IS-F steering
10-26-07, 07:58 PM
#1
Lexus Test Driver
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: CA
Posts: 1,075
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
IS-F steering
So there was that one guy who said he drove the IS-F extensively and felt that the steering felt more like a ES/LS type of vehicle. He also said that the car was very responsive yadda yadda yadda which I think is contradictory. Anyways, for those of you who have rode the car do you think the steering is more like a LS or a bimmer? There is no way in hell I'm getting this car if it steering feels like an LS.
10-26-07, 08:46 PM
#2
Lexus Fanatic
Quote from C&D: "The IS F’s steering rack accurately puts tires where they’re needed and provides talk-back, albeit faint, on how things are holding. And hold they do, with excellent grip."
Quote from Winding Road: "The steering precision we felt, the weight of the steering at the wheel, the quick turn-in and recovery were just about ideal for our tastes, and there's a reason for that."
Quote from Edmunds: "Though the steering action is as precise as any rack-and-pinion can deliver, the artificially heavy effort of the two-mode, electric power assist (a 42V system) still cannot communicate as much information about the contact patches of the front tires as other sport sedans we've driven. Even so, the IS-F weaves its way to an exhilarating 70.2-mph slalom run where oversteer becomes the limiting factor."
Quote from Winding Road: "The steering precision we felt, the weight of the steering at the wheel, the quick turn-in and recovery were just about ideal for our tastes, and there's a reason for that."
Quote from Edmunds: "Though the steering action is as precise as any rack-and-pinion can deliver, the artificially heavy effort of the two-mode, electric power assist (a 42V system) still cannot communicate as much information about the contact patches of the front tires as other sport sedans we've driven. Even so, the IS-F weaves its way to an exhilarating 70.2-mph slalom run where oversteer becomes the limiting factor."
10-26-07, 10:38 PM
#5
Lexus Fanatic
10-26-07, 11:40 PM
#6
Lexus Fanatic
Oh and I forgot about Automobile's quote: "But unlike the IS350, which is a numb and floaty disaster on the track, the IS-F is a tied-down, capable tool, with good steering feel to boot. Quick turn-in masks the weight of the big engine up front, and the chassis loves to settle into a four-wheel drift, corner after corner."
Curiously, Motor Trend's review didn't seem to include any comment on the steering feel.
Curiously, Motor Trend's review didn't seem to include any comment on the steering feel.
10-28-07, 08:46 AM
#7
Lexus Connoisseur
Steering in the IS-F is very responsive. It is safe to say this is the sharpest steering Lexus/Toyota I have ever driven. In regular driving mode it works great, but once you switch to VDIM "Sport" mode, the steering tightens up and feels great in the twisties.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
hades281
IS - 2nd Gen (2006-2013)
13
10-27-11 02:12 PM