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02-09-07, 10:36 AM
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hahah if the IS350 is already so hard to get imgaine lexus making low numbers of the IS-F and let the dealers kill each other for it. Other low prodcution toyotas have huge mark-ups like say the FJ cruiser imagine the IS-F. and seriously until toyota takes this segment seriously, like offering a manual tranny as an option at least and offering more then 18 inch wheels stock, they will never be tops in this sgement. If i had the $$ i'd rather get an RS4 or M3.
02-09-07, 01:23 PM
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Can you see some guy in the Bentley shifting like a madman...
02-09-07, 07:37 PM
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I don't think their objective is to be "tops" in this segment. They know the loyal following of a German car owner.
Instead, I think they are offering an alternative.
And I'm soooooo sick of hearing "seriously" and "manual tranny" in the samn sentance. No one must take AMG seriously then.
Instead, I think they are offering an alternative.
And I'm soooooo sick of hearing "seriously" and "manual tranny" in the samn sentance. No one must take AMG seriously then.
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if they werent aiming to be the tops in the class that the IS is in now, how do you explain them trying to out do the BMW 3 series? the BMW 3 series is considered by most to be the benchmark in its car class, and lexus tried to take over that benchmark with the IS. I think lexus is making a somewhat poor atempt at trying to take over the segment with the IS-f. Yes many of you are right about new automatic transmissions and how smart they are blah blah, hell the audi dsg shifts fast, faster then i could even count the gears when i drove a car equipped with one....the point though is that when you are driving a high performance car whether its a coupe, 4 door, convertible, etc not having a choice for an manual with the intention of it being sporty and fast is blashphemous. Lexus does things with $$ in mind, true most people probably would not buy it as a stick even if it was offered with it, but im sure there would be a small group of people who would feel that its a crucial piece missing from the car.
And honestly, the higher the prices continue to go on the likes of Motorsport, AMG, F series, etc, I wouldn't even ask about a manual. The least the car could do for 90k (in the case of a CLK63) is shift itself.
