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Old 02-06-07, 08:04 PM
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The IS350 may be 0.2 seconds slower than the top 3 cars, but it definately has A LOT more class!!!
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but are their interior better than the 2IS? are they a stronger chick magnet than this car?

thought so.

but out of that whole list, I would not mind rocking the Evo.
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The new motor trend, (i think) the one where they test the 07 g35, 07 TL Type -S and the IS350, they list the IS350 0-60 at 4.9, that list ther shows the EVO at 5.1.
Old 02-06-07, 08:42 PM
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this is a lexus, enough said
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Lexus first and the GT second for me LOL
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guess it never crossed your mind that their interiors/reliability/class never crossed your mind huh? a car is not defined by its 0-60...
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Yeah like i would trade my IS350 for any other car in there.
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I would bet $1000 that my car could beat every car on that list.
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wow the only car on that list that i would rock is the evo, anything else is the one thing that i went with the is is the interior like other said, its way nicer then any other cars that i test drove.
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Originally Posted by krookid
The new motor trend, (i think) the one where they test the 07 g35, 07 TL Type -S and the IS350, they list the IS350 0-60 at 4.9, that list ther shows the EVO at 5.1.
No, that's the latest Road and Track. In their previous test of the IS350, they measured six seconds flat. Both numbers are aberrations, nearly all other magazines time it in the 5.1 - 5.3 range.

That "Road Test Summary" in the back of that issue you mentioned, the one that shows the EVO at 5.1, still lists the IS350 at 6.0.
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Originally Posted by Bichon
No, that's the latest Road and Track. In their previous test of the IS350, they measured six seconds flat. Both numbers are aberrations, nearly all other magazines time it in the 5.1 - 5.3 range.

That "Road Test Summary" in the back of that issue you mentioned, the one that shows the EVO at 5.1, still lists the IS350 at 6.0.
Yeah I just noticed that, slow fixing props over there I guess, probably still say 6 secs a year from now.
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eh if you just purely want speed and for cheap then why not an lancer or wrx sti. the is350 is for people who want something more then just a econobox with a lot of power.
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By the way, the base price for even the 250 is slightly over $30,000...that's the reason why the 350 isn't on this list.

Plus, I think most of us bought the IS not just because it was the fastest.
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none of those cars are LEXUS though. and none get the respect on the streets like our lexuses do... and i dont mean for speed but for luxury.


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