Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Lexus IS-P charged will be convertible after two years

In early 2011 the company Lexus plans to start mass production of "charged" versions coupe-cabriolet IS-C, according to the American edition of Car and Driver, citing its own sources. Convertible is equipped with a three-section aluminum roof, a retractable into the compartment behind the rear seats for 20 seconds."Hot" coupe-convertible Lexus IS gets five-liter eight-cylinder capacity of 420 horsepower, working together with eight-speed automatic transmission. It is expected that the dynamic characteristics of the open version, because of the increasing structural elements of the body, may be a little worse. Note that the IS-F sedan is accelerated up to "hundreds" of 4.8 seconds and its top speed of 270 kilometers per hour.In addition, according to some sources, the company began to develop versions of Lexus IS models with coupe and a new car, which will replace a range of convertible SC430 and get a soft folding top. Detailed information about these machines is not reported.