Lexus IS500, the "everything" killer.......

[redgtxdi]

Pure sh!t-eatin' grin! (Just hope the price ain't quite that high)........


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P.S. I think NFS4 must be nappin' or sumthin'.......

 

[Cobalt]

Yeah, but will it drive like a Lexus (hopefully not)? And at 70k it is competing with the M3?

 

[NFS4]

That's a photoshop, and it has been rumored for well over a year now:

 

[sniperruff]

with that money you can probably get the new skyline GT-R.

 

[GTaudiophile]

Haha! Yeah, right. I am willing to bet you $5.00 right now that the next-gen M3 will eat it for breakfast! And I bet the RS4 will too.

POS, wannabe Lexus!

 

[PoPPeR]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Haha! Yeah, right. I am willing to bet you $5.00 right now that the next-gen M3 will eat it for breakfast! And I bet the RS4 will too.

POS, wannabe Lexus!

wow a whole $5.00? Now that's what I call confidence

 

[maddogchen]

damn thats nice looking...i don't remember it being that nice looking in real life

 

[EarthwormJim]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
damn thats nice looking...i don't remember it being that nice looking in real life

That's because it doesn't. It's a photoshop.

One thing I like about the M3s is you can easily spot an M3 from a regular 3 a million miles away.

To me this thing looks like any old IS350 with bigger wheels.

 

[SuperNaruto]

march 2006 - http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t=284313

 

[bigdog1218]

Originally posted by: PoPPeR

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Haha! Yeah, right. I am willing to bet you $5.00 right now that the next-gen M3 will eat it for breakfast! And I bet the RS4 will too.

POS, wannabe Lexus!

wow a whole $5.00? Now that's what I call confidence

Don't see you taking him up on it.

 

[Kirby]

Has anyone drove a car with the double clutch tranny? How is it?

 

[BornStar]

Originally posted by: nkgreen
Has anyone drove a car with the double clutch tranny? How is it?

Fast. The shifts are incredibly quick.

edit: This car looks good. I've been looking forward to more manufacturers creating dual clutch transmissions.

 

[EvilYoda]

OP thought he had something on NFS4...roofles.

 

[Apex]

I can't wait to drive one. Should be interesting.

 

[secretanchitman]

70k? i'd rather get an M5 for almost 15 grand more.

*M5 lover*

 

[Parrotheader]

The new IS cars are some of the best looking on the road IMO.

 

[Sqube]

I dunno... once you start getting into the upper echelons of performance vehicles, I can't see Lexus being able to stick around.

They still haven't managed to put a manual transmission in the IS350. I'm not saying that a manual transmission is strictly required, but it does show a certain amount of willingness on the part of an automaker to try to cater to the performance crowd.

In my relatively uneducated opinion, the IS500 will be an extremely competent, very fast car with an overbearing and intrusive collection of systems designed to keep you from doing anything fun. You know, like all of the cars that Lexus makes.

 

[ballmode]

I dont think a manual would sell

Those paddle shifters would tho

 

[imported_Mike]

I really like the idea of it.

 

[raildogg]

Rather get a BMW for that price for a real driving experience.

 

[Tommouse]

Lexus doesn't mean performance/enthusiast, it means luxury, and boring to me at least. Admittedly I'm an Audiphile and would take an RS4 over most any other car on the market.

 

[raildogg]

Love the title "everything" killer.

What is so special about this? The performance? Or the driving experience?

Are there not equal or better cars out there?

 

[MazerRackham]

I'd save a bit and get an M5 instead.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Parrotheader
The new IS cars are some of the best looking on the road IMO.

To each his own, but I have a hard time imagining a less-distinctive design. I don't think they look TOO bad, but they are about as generic as any car design I've ever seen.

 

[randomlinh]

I'd get an m3 for driving, but the lexus for the interior (if I can get it w/o the damn wood panels) and reliability. i hate BMW's interior. It feels so dated, even the new ones.