2014 LEXUS IS Official Debut Discussion (merged threads)
01-19-13 | 04:25 PM
#783
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 19,963
Likes: 176
Do you think all these cars we are seeing would be considered early production cars? I mean these cars must have been built what 2 months ago or earlier? So do think Lexus would make any changes when the cars go into production?
I'm also wondering these cars are showing ML but do they really have it or is it just a logo plate on these prod cars.
I'm also wondering these cars are showing ML but do they really have it or is it just a logo plate on these prod cars.
As to the changes, Avalon introduced 3 months before start of sales and i noticed that they changed some of the plastics inside between that pre-production model and actual model on sale... nothing huge, but texture of the plastics on central console is different.
01-22-13 | 06:18 PM
#788
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (10)
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 13,441
Likes: 1,065
From: Under an IS F since 2008
On this episode of The Downshift, we talk with Junichi Furuyama, the new Chief Engineer of the Lexus IS about the radical changes to the new IS and the reinvention of the Lexus brand.
Sent from my iPhone
Enjoy,
Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; 01-22-13 at 06:21 PM.
i love this car
01-22-13 | 11:18 PM
#790
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
From: Hawaii
The front looks great, especially the grill! The drls gotta grow on me. Where they went wrong was from the rear wheels on. What's up with that awkward upward swoosh? I get what they were trying to do, but they did it wrong! Then there is the weird "diffuser" hanging off the back like someone was trying to fit a body kit and didn't paint it. Hope they don't go to production with that. Finally the dashboard. Ugh. They really went wrong there. Same way I felt when I saw the dash of the LFA, disappointment! The instrument panel on the F-sport is awesome, I'd get the car just for that! The rest of the interior is great tho!
I'm kinda glad I'm not wanting to rush out and get one now since I just bought my IS last April. I guess I can wait till the next update. Although I haven't seen it in person yet!
I'm kinda glad I'm not wanting to rush out and get one now since I just bought my IS last April. I guess I can wait till the next update. Although I haven't seen it in person yet!
01-23-13 | 09:26 AM
#791
Lexus Fanatic
iTrader: (10)
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 13,441
Likes: 1,065
From: Under an IS F since 2008
Motor Trend Magazine
First Drive: 2014 Lexus IS 350 Sport
Third-Gen Gem: We Get the First Crack at a Superfun Sportster
Tons of Photos in their Gallery...
Anyone figure out where "Bear Trap Rd." is.. ??
Enjoy,
Joe Z
Last edited by Joe Z; 01-23-13 at 10:56 AM.
