View Poll Results: Are you happy with the IS-F's speed performance?
I'm very disappointed with the numbers
37
29.84%
I'm very happy with the numbers
35
28.23%
I'm neither too happy nor too disappointed
52
41.94%
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Are you happy or disappointed with the IS-F numbers?
10-25-07, 12:07 AM
#17
heh...all the drama...lol...I think I will still like the car regardless...cuz I will most likely want to track the car...I doubt the 335i with the Procede chip will be that good in a race track environment. 
but man...I do like the 335i...but I don't like the two tiny lil exhausts in the back...
but man...I do like the 335i...but I don't like the two tiny lil exhausts in the back...
10-25-07, 04:25 AM
#18
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I think the numbers are very commendable for a car in this class. It's still faster than the Audi and the BMW! And no, you can't compare it to a modified (chipped) car, it's just not fair.
In the real world, if the ISF runs the 1/4 in, say, 12.7, and the IS350 runs it in 13.7, (which is about average) the difference is a full second!! Isn't that like 20 or more car lengths? That is huge! Much faster than the IS350. We're talking "Blow the doors off like it's standing still" faster!
I have no doubt the ISF will literally "smoke" the 335i.
Drive an IS350 and then drive an ISF. You'll get the wakeup call!
I have no doubt the ISF will literally "smoke" the 335i.
Drive an IS350 and then drive an ISF. You'll get the wakeup call!
10-25-07, 04:36 AM
#19
I think the numbers are very commendable for a car in this class. It's still faster than the Audi and the BMW! And no, you can't compare it to a modified (chipped) car, it's just not fair.
In the real world, if the ISF runs the 1/4 in, say, 12.7, and the IS350 runs it in 13.7, (which is about average) the difference is a full second!! Isn't that like 20 or more car lengths? That is huge! Much faster than the IS350. We're talking "Blow the doors off like it's standing still" faster!
I have no doubt the ISF will literally "smoke" the 335i.
Drive an IS350 and then drive an ISF. You'll get the wakeup call!
In the real world, if the ISF runs the 1/4 in, say, 12.7, and the IS350 runs it in 13.7, (which is about average) the difference is a full second!! Isn't that like 20 or more car lengths? That is huge! Much faster than the IS350. We're talking "Blow the doors off like it's standing still" faster!
I have no doubt the ISF will literally "smoke" the 335i.
Drive an IS350 and then drive an ISF. You'll get the wakeup call!
do some of you people even go to tracks and run your cars or even spectate?The IS-F will beat a stock 335i yes but if the after market grows for the 335i like it did for the MKIV TT then single turbo 335i's will be "smoking" a lot of cars especially NA V8's.
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10-25-07, 05:36 AM
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1 second is not 20 car lengths on a 1/4 mile track do some of you people even go to tracks and run your cars or even spectate?
The IS-F will beat a stock 335i yes but if the after market grows for the 335i like it did for the MKIV TT then single turbo 335i's will be "smoking" a lot of cars especially NA V8's.
do some of you people even go to tracks and run your cars or even spectate?The IS-F will beat a stock 335i yes but if the after market grows for the 335i like it did for the MKIV TT then single turbo 335i's will be "smoking" a lot of cars especially NA V8's.
10-25-07, 06:11 AM
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10-25-07, 06:12 AM
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lexus lists the official 0-60 in 4.6 on http://www.lexus.com/isf/isf/specs.html
4 tips coming out of a single piece domestic-looking muffler on the new M3
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10-25-07, 06:38 AM
#24
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At 114mph your traveling at 168 feet per second. The IS is 15 feet and that equates to aprox. 11 car lengths.
10-25-07, 09:30 AM
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Ofcourse a turboed v6 will be able to smoke alot of v8 if bumped up in power... just look at the tt porsches... a better hp/ weight will usually give better drag times...unless its gearing is crappy...
10-25-07, 01:44 PM
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I personally am disappointed unless the C&D numbers are more accurate. This car has 116 more hp, costs almost 15 grand more, and has a 5.0 V8 and can barely beat a stock 335i. Even if the C&D numbers are more accurate, they're not that fast compared to a 335i with a procede chip. so for 13-14k more money you dont get much more. anyone else think the same?
IS-F vs 335i
IS-F 335i
0-60 4.7 4.9
1/4 mi 13.2 13.4
price 64000 50000
C&D isf numbers
IS-F vs 335i w/procede chip
IS-F 335i
0-60 4.2 4.4
1/4 mi 13.7 12.8
price 64000 51500
IS-F vs 335i
IS-F 335i
0-60 4.7 4.9
1/4 mi 13.2 13.4
price 64000 50000
C&D isf numbers
IS-F vs 335i w/procede chip
IS-F 335i
0-60 4.2 4.4
1/4 mi 13.7 12.8
price 64000 51500
With that kind of logic, you might as well buy a suped up neon or an STI or maybe EVO... Heck, I can probably get a 1 sec flat on my 2 wheel bicycle given I put a Yamaha R1 engine on it...
Last edited by Cornellian; 10-25-07 at 01:54 PM.
