"2023 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT Performance Premium 5.0L V8 , BBS Forged Wheels , Mark Levinson , Rare Breed Lets just get something out of the way... This is NOT your neighbors Lexus. You know the one. Quiet. Comfortable. Dependable. Leaves the neighborhood every morning without disturbing so much as a squirrel. This Lexus apparently missed that meeting. This 2023 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT Performance Premium has a 5.0-liter V8, rear-wheel drive and an 8-speed automatic transmission stuffed into a luxury sport sedan. In other words, somebody at Lexus looked at a perfectly respectable IS and said: You know what this needs More motor. And bless them for it. 5.0L V8 Rear-Wheel Drive 19"" Matte Black BBS Forged Wheels Adaptive Suspension Mark Levinson 17-Speaker Premium Audio Heated & Ventilated F SPORT Seats 10.3"" Navigation Apple CarPlay & Android Auto Power Moonroof Heated Steering Wheel Memory Seating And then theres that red exterior. Because apparently having a V8-powered Lexus wasn't getting enough attention already. This thing has the personality of somebody showing up to a black-tie dinner wearing cowboy boots. Technically unexpected, but somehow it works. Slide inside and everything goes right back to Lexus luxury. Heated and ventilated F SPORT seating, dual-zone climate control, navigation, moonroof and a 17-speaker Mark Levinson audio system. Although with a 5.0L V8 sitting out front, you may occasionally turn those 17 speakers down just to listen to speaker number 18. The one under the hood. And THAT is what makes this car special. The IS 500 is for the person who wants performance without driving something that screams: I have purchased several pieces of carbon fiber from the internet. It's sophisticated. It's comfortable. It's luxurious. But poke the accelerator, and it becomes abundantly clear that this Lexus has been eating its vegetables. You get the everyday usability you'd expect from a premium Lexus sedan, wrapped around the kind of old-school formula enthusiasts absolutely love: Big V8. Rear-wheel drive. Sport sedan. No complicated explanation necessary. It'll take you to dinner. It'll take you to work. It'll take you on a road trip. And it'll happily remind you on the entrance ramp that you did not buy the four-cylinder. The matte black BBS forged wheels give it exactly the right stance, while the adaptive suspension helps balance performance with the comfort you actually want when you're not pretending the highway entrance ramp is Turn Three at Daytona. This isn't the Lexus you buy because you simply need transportation. This is the Lexus you buy because V8-powered luxury sedans like this deserve to be enjoyed. So if you've been driving a Lexus V8 and wondering what you're supposed to replace it with... You might want to come see this one before somebody else has the same idea. Because you can always find another luxury sedan. Finding another one with this much personality Well...that's where things get interesting. Come see this 2023 Lexus IS 500 F SPORT Performance Premium at Jim Hudson Cadillac of Augusta. Bring your driver's license. Bring your trade. And maybe use your inside voice when you tell your spouse you were just going to look. We won't tell."