Both auto, TL-s more horses, IS lighter frame..... who wins?

 

i raced with one uphill, i smoked it with no problem.... it is a slow and overpriced POS....

 

put 5k of mods into an IS and 5k mods into a TL-S, then tell me who comes out on top

 

dont sleep on a IS. The 6sp IS wont go down easily. We can beat it but it will be a close race...

 

You still end up with an ugly IS tho

Tracer

 

Man, I love the looks of the IS, but could pass on the interior.

 

Man, I love the looks of the IS, but could pass on the interior.

 

I agree with what you say but its a 5spd manual not 6spd. The manuals can get a great launch and the TL-S will have to play catch up through 2nd gear.

 

I can tell you this when I have my '96 Maxima 5spd I had an encounter with one and when he passed me on the highway I step on it and we were dead on at about 140mph I could not pass him but he couldn't get ahead of me, I was right on his bumper.
So, at high speed I say the TLS will smoke him and taking off I say no problem. None have stepped up to the plate since I got my TLS.

 

Depends what kinda race. Straight line TLS wins....anything with a curve and the IS wins! The IS is not slow but the TLS is definitely faster.

you might need more than 5k to make an IS faster than a TLS. I doubt that buying and installing a TC on an IS is cheap. Not to mention that for 5k you can get a 3.5 liter upgrade or even the CT SC installed...maybe more like 5.5k for the SC (4k for the product)

 

auto IS' (dunno about sticks) are even with TL-Ps (straight line), you should beat him np if u have a Type S


@cUr@-TL

 

you got it, exactly why i purchased the TL-S over the IS. I pretty much had a choice of which one and i test drove both. I felt more comfortable and relaxed in the TL-S interior. My family is on their second lexus, and i previously owned a lexus before the TL-S and the IS300 just didn't live up to my expectations of them.

 

From my experience, IS300's are slow compared to a TLS. Two of my friends have one and I beat them sooo easily. Bochenek is right about the IS being faster than the TLS after spending $5000 dollars though but it still is an ugly car in my opinion. Bottom line, TLS can beat an IS anyday of the week. Unless it has a ton of mods to make it faster

 

you will beat the IS300. the only good thing about the IS is you can get serious HP out of that engine (turbo)

 

IS is NA...same engine as the MKIV NA Supra...but many enthusiasts turbo it (lots of cash but I am sure IS owners have it) and that thing flies! I would be scared of an IS with that mod

Also, I like the interior, it's kind of boy racer like and I am still in that phase.

Maybe when I mature one day, I will think about an Acura TL...for now I love the STi, IS300, 350z, etc.

 

hey anuj, go get yourself a 350z if y ou're in your raceboy phase still. lol. I grew out of that just before i bought my first car, thank god.

Btw...did you get your headlights replaced?

 

no 350z...i would rather get a wrx (non-sti....sti too pricey)

and I am getting one of these cars in the very near future (maybe before dec)

Yeah I got the 2k2 headlights back...by the way what kind of alarm was montclair acura offering you and for how much? IM me on Maximaf1 so this thread doesn't get hijacked..lol

 

THe TL-S will smoke an IS from a stoplight any day of the week.

 

Yeah, I was choosing between the IS (and sportcross), the A4, the BMW and the Acura...
None had the acceleration of the Acura, and the handling mods were cheaper than power-adders any day. A stock IS will not out-hussle a TL-S. Besides, there is only so much handling you can do in the TL-S before you maul your tires anyway...
The IS, A4 and BMW are all clearly better handling cars and the twisties are fun, but I wanted the acceleration first and foremost, and saving the $$$ wasn't so bad either...
Ferizzo is further right that it is gonna cost you a little more than $5k to beat a TL-S going straight, and a heck of a lot more than $5k if you are talking about the TL-S with the sc...