New cars: What the critics say

Lexus IS F Price: $58,000

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The new F is “so powerful it doesn’t even get a number in its name.” Earlier attempts by Lexus to compete with the BMW 3 Series all went wrong, but this monstrous 416-hp V8 with rear-wheel drive finally gets it right. The world’s first eight-speed Sport Direct-Shift automatic transmission is so perfect “you don’t even care that there is no manual.”

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