Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2 - Jalopnik Comments

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

Sonic84 — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 23:23:09 EST

This is in fact the new Lexus DTM car, the Lexus car that was set to enter ALMS was taken over by TRD and thus moth-balled because Toyota sucks.

Sonic84

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

EuropaBambaataa — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:42:07 EST

It is an IS F, it isn't this picture, and it's for Germany, not North America. Apparently, Lexus is announcing Friday at the Tokyo Autosalon they're joining the DTM.

EuropaBambaataa

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

Covebum — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:52:24 EST

I call bullshit on this ALMS speculation. This linked article was pretty slim on facts, erroneously calling it an IS-F in the headline. The quotes mentioned in the original article were from 2005, and aren't even related to this car!! Who else thinks this is more likely to be a Grand-Am Series car (where M3s actually race, Matt)? Perhaps SPEED World Challenge?

Covebum

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

spaf — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:22:52 EST

Here's an old article that talks about what "may" have happened to the program when it first was canned.

It'd be cool if this car came back...

[www.speedarena.com]

spaf

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

Corvette_Thunder — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:13:48 EST

Please let this be real, and not another rumor like the last 3 or 4 times ive seen something about this.

Corvette_Thunder

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

KaiserM715 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:08:29 EST

"...hopes to compete..." Correctly stated. I see this car having a hard time competing with the 430 and the Porsches. We shall see... On the other hand, I am glad to see more interest in the ALMS, one of my favorites.

KaiserM715

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

NovaloadMissesPolar — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:53:36 EST

Maybe it could do a test run at a LeMons.

@ash78: Good one!

NovaloadMissesPolar

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

EuropaBambaataa — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:33:51 EST

The sedan racing with the GTs? Again? Who's running the car? And why is IMSA allowing a sedan into the class that has no problems? They should be thinking about getting P1s and GT1s, not... this.

There was once a rumor PTG might take over the project, but they ended up taking the Panoz deal instead. Of course, now I have a feeling it's actually another Dana Brewer ripoff.

EuropaBambaataa

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

Jonny Lieberman — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:12:32 EST

@jakay11: They'd have to pit every 9 seconds for fuel.

Jonny Lieberman

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

jakay11 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:58:03 EST

And why are they not using the IS-F with is mighty V8 for the racecar?

Anyone, Anyone?

Bueller, Bueller?

jakay11

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

brandegee — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:40:57 EST

Wow, this GT2 number is pretty wild. Into watersports and everything.

brandegee

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

FLB — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:21:21 EST

WHAT??? This car has been discussed for the past, oh, five years in ALMS circles. By all accounts, the plug had been pulled. Do you mean the program is actually back on?

FLB

Team Lexus Entering ALMS GT2 With Lexus IS 350 GT2

Ash78 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:19:23 EST

ALMS, ALMS for an old ex-leper!

Ash78