You heard it here first.....(again)
10-08-12, 07:00 PM
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I only took one of the one covered with white, but it's a pic of the reflection in my rear view lol. It looked exactly the same though. Both had Michigan plates. Ride height looked a bit higher than my stock height IS, so I'm guessing they were AWD models.
10-08-12, 07:17 PM
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Any details on the ML system? Possible to get it without nav like you could pre-2011?
Also, I see for option packages- Lux and F-sport... are they going to continue the 11-12 optioning where it forces you to pick between "the actual good luxury options" or "the sport suspension and some badges"? Or any chance they'll restore the F-sport package to the glory that was the 06-10 Sport package, where you got both?
and while I'm asking... any chance at all of a moonroof delete option? It was never available in the US other than if you gave up a lot of the good stuff and went with the X package for a few years, but was apparently available more easily in other countries.
10-09-12, 01:51 PM
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VGRS = Variable Gear Ratio Steering
Prime Cuts: Lexus Variable Gear Ratio Steering
We slice open the activist of active systems.
via Car & Driver
The ability to change a vehicle’s steering ratio has many advantages. A quicker ratio (fewer turns lock-to-lock) can give a vehicle a deft feel. At high speeds, switching to a slower ratio (more turns lock-to-lock) imparts a better sense of stability. Lexus is not alone in using a computer-controlled system to change ratios, but its approach is pretty trick. Note that this type of active steering is far more involved than the variable-ratio units with rack teeth cut at differing angles; they can’t make ratio changes on the fly over the full range of lock. The more complex Lexus (and Audi) approach is essentially a gearbox built into the steering column between the steering wheel and the pinion gear. Unlike BMW’s active steering system, which employs a planetary gearbox, Lexus’s Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) uses something called a wave generator and a flexible gear. Lexus claims its system is more accurate and quicker acting than others. VGRS can be found on the LS sedan, the LX SUV, and the new GS F Sport. We sliced into the unit to get an idea of how it works and because we wanted to find out what a wave generator is.
~ Joe Z
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10-09-12, 01:52 PM
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Fantastic thread,, thanks guys. 
Much more information than I expected at this point at least compared to what we got before the 2IS came out. I remember Bob Carter (I think that was his name) had a group chat to reveal 'some' select details about the 2IS shortly before it came out and we had some good posts here on CL but I don't remember knowing nearly as much as what's in this thread already and we're still a few months out!!
Please keep the info coming!
Much more information than I expected at this point at least compared to what we got before the 2IS came out. I remember Bob Carter (I think that was his name) had a group chat to reveal 'some' select details about the 2IS shortly before it came out and we had some good posts here on CL but I don't remember knowing nearly as much as what's in this thread already and we're still a few months out!!
Please keep the info coming!
10-09-12, 04:17 PM
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It was first available for the LS600h, and some of the other hybrids have it too now. One of the benefits is that LED bulbs are supposed to last longer. From the output I've seen of the LS600h LED headlights, it appears to be similar to the output of HID bulbs.
10-10-12, 05:55 AM
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Excited to see the new IS 250 and 350 but honestly cmon Lexus I want to see the ISF sigghhhh 2014 for a 2015 model this is TORTURE!!!! The only reason lexus has me waiting is because the M3 4 door isnt out yet. Sooo 1st one out gets my $70,000. Ready...Set...Go!