As quickly as she came, she went - 2017 A4
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Congrats! The IS looks great!
#19
The pursuit of F
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That's a special type of buyer's remorse-congrats on getting rid of it! You did manage to note the Audi A4's biggest criticism from many media outlets (and me); it's exceedingly competent but boring. I find this to be something that troubles me about many Audi's I've driven outside of the RS7 and why I haven't bought one for myself.
EDIT: Wow. The front end of the refreshed IS is...challenging.
EDIT: Wow. The front end of the refreshed IS is...challenging.
Yeah, not crazy about the amber turn signal. Will be looking into wrap options.
Thanks! (Q5 Bob in AudiWorld?) Great crowd there and although my time there was short, the collaboration was excellent.
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#21
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corrado - congrats... i noticed you referred to the a4 as 'her'. since you see the IS as more 'aggressive' do you also refer to it as her?
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maybe if the a4 is so boring, that's why CR named it #1
#23
The pursuit of F
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Thanks! Nice to be behind the wheel again after the HS and now A4.
Isn't CR great at testing appliances, furnaces, and AC units?
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Lexus Canada unfortunately stopped selling the V6 RWD IS models from MY '16. I was not interested in the 4-banger Turbo in the IS 200t RWD; after 2 years ownership in the NX, the engine is laggy and idles a little rough. Thanks! In Canada, the 350 is 4K more than a 300, like-for-like with the exception of AVS (SS+) and the 51 hp/0.5 s quicker 0-60. I just couldn't justify this premium after the hit from the A4. So I went for the 300 AWD and it's plenty powerful as a daily.
#26
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Understood. The IS300 AWD holds an interesting position in the Lexus stable. Priced similarly enough to the IS200t that it offers an affordable AWD IS that is not a 350. At least in current form the 2.0T in RWD application isn't applicable to AWD so detune the 350 and voila. I do like the advantage of the two extra cylinders for a more refined drive.
#27
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I guess if by 'boring' you mean reliable, safe, understated good looks, good MPG, good performance - then yes, that's why they rated it #1
Last edited by bagwell; 01-06-17 at 06:24 AM.
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aside: i'm having no luck with the lexus website right now, i get lots of blank sections and broken links down the IS page
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS
#29
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interesting, i didn't know the is300 is using the 3.5 from the is350 - wonder why they'd detune it? maybe they think the awd system can't handle it?
aside: i'm having no luck with the lexus website right now, i get lots of blank sections and broken links down the IS page
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS
aside: i'm having no luck with the lexus website right now, i get lots of blank sections and broken links down the IS page
http://www.lexus.com/models/IS
I think this this was simply the cheapest way to replace the AWD 250.