NorCal members attend THE ULTIMATE IS-F Driving Experience
08-22-07, 08:23 AM
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08-22-07, 08:39 AM
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Good:
-very powerful, car accelerated very well with four people inside
-great brakes, none of the cars showed signs of fade going around the track repeatedly(I only even smelled brakes one time when they came into the pits)
-8-speed gearbox, tuned well for aggressive driving, power gets to the wheels (as seen in video)
-perfect rev-matching on downshifts, everytime (
props to the engineer that did this), very smooth and didn't upset the vehicle
-seats are comfortable and supportive
-food
-other members, it's alway good to see you guys(and girls)
Not Good:
-I question some of the things my "professional" driver did. I understand he may have been trying to do some "things" for us during the ride but when they weren't working he would try to force the issue with the car instead of correcting and moving on to show more of what the car was capable of. (Sorry, I do alot of driving and this bugged me).
Obsevations:
-tires, the car comes with very good tires, however I did notice that the wheels are considerably wider than the tire sizes used giving the stretch look. Two theories: 1) the jay-dee-em tuner look 2)upon release they get tires to match the width of the wheels for even better performance. My guess is the latter. It goes along with the lack of info until release that is going on.
-I was pleasently suprized by how well the transmission shifted and reacted to inputs.
-very powerful, car accelerated very well with four people inside
-great brakes, none of the cars showed signs of fade going around the track repeatedly(I only even smelled brakes one time when they came into the pits)
-8-speed gearbox, tuned well for aggressive driving, power gets to the wheels (as seen in video)
-perfect rev-matching on downshifts, everytime (
props to the engineer that did this), very smooth and didn't upset the vehicle-seats are comfortable and supportive
-food
-other members, it's alway good to see you guys(and girls)
Not Good:
-I question some of the things my "professional" driver did. I understand he may have been trying to do some "things" for us during the ride but when they weren't working he would try to force the issue with the car instead of correcting and moving on to show more of what the car was capable of. (Sorry, I do alot of driving and this bugged me).
Obsevations:
-tires, the car comes with very good tires, however I did notice that the wheels are considerably wider than the tire sizes used giving the stretch look. Two theories: 1) the jay-dee-em tuner look 2)upon release they get tires to match the width of the wheels for even better performance. My guess is the latter. It goes along with the lack of info until release that is going on.
-I was pleasently suprized by how well the transmission shifted and reacted to inputs.
08-26-07, 07:58 AM
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Lexus Test Driver
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For those craving more footage, keep an eye out on the LGWnorcal.net site! Exclusive never before seen footage will be posted very soon. Including an in car ride/interview with the pro driver that was driving the IS-F, you can hear it from the pro yourself!
08-27-07, 08:15 PM
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Geeez I got blue ***** from all this . . .
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