Xanadu350

I really hope they give the back seating at least a few more inches on the 2014 IS. One of my co-workers recenty bought the new 2013 BMW 328 4 door and a bunch of us went out to lunch, I was quite suprised at how much rear seating increased, I had more than enough leg room.

I'm not looking for GS or LS back seating but something a little more comfortable in the rear then the current IS. Do you think we will see much difference than current IS for rear seating?

Hoovey689

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all we know is the car is 3.1" longer, 2.8" wheelbase increase, 0.5" wider...

Hoovey689

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COLORS AND SIZE ADDED TO POST #5!!

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...rst-again.html

spwolf

we do? thats perfect...

UZJ100GXR

Hoovey2411

Do you think the new IS will destroy its competition, 3 series and the new Infiniti G ?

Xanadu350

The 2nd Gen will always carry special meaning for me, soon after I bought it new in 2007, I got a call from JM Lexus to invite me to participate in a small intimate gathering with the designer of the IS in a luncheon hosted by JM Lexus. It was a day I will never forget, there were about 8 or 10 other IS owners also invited along with staff from JM and the car desginer and his interpretator. It was so amazing, they were asking us what we liked and disliked or what we could change for next design. They wanted feeback. The food was amazing, desert and all. At the end they presented us with gifts from Japan. JM Lexus is the best dealership!!

I will most likely be upgrading to the 3rd Gen IS350, I just hope it can surpass my expectations.

Do we know if the designer of the 3rd Gen IS is the same designer of the 2nd Gen IS?

Oh and by the way, I just got my JM Lexus monthly newsletter and in it they are offering for sale right now a black 2012 LFA Sport 552 hp
Wow that thing looks amazing!!

Hoovey689

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Well I can only speculate as to how it will perform. If it takes any handling cues from the GS350 then it will be one of the best but even though the GS beat out the 5-series, the 3-series is still the benchmark in its category. Where the 5-series got heavier and softer, the 3-series got lighter iirc. We'll have to see how much better the chassis is in the IS over the 2IS.

In terms of powertrains, we know at least for the first two years they are carryover engines. So I wouldn't expect the 250 to wow many. 350 is still pretty competent and gaining the 8-speed auto will be good for fuel economy though I hope the 350 doesn't lose it's impressive gearing.

It's also slightly wider and longer which should give a more planted feel and high speed stability with the longer wheelbase.

A host of new tech including blind spot monitoring will put it on par with the rest.

To be honest the G is really a wildcard. Powertrains might be from Infiniti, might be from MBZ. Wo knows about chassis. 7-speed auto and CVT is likely.

84Cressida

Deep Sea Mica survives! Thank the lord!

RXSF

why is it that stargazer black remains only on the RX? Its such a beautiful color and is better than the flat black obsidian

dmvp29

The european ISFs get stargazer black as an option (picture courtesy of flipside909) -

rominl

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this is very interesting! the new IS increases in length by 3 inches while the gs and ls stay the same. i can't wait to see it!

RXSF

thanks for that. Didnt know but its such a good color they should expand it. Lexus already has like 4 different kinds of silver

Xanadu350

I have seen the Silver Lining color on other models but what is Glacier Silver?
Is that a new color?
I hope its not like the Frost Mica that has pink and blue specs in it.

mordecai

Get this on the next-generation IS-F!!!

Toys4RJill

If they carryover the 2.5 unchanged it will have no chance of beating the 3 series or ATS.

I will have a nice interior and a front end some will love and some will hate.

It will fit in the segment, but not lead it.