This Concept Brought To You By The Letters T,M,G,L,S, And Probably A, Too

by Jack Baruth

Published: November 28th, 2012

this concept brought to you by the letters t m g l s and probably a too

My experience with the Lexus IS-F was both impressive and rather sterile. I was put in mind of Samuel Johnson’s observation regarding Milton’s Paradise Lost: “[it is] one of the books which the reader admires and puts down, and forgets to take up again. None ever wished it longer than it is.”

The same might be true of the IS-F… but here’s a fast Lexus that’s not just longer, it’s wider. And taller. And just plain big.

From Toyota Motorsport GmbH, a fully-recognized partner of the Big T themselves, comes this “TS-650”. It’s obviously a pre-facelift LS460 that’s been tuned, tweaked, quad-piped, and so on to create a big ~~Toyota Celsior Bongo Funtime~~ Lexus for the autobahn. The most fascinating part of the vehicle, other than the mere fact of its existence (cf. another Samuel Johnson quote) would be the gorgeous twin-turbo V-8 which is claimed to rev to a totes awesome 9000 rpm and produce 641 horsepower.

The TMG TS LS probably has a Bret Easton Ellis’s chance of actually entering production, but it has to be on everyone’s mind that there is ample precedent for a factory-affiliated speed shop to make big bucks by hopping-up staid production sedans. “TMG”, after all, sounds a lot like “AMG”, doesn’t it?

#Autobahn #IS-F #Lexus #LS #Tmg

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Raph on Nov 28, 2012

Hah, Ford called, they want their GT500 heat extractors back.

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- Dolorean on Nov 28, 2012
  
  BMW is on line two. They want to discuss the obvious theft of the Hofmeister kink in the C pillar and the 5 series side profile.
  
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HiFlite999 on Nov 28, 2012

Lexus, Infinity, Lincoln, and to a large extent, Volvo, now have naming schemes so complex and ridiculous, I don't even attempt to learn them. Amorphous blobs all.

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