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Old 09-15-21, 07:02 AM
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^^ I hear you. I don't regret my 2021 IS350 and had fun driving it this summer but I am excited about the 500 - I have someone taking over my lease so I am not upside down in my swap. I will say one thing I much prefer in the last iteration of the IS and that is the sport pedals, I find the pre-2021 were far sportier looking than these. Not that we see them when we drive but I still find the old ones looked much cooler

zgadson - Congrats on your IS!!
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Old 09-15-21, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by arentz07
Judging from the photos above, the new IS 350 is RWD, and the outgoing 300 is also RWD.

Congrats, @zgadson1 , hope the new IS 350 brings many smiles and many trouble-free miles. The V-6 really is worth swinging for, right?!
Correct! And thank you! Was actually hoping to find an AWD 350 but it wasn't a requirement. I think an identical car with the V6 would have made it a tougher choice to trade it in right away, but that it has the ML stereo, too, was enough to push me over the fence.
Old 09-17-21, 09:21 PM
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Only thing i didnt like about the IS is the lack of engine options or power. Should have been bumped up a bit to 350 or so. And the fact that the engine doesnt wake up till like 3k or so too.
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Old 09-18-21, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Windows204
Only thing i didnt like about the IS is the lack of engine options or power. Should have been bumped up a bit to 350 or so. And the fact that the engine doesnt wake up till like 3k or so too.
This isn’t an issue in the second gen with the 4.09/1 gear.
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Old 09-19-21, 07:44 PM
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I regret not getting the Mark Levinson system in my 2021 IS350 F-Sport.
Old 09-20-21, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Coconut
I regret not getting the Mark Levinson system in my 2021 IS350 F-Sport.
It's all right. I listened to a 2021 without ML a couple days ago. It honestly is not bad at all. The ML lets me crank the bass a bit more, sure, and has clearer highs. However, the base system is about as good as what's in my wife's 330i and is definitely better than the base system I had in my 2016.
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