Considering the fact that the US market has always been a strategical place for Lexus, it is no surprise to see the "Race Ready" version of the super sedan Lexus IS make its debut next year in the ALMS (American Le Mans Series) alongside the Porsche 997 GT3, Panoz Esperante, Dodge Viper or the dominating Ferrari F430GT (champion).
The GT2 category which already was the most interesting last year (the Corvette had no competition in GT1, same for the Audi R10 in LMP1 despite outstanding performances from the Porsche Spyder in LMP...2) is getting even better with the Lexus IS 350GT. As you can see, Lexus decided to go for the 3.5 liter V6 instead of the IS-F 8 cylinders motor. The V6 should produce something between 450 to 500 horsepower.
Fans of the DTM (prestigious German Touring cars championship) can be disappointed and will have to wait for another "savior" to take the series out of its actual crysis.
Posted on 08/01/08 By F.B
