Lexus returns to compete in the ascent to Pikes Peak in Colorado (USA, with a modified version of the Lexus IS F: Lexus IS F CCS-R.
Lexus will compete in the ascent to Pikes Peak in Colorado (USA), on 30 June, with a modified version of its high-performance sedan, the Lexus IS F. Lexus and was present at Pikes Peak in 2012 with the Lexus IS F CCS-R.
The modified version of the Lexus IS F is called the Lexus IS F CCS-R, which made its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2010, with a series of modifications of the street version to improve performance and consists of the safety features expected of a high competition vehicle.
These modifications Lexus F CCS-R include a body entirely made of carbon fiber and also present in various interior trim and windows made of polycarbonate that help reduce vehicle weight over 310 standard kilos. It also has a reinforced unibody structure with roll cage, racing brakes, modified suspension and racing exhaust system.
The Lexus IS F CSC-R is powered by 2UR-GSE V8 engine of 5.0 liter equipped not racing version of the Lexus IS-F, which develops an output of 423 hp and torque of 505 Nm spectacular, all mated to a eight-speed exchange Sport Direct Shift sequential type with steering wheel paddles.
For the second consecutive year, will be the driver Ken Gushi who will be at the wheel of the Lexus IS F CCS-R, competing in Class Exhibition in the ascent to Pikes Peak.
The race takes place through a path with a distance of 19.9 km, a track very winding with 156 turns that begins at 2862 meters high and ends at the summit of the peak at over 4,300 meters. Recently, the Range Rover Sport set a record for a series SUV Pikes Peak rising.
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