TRDFantasy

That is based on the revised 2008 EPA ratings, apples to apples. IS350 gets 18/25 mpg while G37 gets 18/24 (when comparing auto to auto). Manual G37 gets 17/26.

Fuel economy is not equal, but it's close. If the G37 had a 6 speed auto I'm guessing fuel economy would be roughly equal.

josephlee

haha...does that mean the twin turbo will give 1000hp???? hahaha

movin_up

I'm interested to see what they come up with next. I have a current generation 7-series and absolutely love it. I've driven Lexus LS models and they don't hold a candle to the BMW's drive IMO. Not to say the Lexus isn't nice, I mean the 600h is ridiculous, but there is no denying the BMW's performance capabilities, especially for it's weight class.

I guess I'm somewhat biased, but being the owner of a 7-series I feel that I should atleast point out that the BMW is built to drive. Absolutely 0 body roll below 40mph... I can't even say that about my 300ZX with suspension mods.

But I digress, I absolutely love the LS600h L, but with a base price of $103,000 it's a bit of a stretch and I enjoy the drive of the BMW much more.

movin_up

Really, what year? Mine is an '02 745Li.

doug_999

750i drives like a boat? Were you drinking?

movin_up

My '88 Crown Vic had a floating feeling, not so much with the BMW, haha. To be honest, it doesn't feel as connected with the road as I expected, but once you get used to not having that feedback in the wheel you realize that there's not much out there that is more connected than that car. You can push it to it's limits while holding the wheel with 2 fingers, which gives it it's big car feel, but it's certainly not "floaty" in the same way a Lincoln Town Car is. It is floaty in a way that you feel like you're not even touching the road because you rarely feel a bump at highway cruising speeds.

When it comes down to it, the feel of the car is actually similar to the Lexus LS models. However, once you realize that there's more going on in that car than you'll ever know (active stability control to eliminate body roll, 2 different traction control systems that actualy work AND let you accelerate hard!) you learn that this "boat" can be driven more like an M3 (which it actually out-performed on various handling tests) than your grandmother's Cadillac.

And I know I'm probably going to be asked about the M3 comment, so I'm trying to find the article now, haha. I know when I was first looking at the 745Li I read something about it pulling more G's on the skidpad than the M3 and I think it out-performed it on the slalom as well.