BACK IN YOUR school days, an F grade was obviously something to avoid, but this letter is a big part of Lexus's plan to win a new group of admirers. It will be worn by the firm's sportiest models -cars designed to give BMW's M division and Mercedes's AMG wing a bit of a fright. The first Lexus to get this F treatment is the IS compact executive car, and there's no denying that it looks the part. It's like the Incredible Hulk's shirt - it seems stretched over some serious muscle. Big front air intakes and a power bulge in the bonnet hint at the punchy unit beneath, while side vents, swollen wheel arches and vertically stacked exhaust pipes enhance the car's sense of menace.
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