In my autoblog travels this morning I found this GooTube video of two Lexus ISF’s drifting and burning out at Laguna Seca race track.

This video is significant because Lexus hasn’t really had an offering this powerful before and is expecting to compete with BMW’s M3, Audi’s R/S4 and various ‘hotted up’ offerings from Infiniti/Mercedes and others.

This V8 sedan will churn out 400+ horsepower from it’s 5.0 litre powerplant, and will row through 8 gears on it’s way to a reported (but false) top speed of 200 MPH with it’s 8-speed automatic transmission (say what?!?) The likely top speed will probably be somewhere between 150-175 is my guess, most likely limited to keep people from killing themselves and others.

Here’s some good Wiki information about the other good parts of the Lexus IS-F:

The IS-F promises 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) acceleration under 4.9 seconds.[15] The vehicle featured an 8-speed automatic transmission, a new sport version of Lexus’ electronic stability control system (Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management, or VDIM, featuring three distinct on-off modes), and was equipped with Brembo brakes stamped with the Lexus emblem.[16] Other design features included a four-passenger cabin with carbon-fiber panels, steering wheel paddle shifters, and 19-inch BBS forged aluminum alloy wheels. The vehicle body was lowered by 1 cm (0.5 inches) compared to the standard IS.[17] Noticeable about the IS-F’s design are its quad exhaust tailpipes comprised of two vertically stacked dual exhaust pipes on the left and right rear.