Fifth Gear Lexus IS-F Review
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I wonder why Lexus doesn't offer stick shift for IS and IS-F. I've never been a fan of stick shift cars, but I know that many car enthusiasts love stick shifts and I'm pretty sure Lexus is losing potential IS buyers due to automatic shift.
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AMG gets away without stick shifts so Lexus isn't unique in this.
And personally I find BIG horsepower cars a chore and too jerky with a stick shift, but low horsepower cars can be fun with it.
And personally I find BIG horsepower cars a chore and too jerky with a stick shift, but low horsepower cars can be fun with it.
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Actually the automatics in both Lexus and MB shift nothing like an SMG or a DSG does.
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Looks like Tiff turned the traction controll off instead of leaving in Sport Mode. Funny how he copied Jeremy's infamous "shut up! shut up!!" line...rather poorly though, as he, unlike Jeremy, still smiles as he says that. I too can't believe Lexus doesn't provide a button or something to disable the beeping. Perhaps someone can find a secret code or sequence?
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Remember SMG is evolving, it actually pre-dates to the late 90s in the E36 M3 (very rare, most don't know it existed). It sucked something hard until recently.
AMGs autos are fine. The CLK Black Series auto seems to be the best they offer.
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