Lexus has unveiled the 2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT, the model reimagined front-engine rear-wheel-drive last year. The 2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT is debuting with a powerful V8 engine that produces a total of 472-horsepower and a ferocious quad exhaust system. I will review the full specifications and price of 2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT in Nigeria.
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Engine and power
The Lexus IS 500 is the first model in the new F SPORT Performance line, its engine provides a boost on displacement and performance over the IS 350’s 3.5-liter V6 engine. Its naturally aspirated 5.0-liter engine roars to life with just a push of the engine start button. The ferocious quad exhaust system gives the sedan a roaring sound that tells its occupants that it’s ready for the road.
2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT has a maximum output of 472 hp at 7,100 rpm and 395 lb.ft of peak torque at 4,800 rpm
Weight and speed
The engine gained an additional 143 pounds of weight despite the addition of a more powerful engine, this brings the weight to 3,891 pounds.
The IS 500 can accelerate from rest to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and a manufacturer’s-estimated 24 mpg highway rating.
Transmission
The new powerful V8 engine is mated to the same eight-speed Sport Direct automatic transmission, the same transmission is also used in IS 300 and IS 350 RWD model. To enhance performance, the IS features drive mode select Sport S and Sport S+. This provides advanced engine and transmission mapping to enhance performance.
The Sport S+ also adjusts the amount of EPS steering assist and damping force to deliver sportier handling to match the updated powertrain settings.
 Also available is the custom mode, this mode combines different modes such as (Normal/Eco/Power), chassis (Normal/Sport), and air conditioner (Normal/Eco).
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Build improvements
The all-new IS 500 builds on the improvements made to 2021 IS with a focus on delivering confidence and a linear connection between driver and vehicle.
The IS 500 will come standard with the IS RWD F SPORT’s Dynamic Handling Package (DHP), which includes Adaptive Variable Suspension (AVS) and a Torsen® limited-slip differential (LSD) that improves handling and performance thanks to enhanced traction when cornering or exiting turns.
The LSD helps maintain straight-line stability as well. Engineers have also improved the IS chassis performance with the addition of a Yamaha® rear performance damper.
This damper reduces dynamic structural distortion, delivering increased comfort at low speeds, and additional stability and agility at high speeds. Brake cooling enhancements have also been made over the standard IS 350 F SPORT with additional aerodynamic cooling and larger 14.0-inch two-piece aluminum front rotors and 12.7-inch rear rotors.
New features
To make the 2022 Lexus IS 500 to stand from the standard IS 350 F SPORT, Lexus gave it subtle exterior enhancements. Its hood has been raised by nearly 2 inches and it also receives sculpted character lines, while the front bumper and fenders have been lengthened to help accommodate the vehicle’s naturally aspirated V8 muscle.
Standard on the IS 500 is an exclusive 19-inch split 10-spoke Enkeo alloy wheels. The wheels are beautiful, aside from that, they are approximately one pound lighter per wheel in front and 2 pounds lighter per wheel in the rear when compared to the standard 19-inch F SPORT wheel.
Other new exterior features include a revised lower rear diffuser accent that accentuates the quad exhaust system, as well as dark chrome window trim. When you put these visual and performance cues together, you get the black IS F SPORT rear lip spoiler.
Coming to the interior, drivers are greeted with black S SPORT Performance badging on the heated leather-wrapped steering wheel and door sill scuff plates.
Also standard is the IS SPORT accelerator pedal, brake pedal, and footrest, but the combination instrument meter receives an updated startup animated that is exclusive to IS 500.
Enhanced Lexus Safety System+
New to the IS 500 is the recently introduced Lexus Safety System+ 2.5. It has several key features that are part of the Lexus Safety System + have been enhanced, along with the addition of a few new features.
For starters, the Pre-Collision System (PCS), which includes Frontal Collision Warning (FCW), Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB), Pedestrian Detection, and Bicyclist Detection, features an enhancement to the lens camera and millimeter-wave radar elements to expand the response range. By enhancing the radar and camera capabilities it is now possible for the system to help detect not only the vehicle ahead but also a preceding bicyclist in the daytime and even a preceding pedestrian in daytime and low-light conditions. At intersections, the system has the capability under certain conditions to recognize an oncoming vehicle or pedestrian when performing a left-hand turn and is designed to activate typical PCS functions if needed. Additional PCS functions include Emergency Steering Assist (ESA), which is designed to assist steering within the vehicle’s lane as cued by the driver.
All-Speed Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) can be activated above 30 mph and is designed to perform vehicle-to-vehicle distance controls down to 0 mph and can resume from a stop. DRCC also includes a new feature that allows for smooth overtaking of slower vehicles. If traveling behind a vehicle going slower than the preset speed, once the driver engages the turn signal, the system will provide an initial increase in acceleration in preparation for changing lanes and; after the driver changes lanes, the vehicle will continue acceleration until it reaches the original preset driving speed.
Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/ SA) is designed to help notify the driver if it senses an inadvertent lane departure at speeds above 32 miles per hour via steering wheel vibrations or audible alert. It can also take slight corrective measures to help keep the driver within the visibly marked lane. When DRCC is set and engaged, Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) is designed to provide a slight steering force to help steer to the center of the lane to assist the driver with staying in the lane using visible lane markers or a preceding vehicle. LTA alerts the driver with a visual warning and either an audible alert or steering wheel vibration. In the new IS, the lane recognition performance, which makes LTA possible, has been improved with enhanced recognition of line and road edge, lateral G performance, and enhanced control and stability after a lane change.
Additional Lexus Safety System+ 2.5 features include Intelligent High Beams, which detects preceding or oncoming vehicles and automatically switches between high beam and low beam headlights. Road Sign Assist (RSA) is designed to acquire certain road sign information using a camera and navigation maps when data is available and displays them on the multi-information display (MID).
Lexus Enform for Safety and convenience
The Lexus Enform Safety Connect comes with a three-year trial with access to Lexus Enform response centers 24/7/365. With Lexus Emform Service Connect which is complimentary for the first 10 years, the vehicle can send alerts for specific factory recommended maintenance while simultaneously alerting a preferred Lexus dealer.
The release date of the 2022 Lexus IS F SPORT
The all-new 2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT will hit dealerships later this fall.
Global pricing of 2022 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT
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