SEMA show: Lexus loves Las Vegas

The Lexus IS 350 C by Fox Marketing gains a host of suspension mods and a supercharger.

Look for several Lexus cars in Las Vegas, two with F-Tuned bodies, four from various tuners and one genuine LFA supercar making its U.S. debut after last week's worldwide reveal at Tokyo.

The LFA likely will be the white one (as opposed to the black one; there ain't too many of these around) that we drove a month or two ago on the autobahn and for three glorious laps around der Nordschliefe. The car was impressive, man. If you have a spare 400 grand, we recommend it.

IS 350 C by Fox Marketing

Brian Fox took an already fine Lexus IS convertible and added a ProCharger C-2 Blower, iForged Spring wheels, F-Sport Big Brakes 14-inch, six-piston calipers, Yonaka SPECII 36-way adjustable coilovers, custom lip molded front spoiler, IS F front fenders, IS F side skirts, 2-inch fender flares, a rear bumper flare and a SEIBON carbon rear wing. Oh, and that howling green paint job. If the lights go out in the Las Vegas Convention Center, you will be able to find your way to the exits by the glow of this car.

IS350C by VIP Auto Salon and JTuned.com

A somewhat milder tune but a good one, with semi-screaming matador red paint.

O-60 magazine and Design Craft Fabrication IS 350C

If there is to be controversy on the Lexus stand, it surely will be about this car's Ings+1 exterior body kit. Notice the official shot is from the rear three-quarters? If you go by the car, have a look at the sloping

Snout and let me know what do you think?

The Lexus IS 350 C F-Sport by TRD gets 19-inch wheels and a brake upgrade 
  

IS 350C F-Sport by TRD

TRD's F-Sport contributed the 19-inch wheels, the upgraded brakes and the lowering gear for this ride, while Five-Axis did the ground effects kit. But it's all overpowered (in a good way) by that PPG “orange glow” three-stage candy paint. Wow! If it was legal to drive this around the swimming pool at the Rio, we would.

GS 350 F-Sport by TRD

See above but put it on a GS. And cancel the

  poolside cruise.

IS 300 by David Huang

Huang claims 1,000 hp and, this being SEMA, where anyone can claim anything, we won't question the figure. But we will be happy to drive it around Las Vegas to verify. Or maybe at LVMS. Or Nellis.