Celica Forums General Discussion General Rod Millen's V8 IS430 on TLC...

...on the show "rides", tuesday night at 9. Just saw the commercial, looks to be promising

http://www.rodmillen.com/Is430.htm

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I'm considering that car if it actually makes it into production. Either that or an STi. don't worry i still got love for the celica!

The Rod Millen was a one-off prototype, Lexus released a statement a few months ago that they are not considering doing a production version(but who knows). They most likely don't want to because the is330 is coming out soon (next year or so) and it will be completely redesigned and powerful in its own right. It won't be a 300HP monster, but pretty close.

Eh, I'm sort of bored by the thought of yet another V8 sedan. Lexus would never release an IS430 with 400+ HP, so what's the big deal about V8? I want to see them push their I6 engine to it's limits more than anything. 215 ponies from that thing is a FAR cry from what it could easily push.

Don't forget the image Lexus is trying to project. I know tuners would love to see that 2JZ-GE done up but that's just not a reality. I believe Lexus will want to market that car to a slightly older demography.

I have a pic of that car on my computer

the IS needs to be redesigned.

I love that car!

the GS430 needs to be redesigned

The GS will be redesigned for 05 or 06.

it is redesigned for 05

I hate that car, just my opinion. I rather spend 30K on something better.

But that car being shown 'It's an IS on steroids'

should be promising.

I think that car would be much more than 30K

yea probally but not that much more

nope, base starts at 29,980

Prices of the Lexus IS [edmunds.com]

Too bad the color is gross, I don't like it

i thought it was 06???

IS430 will not be 29k, or anything close to it.

That's a good show. The 2nd episode was awesome

thats IF they even made it. rod millen probably spent at LEAST 80k for that one-off.

IF the actually did produce it, it would probably market about $45k.

correct, it won't be produced. it's really not even being slightly considerred according to toyota/lexus.

oops didn't see the 430 part

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ditto. lexus is a luxury brand and lexus is VERY much into keeping that image. lexus doesnt need it image 'tarnished' by making a premier tuner car.

aftermarket exists for virtually any car, and the is300 is a good lexus example (mostly because it is a 'cheap' lexus), but lexus is more concerned with making cars that don't require modding to make driving it a good experience.

Save your doh and do it yourself. Just my 2 cents. The motor has SOOO much potentially. Back when the IS first came out, there was a magazine with 3 of them on the cover and what their HP was. Something like 303, 450, and 615, but it was a while ago. Shit, I'd take any of 'em.

you can't do the is430 yourself--unless you want to do a complete engine & tranny swap.

the rmm is430 is NOT the stock engine or drivetrain, its a v-8 engine

but you are correct that the stock is300 engine has the potential to put up good #'s (but so does every car really)

I understand that Lexus wants to stay focued on the luxury market segment and not us "punk kids"

Still, BMW makes the M3, and Audi makes the S4. Both of those brands carry as much weight in the luxury market as Lexus, if not more. If they priced the car in that range (not a cent below $45k), they could easily maintain their image. I don't even care if the new IS would be affordable for us, I just want it to exist. That way when I hit the lottery I won't need to buy German.

I almost got the Lexus, but decided that the celica was more my style.

05..i'll check to make sure

isnt it getting a minor redesign in 05, and a full redesign in 06? check, you dad should know better than both of us

Now that's a four door that I would buy

I just finished watching it. Nice. Very nice. TLC: Rides. Jason Preisly. Who, would've thought. i would have expected Dylan. Lol.

Dylan

Yeah, it was a good episode

nice, they got some good shit over there