Excellence (Slightly) Refined: The 2016 Lexus IS350 F-SPORT

The 2016 Lexus IS350 F-SPORT.

Less than two months ago, I wrote the latest in what has become a series of TireKicker reviews praising the Lexus IS350 F-SPORT.  So why another?  Because that was the 2015 model, and I have just driven the 2016.

Relentless Pursuit: The 2015 Lexus IS350 F-SPORT

The 2015 Lexus IS350 F-SPORT.

For several years, our Executive Editor and Publisher wrote of the ever growing presence in the rear-view mirror of Honda and Toyota---a speck that grew each year until, in less than five years, it filled the mirror, crowding the rear bumper and ready to pass.  That presence was Hyundai/Kia.