tex2670

and I would prefer the sport shift to at least resemble a manual.

hwy1isf

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The Vette had a Heads Up Display for speed, tach, and gear that was really nice to have especially during those time you really get on it.

wkw84

my audi a6 had a heated steering wheel.. and that was a 10 year old car..

Lex Law

Coming from an anemic-powered 1992 Nissan Sentra, this car is better in every way. It also excelled against the many cars I tested in this category.

The IS had my modern requirements: variable heated and cooled seats (well, ventilated anyway--so few cars advertise ventilated, let alone 'cooled'), not reaching for any keyfob to open the doors and pushbutton start, Xenon-HID headlights, a little wood trim and Lexus-buttery leather. I also wanted the upgraded stereo, if the car offered one. I got all that in the IS, and no car in this category/price range had everything. That said, there are a couple of minor, nitpicky things...

I wish the CD player had a stop button. That way I could go to the track I wanted without having to be super-fast on the FF REW buttons to prevent the tracks in between from starting. I'll be getting my iPod in there soon, so that problem will go away. I also wish the volume would do a quick fade on start and stop of the CD player, so as not to shock your ears or the speakers (I only get that with Winamp and a certain plug-in).

I wish every car and every stereo receiver had a dot matrix display for smooth looking letters, rather than the LED/LCD style spelling out of letters that looks as goofy as can be on the Lexus stereo's text display. Maybe the NAV screen is better, but that is not fully integrated with the iPod to show cover art.

I also would not mind being able to display the temp inside the cabin, not just outside.

Since someone brought up the seats, I do like the fact that the heated seats seem to do a better job than my dad's Hyundai G350X, whose heat is only on the narrow bottom part of the bucket seats, not on the sides, which leaves the sides of your thighs to freeze against the hard, stiff leather. My thighs definitely seemed warmer in the IS, even if the Lexus does not heat the sides of the bucket seats.

tqlla3k

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The acura TL has a display for individual tire pressue. I also wish I had more control over the Manumatic. I think a lot of cars will only shift when you want it to in Manual-esq mode.

I also wish that the ML had a play button. I like to listen to music DVDs, its crazy that I cannot start the DVD without being at a complete stop.

IS_NIICE

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IS is my first car, but i kind of wish that it had different color interior lights instead of green. maybe orange like the other newer toyota's out there or even white--would love red like the audi

GrandSedanFan

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I wish mine had an LS2 and a third pedal like my last car. I also wish it would run 12.9s and rumble. I traded **** ton of speed for a boat load of luxury. Give me a few months to see if I regret it.