2008 Lexus IS F

"This thing is a chum bucket full of torque," says Truck Trend art director Thomas Voehringer. "It seems you could keep diggin' in for more and more. It's responsive without hesitation and fully governable without reprisal. The only back talk you get is a superior exhaust note that ranges from a choir of friendly pit bulls to a pack of rabid howler monkeys, depending on pedal pressure. It doesn't growl in a foreign language, either-the sound is pure, homegrown grunt coming from an import."

Stating the IS F is "class that's bad-ass," Voehringer concludes that "this car does a lot of things right, and performance-oriented drivers of imported and domestic musclecars will appreciate it." At 5000 miles, the IS F paid a visit to Beverly Hills Lexus for its first service, a complimentary oil change, inspection, and tire rotation.