Lexus Revises and Expands IS Sport Sedan Line for 2011

DASHOCKER · 08-01-2010, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Raine

is it me or does the side view look like a corolla lol

It looks like a Corolla S for sure.. The AWD 350 looks as if it is on jackstands.

Negotiator · 08-01-2010, 03:58 PM

How long has this chasis been out already? I swear, the IS hasn't changed in what, 8 years?

Raine · 08-01-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER

It looks like a Corolla S for sure.. The AWD 350 looks as if it is on jackstands.

Corolla sport looks pretty awesome though

Inspired · 08-01-2010, 06:41 PM

It looks like a 1 series..

bavarian19 · 08-02-2010, 02:18 PM

eh

hks786 · 08-02-2010, 04:08 PM

I like it.

mtla4 · 08-02-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by twinturbo335

It looks like a 1 series..

It came out before and it does not looks like one.

Ignignokt · 08-02-2010, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mtla4

It came out before and it does not looks like one.

Agreed. It looks at least 50% better than the 1er.

j/k

Raine · 08-02-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Ignignokt

Agreed. It looks at least 50% better than the 1er.

j/k

hey now...the 1 looks pretty dorky in pictures but it actually looks okay irl (i think it's because of the concave/covex lines)

Bunkei · 08-03-2010, 12:48 AM

The styling is too derivative and not befitting of a Lexus in my humble opinion. I'd take an ES350 over this.

fwmcb · 08-03-2010, 04:56 AM

wow it looks a little more carolla esque... which wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing if the carolla was an attractive car. Even Caddilac gets that you can't sell a Caddy that looks like a Chev.

blackE90 · 08-10-2010, 02:25 PM

More pics of the interior available here - http://www.autoguide.com/gallery/gal...ort/?g2_page=1

NewYearsBoy · 08-10-2010, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by blackE90

More pics of the interior available here - http://www.autoguide.com/gallery/gal...ort/?g2_page=1

I don't think it looks bad at all... Look at the price and the over all package... But I would never give up my 1 for it.....

I MEAN LOOK AT IT!!!

DimSum · 08-10-2010, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Cdnrockies

Such a lame argument to bring Lotus into the discussion considering who they had to go to to build their motors.

Apparently, making their model lines look different is "unoriginal" compared to the copy cat design strategy of BMW and Audi?...lol.

There are multiple car companies...including Ferrari....that put the LED threads just below the lamps....how many other places can you put them???

Ferrari was actually one of the first.

michaelthepsycho · 08-14-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver-Bolt

Had an 06 IS 350 and couldn't get rid of it soon enough. Talk about no steering feedback. Brick hard suspension but zero road feel. Weird feeling when driving spirited. Fun car on a smoth road in a straight line. Very small inside. Our one and only venture into the Lexus arena.

Damn... You just described what I feel when riding in my friend's IS350... How can a car hurt my back AND make me feel crunched... There's your answer.

blackE90 · 09-08-2010, 10:33 AM

http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/

http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/l...spx?fid=107806

DASHOCKER · 09-08-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by blackE90

http://www.lexus.com/models/IS/

http://pressroom.toyota.com/pr/tms/l...spx?fid=107806

"Performance without precision isn't performace at all" That is why I made the switch from Lexus to BMW..

gshb · 09-08-2010, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver-Bolt

Had an 06 IS 350 and couldn't get rid of it soon enough. Talk about no steering feedback. Brick hard suspension but zero road feel. Weird feeling when driving spirited. Fun car on a smoth road in a straight line. Very small inside. Our one and only venture into the Lexus arena.

exact story as mine. had an IS350 for two years. "firm steering feel on canyon roads" is a lie. on the track it was fun to blast past s2ks on the straights, but after that the fun stopped. wasnt even luxurious with its constant rattling. to say im glad to have moved on is an understatement.

XYR03 · 09-08-2010, 01:48 PM

What? Huh? Looks like a corolla typeS? Huh? S stands for "sport"? oh ok...

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