and furious conversion, kinda tacky actually. The Germans have nothing to worry about about and I seriously doubt the Lexus is going to be a handler like the German cars, they won't sacrifice ride comfort. We'll have to see though.
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These are manufacturer's claims, not what Car & Driver will get. As you know, Car & Driver always gets the fastest 0-60mph accleration times (4.8-4.9 seconds for the 335i). All the Euro tests have the 335i taking close to 5.5 seconds for the 0-100km/h (0-62mph) run, which means the 0-60mph run should still be above 5 seconds in most scenarios.
Trust me, unless that >400HP is a mistake, the IS-F will be significnatly faster than their standard IS350. It will likely be faster than the old E46 M3, W203 C55, and definitely the B7 S4. Whether it will keep up with the upcoming V8 M3, W204 C63 and current RS4 is another story.