New IS on test drive, on Speed....

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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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New IS on test drive, on Speed....

its on now

that is all.....

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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 09:48 PM
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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Nice car. I enjoyed the show. Only complaint is the is350 does not come with a real gearbox.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 11:47 PM
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Watch the entire 22-minute program here.
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Old Nov 23, 2005 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by kensteele
Watch the entire 22-minute program here.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 12:15 AM
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Nice car. I enjoyed the show. Only complaint is the is350 does not come with a real gearbox.


but supposedly this will change in a year
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 01:17 AM
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That was a nice commerical
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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Ever since watching that Benz video, I don't t really care for automotive reviews like this. Who knows what was arranged before the video.
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Old Nov 24, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
That was a nice commerical
Shut up and go back to your Audi thread.






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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:29 PM
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My friend just passed by with his brand new IS250. Goddamn is it nice. Unfortunately I couldn't ride in it since I was all nasty from putting up Xmas lights but the looks and features this car has are amazing. Only problem is that this car has no back seat. He's about 6' so maybe he was driving all ghetto style. Did I mention this car looks sick.
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Old Nov 27, 2005 | 11:52 PM
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but supposedly this will change in a year
Then it may be worth the purchase...otherwise 3 series>
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:01 AM
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i saw it on the road today by where i live.. the front is gorgeous.. in person, though, the rear looks really odd.. something abotu it really makes it look awkward. in pics i thoguht it was nice though.

definitly a nice new car by lexus. cant wait to see how the rest of their lineup will look like in the upcoming years.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 12:03 AM
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Then it may be worth the purchase...otherwise 3 series>
Would it be fair to call it the IS the best auto sports sedan?
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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IS350 > 3 series anything (minus the M3). It has a lot features the 3 series doesn't. Only thing it's lacking is the manual transmission. And that won't matter for 80-90% of the people who buy sedans anyway.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 07:22 AM
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IS350 > 3 series anything (minus the M3). It has a lot features the 3 series doesn't. Only thing it's lacking is the manual transmission. And that won't matter for 80-90% of the people who buy sedans anyway.

Im not too educated on the IS350 but what can you get on it that you cant on the 3series?
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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A tight ass cluster design. Looks like two light sabers swinging around. Ok that wasn't meant to be an "advantage"
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 07:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy Sellout
Im not too educated on the IS350 but what can you get on it that you cant on the 3series?
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 09:02 AM
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Im not too educated on the IS350 but what can you get on it that you cant on the 3series?
i've heard it feels less connected to the road than the 3. other than that, not much save a manual tranny.
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by SiGGy
IS350 > 3 series anything (minus the M3). It has a lot features the 3 series doesn't. Only thing it's lacking is the manual transmission. And that won't matter for 80-90% of the people who buy sedans anyway.
Such as???

I know you can't turn off the Traction Control...without doing the 2step and a little dance
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Old Nov 28, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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meh, I would take the Hartge 3-series with the V10 over any IS, any day of the week.
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