With the car up on a lift, we were able to take a closer look at the custom work we just mentioned and more that you can't see, like the suspension. With the RAYS Gram Lights 57D wheels off - and yes, we dig the pink - you see the DG-5 coilovers and a fully functional Endless braking system that uses 6-pot calipers on all fours with larger, slotted rotors and performance brake pads. Normally the 57D wheels are reserved for shows like TAS or the HKS Festival but when it's back to street mode, a more subtle look is achieved with another model from the Gram Lights catalog, the R57GT wheels. Ultra loud or conservative, the choice is up to Kazama-san.
Even if Kazama only swapped the 2JZ in and beefed up the handling, this IS would still kill it all. But a concept isn't fully realized unless the body goes through a few changes as well. Going above and beyond the stock lines, overtaking even that of the elder IS-F, Kazama-san found inspiration from high end Euro sports cars and custom crafted the Luxor GT aero kit, which adds width at all the fenders, cutting grooves along the way and out the back bumper. It's a nice widebody conversion that we could see working well on US cars in the near future, hopefully, and a two-tone paint job of both glossy white and flat black and the Kazama Auto livery accentuate the new body lines nicely. The roof has also been fitted with a dry carbon overlay and the headlights retrofitted with LEDs from G Corporation to mimic a pseudo-Audi look.
If you were wondering what Kazama-san might be doing with the IS-GT from here on out, it's going to be a few things. First, it's designed to be a street car, so naturally it'll be used daily, and second, it's going to hit the race track a few times; no drifting just yet. Option is hoping it'll join the 300km/hr club, which we're sure will probably be no sweat. Our thoughts? We're just glad we got to see, hear and touch this thing in person.
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2005 Lexus IS-GT
Concept (IS 250/GSE20)
Owner kazama Auto Service
Hometown Kasukabe-Shi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation Tuning shop/RC retail outlet
Power 600ps
Engine 3.0L 2JZ-GTE; GReddy/Trust T78-29D turbo kit, AIRINX filter, intake plenum, cam gears and exhaust manifold; SARD 800cc fuel injectors, fuel rail, fuel regulator and fuel collector tank; HKS racing spark plugs and Legamax mufflers; Kazama Auto custom turbo piping, intercooler piping, front/mid-pipe and Wastegate pipe; custom painted valve cover
Drivetrain JZA80 Supra Getrag 6-speed transmission; Kazama Auto custom driveshaft; ORC metal twin 659D clutch; Tomei 2-way LSD
Engine management HKS V-Pro and EVC 5 boost controller
Footwork & Chassis DG-5 coilovers for Lexus IS-F (front: 12kg/mm; rear: 6kg/mm)
Brakes Endless 6-pot front/rear caliper system with slotted rotors and high performance brake pads
Wheels & Tires 18x9.5 RAYS Gram Lights 57D (show); 18x9.5 RAYS Gram Lights R57GT (street); Goodyear Eagle RS Sports 255/35R18 (front)/265/35R18 (rear)
Exterior Kazama Auto Luxor GT concept aero kit, including front/rear bumpers, front/rear fenders, side skirts, rear door panels and rear canards; Masa carbon hood; custom carbon-fiber roof overlay; G Corporation customized LED headlight system
Interior Bride Gias II front seats and custom upholstered door panels/rear seats; Nardi steering wheel
www endlessusa.com, greddy.com, hksusa.com, kazamaauto.co.jp, mackinindustries.com (RAYS), more-japan.com (Bride/SARD), tomeiusa.com
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