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Source:  www.lexus.ca

2008 Lexus IS F Voted Best New Sports/Performance Car Over $50k

The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) has declared the 2008 Lexus IS F the winner in the Best New Sports/Performance Car Over $50k category following its 2009 Canadian Car of the Year TestFest. The powerful IS F features a high performance 5.0-litre 416-hp V8 engine, the world’s first 8-speed Sport Direct Shift automatic transmission, and variable driver-selected handling dynamics.

Every fall, more than 70 AJAC members put hundreds of vehicles through four days of thorough “real world” testing and evaluation at the annual TestFest. This year’s 14 category winners were announced in October following member voting. AJAC will announce its choice for 2009 Canadian Car of the Year from the category winners at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto.

Source:  www.lexus.ca

“Expected to arrive in Canada in late spring 2009, the widely anticipated IS 250C and IS 350C retractable hard-top convertibles made their world debut at the 2008 Paris Motor Show in October. The sporty new four-seat IS convertibles feature a seamlessly integrated three-panel roof that fully retracts in approximately 21 seconds and folds away tightly to provide compact packaging and convenient luggage space.

Lexus engineers have also made innovative modifications to the IS body structure and suspension to ensure exceptional top-down handling and ride comfort, as well as minimal noise and vibration when the top is up. The IS 250C and the IS 350C offer the same powertrains as their IS sedan counterparts, with all the style and fun of open air cruising.”