Badman Forever

I just did some more research online about the acura nsx automatic and manual. it seems the auto v6 gets down to the low-mid 14s 1/4 mi. the manual v6 gets down to the low-mid 13s 1/4 mi. but anyhow, the nsx production has already ceased and it's replacement engine on the next incarnation will be something larger. the is350 now reigns as the n/a production v6 king!

but on pt #5, does anyone have timeslips of the srt8 domestics, n/a mercedes performance cars, and the cts-v?

and so far, pts 1-4 are still valid!

nzh112

point 4 is incorrect... (Porsche GT3 RS with 0-60 in 3.8-3.9 (can keep away from Ferrari 430 in 0-110, since your said world)
Point 5 is incorrect... (Mercedes C55 can do low 13's in the quarter mile, 0-60 about 4.9)

DingDingDao

The Porsche GT3 has a flat-six, not a V-6.

nzh112

How about the NSX R? I hear 0-60 in 4.4

IS350spBLK

You guys really got to chill with these comparisons... they're just to funny. I mean you guys are comparing a v6 4 door luxury sedan with GT3???? That makes me love my IS350 even more. Put it this way, its quick for a 4 door saden in its class, and quicker then some in a higher class. Which is more than any one could ask for since the car alone is a LEXUS.

shaolin

iTrader: (2)

i was just thinking about the M5 and the C55, also the slk 55

all really fast

diablo1

And all with base prices $20-45k above the base IS350. Getting this kind of performance from a luxury sedan at this price is a fantastic deal. And it's a Lexus, so it will probably have fewer problems over a given time span than the three above cars combined.

BobsGX

The 06 M5 has an auto transmission. No clutch pedal. I believe its a 7 speed auto.

XeroK00L

The transmission of the M5 is a manual with an automated clutch. Although it can function like an automatic, it is generally considered by most as a manual since it does not have a torque converter.

D Bad Guy

The only valid points anyone has brought up that disputes him are C55 and the SRT-8 300c, Magnum and Charger (chrysler LX cars). Most 0-60's less then 5 secs, 1/4 in 12.9's stone stock! And, in Canada at least, less expensive then the IS 350. Also the SRT-8's all handle extermely well. Talk about light on its feet. The dam things weigh 4400+ lbs, and flick into corners with the best of them. Best performing/ fastest sedan for the buck, no contest winner is SRT-8 series. Interior luxury and looks, IS350 by miles...

diablo1

The C55 AMG is cheaper than the IS350 in Canada??? Here it's $20k more base MSRP... ($35k vs $55k)

jrock65

How about the S4?

Gojirra99

No, that's totally inaccurate pricing info for Canada. The C55 AMG's base price in Canada is C$73,600 : http://www.mercedes-benz.ca/index.cfm?id=3764

An IS350 in Canada starts from C$48,900, & is C$60K fully loaded : https://www.lexus.ca/lexus/experienc...262T&year=2006

D Bad Guy

I was talking about the SRT-8 series of cars, clearly not the AMG. I can get a loaded SRT-8 300c for 55K, and a loaded IS350 is 59K

diablo1

In the US it seems like either one FULLY loaded will run you in the $47k neighborhood. But the IS350 has a lower base price - $36k with destination vs. almost $43k for the 300 SRT8. That car looks cool too, but not quite what I wanted. But I'm amazed you can get a car that looks like that for mid-$20k range, if you get the base model. I love on MTV when they are showing rap stars garages, and they always say... "Maybach 62, $400,000, Ferrari F430, $180,000, Chrysler 300, $30,000" haha! They got the classy look without the high $$$.