Below is a statement made by an enthusiast on another forum, where said the "Lexus auto has tons of calibration issues". I have no idea what he is talking about because my F has been flawless.

Has anyone had calibration issues with their trans? It is often funny to listen to people on forums talk out their A$$ about the F, so I included my brief reply.


Originally Posted by 4wheels
Wait til you drive your IS-F for a few months and in multiple types of driving conditions. If you're really familiar with all kinds of cars & how they really _should_ respond, you'll find the Lexus auto has tons of calibration issues & annoying problems (like the whole car in general). The Audi DSG or BMW M3 DCT are much better. Heck even the auto in my AMG is better overall, and it's not even the new wet clutch pack coupled auto like they use in the SL AMG's.

(My Reply)
This really is not a Lexus discussion but, I have had the F for over a year now and have had no problems with it in any category. I have driven the car on the infield track at Fontana and have spent many days enjoying spirited driving on back and mountain roads, and the trans has worked extremely well. I have driven the tiptronic in posches, the M3 DCT (I was not impressed, and definitely would go manual there) have not driven the AMG so I can not respond to it, but have had the rare opportunity to ride in a Lambo, it was by far the best I have seen.

When you say "the whole car in general", you really do not know what you are talking about. Which is fine, while the M3, and AMG's spend much of their life in the service department of their dealerships I will be enjoying my Lexus on the roads.

 

the whole car has a lot of problems?! umm this guy sounds very funny. i have never read any issues with the lexus 8 speed. i have read quite a few problems with the dct?

 

I have not heard of any calibration issues but was curious if others have experienced anything. After a year of ownership this car has been reliable, and a total blast to drive. I can not ask for much more.

 

maybe he's talking about the driver too...
some stoopid drivers need calibration sometimes...

 

Or maybe he's just FOS

Lou

 

+1 to that. I've had a few moments where I push the F to it's limits and haven't had any problems what-so-ever with calibration, gear timing or anything of the sort. Like hblexus stated above, the car has been very reliable and extremely fun to drive I'm also running the TOM's throttle controller with no issues

 

My only complaint is when the car is NOT in sport mode and you accelerate from a stop. It seems to like to rev to 2k rpm before moving and then doesn't really do anything until you punch the gas. Almost like flare, but not exactly flare. It disappears when you push the sport mode button.

I suspect it's like that to ensure the engine rpm is high enough to ensure good oil pressure to the rod bearings before putting a load on the engine, but that's just a guess on my part.