Lexus IS500 F SPORT Performance
#1081
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And the ones that are left gravitate to the "best" which is why the S Class has been less impacted than the other entries
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Right now I don't think any automaker is offering good lease deals due to the shortage. A few weeks back I took my wife's 2020 Ionic for it's 10K service, while I was waiting I met up with the sales guy who sold us the lease to see if I could test drive a Veloster N. We got the lease in November 2020 for $3000 down (the state gave us back $2000) and $190 a month. He told me the same lease is now $300 a month
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Right now I don't think any automaker is offering good lease deals due to the shortage. A few weeks back I took my wife's 2020 Ionic for it's 10K service, while I was waiting I met up with the sales guy who sold us the lease to see if I could test drive a Veloster N. We got the lease in November 2020 for $3000 down (the state gave us back $2000) and $190 a month. He told me the same lease is now $300 a month
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Right now I don't think any automaker is offering good lease deals due to the shortage. A few weeks back I took my wife's 2020 Ionic for it's 10K service, while I was waiting I met up with the sales guy who sold us the lease to see if I could test drive a Veloster N. We got the lease in November 2020 for $3000 down (the state gave us back $2000) and $190 a month. He told me the same lease is now $300 a month
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Thanks to Carmaker for clarifying this:
"Interestingly, the reason the IS 500 F Sport Perf. was approved in 2019, was because the Lexus exclusive "New N" platform (4GS launched it, used by IS & RC), cannot be configured with the bi-turbo V6 V35A-FTS engine. So IS 500, used the 2UR-GSE V8 instead and since it has its competitive limitations with lower torque (than TT I6s or C63 V8), it could not be justified as another IS-F and competitor to M3 and C63 (V8). They didn't want a repeat of the GS-F against TTV8 competition."
"Interestingly, the reason the IS 500 F Sport Perf. was approved in 2019, was because the Lexus exclusive "New N" platform (4GS launched it, used by IS & RC), cannot be configured with the bi-turbo V6 V35A-FTS engine. So IS 500, used the 2UR-GSE V8 instead and since it has its competitive limitations with lower torque (than TT I6s or C63 V8), it could not be justified as another IS-F and competitor to M3 and C63 (V8). They didn't want a repeat of the GS-F against TTV8 competition."
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That's why I wouldn't buy or lease right now until the chip shortage has been resolved. I just got back from SoCal and we were walking on the beach in Costa Mesa and you can see all the backed up container ships for miles waiting to get into Long Beach harbor. Imagine all the other goods just sitting out at sea for weeks
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That's why I wouldn't buy or lease right now until the chip shortage has been resolved. I just got back from SoCal and we were walking on the beach in Costa Mesa and you can see all the backed up container ships for miles waiting to get into Long Beach harbor. Imagine all the other goods just sitting out at sea for weeks
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true.
Maybe so, but the IS500 fuel economy shouldn't be that bad overall. I know my LC has a couple more gears, but amazingly it gets about 28mpg on the highway, so definitely not horrendous.
the IS500 will definitely be a blast to drive and very comfortable when one just wants to get somewhere calmly.
Maybe so, but the IS500 fuel economy shouldn't be that bad overall. I know my LC has a couple more gears, but amazingly it gets about 28mpg on the highway, so definitely not horrendous.
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Really? On my 2010 IS350 Sport I've gotten as much as 28 mpg on trips to SoCal doing a steady 80 mph
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i think the 10 speed helps my LC a LOT. interestingly when you switch to sport or sport+ it only uses the first 8 gears.
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Mine only has 6 gears, and they are shorter gearing. It does occasionally skip gears in normal mode to help make it be a little more economical, but economy is not what this car is about. That said, long hwy trips I've achieved 28 mpg. Normal everyday driving I average 19 to 21 mpg. For my car, 10 gears would be way too much, as my engine is happiest above 3500 rpm so there would be way too much gear hunting
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This was right after filling up but before moving on a typical highway run in my IS F:
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