Body Kits

Take a Lexus 2IS rear-end and a Toyota Crown front-end and meld them with the body of a Honda Civic, and what do you get? A crazy modder from Thailand just had to find out:

Regardless of personal taste and the fact the Crown front-end is two sizes too big, it’s hard not to admire the drive necessary to complete a project like this, and you certainly can’t fault the workmanship.

Just wild.

[Source: Stance Nation]

Lexus UK is offering a Celebration Edition of the IS to mark the brand’s 20 years in Britain.

This special edition receives a F-Sport upgrade along with three full years of no-charge servicing, which adds up to some significant savings.

The F-Sport package includes the following:

• 18-inch alloy wheels
• Leather and Alcantara sports front seats
• Aluminium pedal set
• Sports steering wheel
• Bootlid spoiler
• Mesh front grille
• Lowered suspension (IS 250 F-Sport only)
• F-Sport badging

I’m a massive fan of this F-Sport package — it gives the IS a solid dash of performance upgrades that do a lot for the sedan’s appearance. Love the stance:

[Source: Lexus UK]

I remember posting this super-modified Lexus GS at some point, but something this wild deserves a second viewing:

Pretty sure that if I saw this in real life, my head would spontaneously explode — that is if the speakers didn’t do the job first.

Been going through a lot of old files lately, and I stumbled on this brilliant photo of a VIP’d Lexus LS & GS prowling the streets together:

This has to be one of my all-time favorite Lexus shots, I wish I knew who took the shot and where it came from. Has anyone seen it before?

Update: Special thanks to Wunko for correctly identifying this photo as a product shot for Fortissimo body kits — and for linking to a Club Lexus thread that has even more photos:

Lexus USA will be offering an F-Sport option package on all RWD IS 250/IS 350s that borrows from the IS F — here’s what’s included:

• An all-new suspension with tuned steering
• New 18″ alloy wheels with a dark super-chrome finish
• A front lip spoiler and a rear deck spoiler
• Dark super-chrome front grille
• F Sport heated front seats with a microfiber insert and leather side bolsters
• Aluminum Sport Pedals with Rubber Inserts
• IS F styled steering wheel
• F Sport badging on the steering wheel, shift knob and doorsill scuff plates

The IS F’s Ultrasonic Blue color will also be available with the F-Sport package, here’s the full gallery:

I’m pretty impressed with the full package, and I’m a big fan of the wheel design. Price is of yet unannounced.

A couple months ago, we saw our first glimpse of a super-modified version of the Lexus LX 570, the ASI Invader, and now we have video of the extreme SUV (Warning: turn down your volume, extreme wind noise):

It still looks absolutely insane, but the black exterior mutes it somewhat as compared to the earlier white.

Outside of the body-part makeover, the ASI Invader boosted the LX 570 with a supercharger that brings total power up to 600hp, giving the SUV a 0-60mph in less than 5 seconds (the stock LX 570 need 7.4 seconds) — here’s a video that shows that engine in action:

Savage!