Car Connection drives the new IS
07-18-05, 02:58 PM
#31
Lexus Connoisseur
Originally Posted by Lenscap
flipside909 - Since you seem to know quite a bit about the new IS, I have two questions for you. 1.) Do you have any confirmation as to whether the taillights are in fact LED (Lexus says it does in the Geneva press release but the photos sure don't look like it) and 2.) Do you know anything concrete about a coupe (non-convertible)?
If the answer is no, do you think you'll get more information at your upcoming preview? I've got a deposit on the new IS and I'm dying to know. Thanks!
If the answer is no, do you think you'll get more information at your upcoming preview? I've got a deposit on the new IS and I'm dying to know. Thanks!
2) Nothing is concrete, our sources hinted a hardtop convertible and sport wagon back in December. Sky is the limit at this point.
07-18-05, 03:01 PM
#32
Driver
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: NJ
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
further note
Flipside,
Of greater importance to know (not to downplay the importance of knowing if the car has LED tail lights or not
), at least for me, would be if you have gotten any more concrete evidence as far as vehlcle pricing is concerned, or what the final options list is going to be. Estimated MPG for the cars, etc. When the 350 will start arriving at dealer lots (or when they will have a test mule to drive). Also, do you know if customers will have the ability to order cars to their specs right off the bat (especially if you have put a deposit down on the car) or will be stuck with taking whatever Lexus decides to ship to the dealerships?
Of greater importance to know (not to downplay the importance of knowing if the car has LED tail lights or not
), at least for me, would be if you have gotten any more concrete evidence as far as vehlcle pricing is concerned, or what the final options list is going to be. Estimated MPG for the cars, etc. When the 350 will start arriving at dealer lots (or when they will have a test mule to drive). Also, do you know if customers will have the ability to order cars to their specs right off the bat (especially if you have put a deposit down on the car) or will be stuck with taking whatever Lexus decides to ship to the dealerships?
07-18-05, 03:17 PM
#34
Super Moderator
Originally Posted by Ratman009
Or gotten to sit in the back seat? As long as it is as big as the new E90 3 series I'll be set.
The added inches on the new IS have largely gone into the rear seat. There's more room than before - and definitely more than in a 3-Series - but rear passengers aren't going to stretch out luxuriantly.
07-18-05, 03:52 PM
#35
Driver School Candidate
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: PA
Posts: 21
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by XeroK00L
Overall a very good review, but the base price of $35k is simply too high and nowhere "close to the original IS" as said in the Geneva show. I just hope Lexus doesn't price the new IS out of the market. 
07-18-05, 03:56 PM
#36
Lexus Connoisseur
Originally Posted by Ratman009
Flipside,
Of greater importance to know (not to downplay the importance of knowing if the car has LED tail lights or not ), at least for me, would be if you have gotten any more concrete evidence as far as vehlcle pricing is concerned, or what the final options list is going to be. Estimated MPG for the cars, etc. When the 350 will start arriving at dealer lots (or when they will have a test mule to drive). Also, do you know if customers will have the ability to order cars to their specs right off the bat (especially if you have put a deposit down on the car) or will be stuck with taking whatever Lexus decides to ship to the dealerships?
Of greater importance to know (not to downplay the importance of knowing if the car has LED tail lights or not
), at least for me, would be if you have gotten any more concrete evidence as far as vehlcle pricing is concerned, or what the final options list is going to be. Estimated MPG for the cars, etc. When the 350 will start arriving at dealer lots (or when they will have a test mule to drive). Also, do you know if customers will have the ability to order cars to their specs right off the bat (especially if you have put a deposit down on the car) or will be stuck with taking whatever Lexus decides to ship to the dealerships?
07-18-05, 07:12 PM
#37
Originally Posted by spwolf
p.s. non-nav interior looks nice as well, i wish there was an better pic (close-up) but it looks nice..
07-18-05, 07:41 PM
#38
Great Article, thanks for this link, I have to say this car looks great in red.
Article says:
"The 250 is quick and nimble, but the 350 positively pushes you back into your seat as you blast down the straights. And the car flawlessly tracks the line as it races around the sweeping back corner, known as Turn 9"
pushes you back in your seat, oh yeah..baby
Article says:
"The 250 is quick and nimble, but the 350 positively pushes you back into your seat as you blast down the straights. And the car flawlessly tracks the line as it races around the sweeping back corner, known as Turn 9"
pushes you back in your seat, oh yeah..baby
07-18-05, 09:01 PM
#41
Lexus Champion
Thread Starter
I saw a Cypress Pearl 3rd gen GS the other day and it was beautiful...the new IS in the same color looks just as nice. It's not the color for everyone and every locale, but it's exquisite in its own way.
And--wow 1,300 views after I posted this article just yesterday! The interest in this car is...phenomenal!
And--wow 1,300 views after I posted this article just yesterday! The interest in this car is...phenomenal!
07-19-05, 11:42 AM
#42
Originally Posted by AmethySC
According to the article :
Didn't specify whether it's the E90 3 series, but if it's definitely more room than even the previous 3, then it should at least be close to the E90, if not better . . .
Didn't specify whether it's the E90 3 series, but if it's definitely more room than even the previous 3, then it should at least be close to the E90, if not better . . .
Car is looking better and better every day...
07-19-05, 01:16 PM
#43
Originally Posted by XanaduSC
Great Article, thanks for this link, I have to say this car looks great in red.
Article says:
"The 250 is quick and nimble, but the 350 positively pushes you back into your seat as you blast down the straights. And the car flawlessly tracks the line as it races around the sweeping back corner, known as Turn 9"
pushes you back in your seat, oh yeah..baby
Article says:
"The 250 is quick and nimble, but the 350 positively pushes you back into your seat as you blast down the straights. And the car flawlessly tracks the line as it races around the sweeping back corner, known as Turn 9"
pushes you back in your seat, oh yeah..baby
I do like how base interior looks like, it does not look cheap at all - it looks pretty sophisticated if anything...
07-19-05, 02:27 PM
#44
Speaks French in Russian
Nice. Keep these reviews coming!!!
The more I see pics the more and more I love it.
I wonder if we will see some sort of spoiler.
The more I see pics the more and more I love it.
I wonder if we will see some sort of spoiler.
Last edited by magneto112; 07-19-05 at 02:31 PM.