Despite the other Lexus IS models — such as the 300 F Sport or 350 F Sport Design — having that smaller 3.5L V6 engine, they still make pretty decent time when it comes to going from 0-60 miles per hour. They tend to average around 5.6-5.7 seconds across the board, with the one outlier being the IS 300 F Sport, which gets there in about 6.1 seconds. These are perfectly sensible times for a great number of cars out on the road. The Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance, meanwhile, is able to get things done quite a bit faster.
For both the Performance and Performance Premium models, the 2UR-GSE engine is able to get the Lexus IS 500 from 0-60 miles per hour in roughly 4.4 seconds. While this doesn’t compare to something absurd like the Dodge Challenger SRT Demon 170 with its Hemi V8 engine — which can get to 60 mph in just 1.66 seconds — this is still quite an impressive performance for a luxury passenger automobile that isn’t meant to be on a racetrack.
Out on the road, you may not even find the need to reach 60 mph in 4.4 seconds or hit the maximum speed of 149 mph, but if the occasion ever arises where you do, the Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance has you covered.
