2011 LEXUS IS facelift
09-02-10, 06:05 AM
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I'll have to admit I'm really at odds on some of these changes. The F Sport package is indeed very nice, and something that I wish I had as an option for '07 [interior/mechanical changes anyhow], but other changes seem like they are coming form a different design team than who originally was responsible for the 1st iteration. It also seems to be a general perception of things getting "cheapened up" as well, and a general loss of coherence in the new changes, and I'm not sure when it's beneficial to extend the front overhang on any vehicle - but that's just my observation.
Still one one of the best cars out there, but again seems to be too much tinkering.
Still one one of the best cars out there, but again seems to be too much tinkering.
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09-02-10, 07:06 AM
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09-02-10, 09:26 AM
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I'll have to admit I'm really at odds on some of these changes. The F Sport package is indeed very nice, and something that I wish I had as an option for '07 [interior/mechanical changes anyhow], but other changes seem like they are coming form a different design team than who originally was responsible for the 1st iteration. It also seems to be a general perception of things getting "cheapened up" as well, and a general loss of coherence in the new changes, and I'm not sure when it's beneficial to extend the front overhang on any vehicle - but that's just my observation.
Still one one of the best cars out there, but again seems to be too much tinkering.
Still one one of the best cars out there, but again seems to be too much tinkering.
In my opinion virtually every visual change they've made after the 2008 models has uglied the car up
09-02-10, 02:02 PM
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I'll have to admit I'm really at odds on some of these changes. The F Sport package is indeed very nice, and something that I wish I had as an option for '07 [interior/mechanical changes anyhow], but other changes seem like they are coming form a different design team than who originally was responsible for the 1st iteration. It also seems to be a general perception of things getting "cheapened up" as well, and a general loss of coherence in the new changes, and I'm not sure when it's beneficial to extend the front overhang on any vehicle - but that's just my observation.
Still one one of the best cars out there, but again seems to be too much tinkering.
Still one one of the best cars out there, but again seems to be too much tinkering.
09-02-10, 02:14 PM
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This is precisely the risk Lexus took when they let the model linger and instead gave it a second facelift. You can only tweak a look for so long before you start running into cohesiveness problems. Or, you can only decorate an aging body for so long before the boobjobs start showing. It was time for a new IS.
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