4plzu Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 what does IS mean again :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapphire Cam Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 "IS" used to mean "Inline Six" from what I'd heard from a dealer, even though the 200 had a '4' in it. But since the vehicle now has a V6 and no longer an Inline/Straight 6, I believe Lexus now say the IS is "Intelligent Sports". But I'm sure half a dozen people have other ideas. Be curious as to what they might be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilv1004s Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 IS means Intelligent Sports from the start GS is grand Sports LS is Luxury Sedan RX rec Crossover etc Sc Sports coupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4plzu Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 i made my point, to those who said it's not a sports car :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2sty1 Posted February 12, 2010 Author Share Posted February 12, 2010 ahahahaha the IS350 IS a sports car, i admit 250 is not, but aparently 350 will come out in australia this year along with the IS-FR or something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilv1004s Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 oh and the land cruiser based LX... Luxury Cross over and u guys all know wat lexus means right? Luxury Export to US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2sty1 Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 does anyone know the time for the 250 to go from 80km/h - 120km/h?? i cant find it anywhere... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircon Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 does anyone know the time for the 250 to go from 80km/h - 120km/h?? i cant find it anywhere... thanks 2.3 seconds. I had a drag against an F430 the other day and beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2sty1 Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 2.3, niiiice wat gear were u in? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis-lex-sic Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 2.3, niiiice wat gear were u in? thanks ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2sty1 Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 like as in, wat gear does to car go into? when u step on it from 80 - 120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX51S Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 like as in, wat gear does to car go into? when u step on it from 80 - 120 It will be third i think. havent really noticed and i dont think any one really does there are more important things coming towards you faster and faster. I think this is what DIS-LEX-SIC is getting at (?????) its not something on ppls minds when your driving it as you will see when you get yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircon Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 2.3, niiiice wat gear were u in? thanks I just held it in 8th gear and let the torque do the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX51S Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 2.3, niiiice wat gear were u in? thanks I just held it in 8th gear and let the torque do the work. ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howiefied Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 :) He's obviously having a lend... 8th gear beating a F430 on a running start, hardly going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircon Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 :) He's obviously having a lend... 8th gear beating a F430 on a running start, NEVER going to happen. slight correction :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX51S Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 He's obviously having a lend... 8th gear beating a F430 on a running start, NEVER going to happen. slight correction also id like to know where you found an extra two gears lol. The whole thing would be reversed. The 430 would putt putt away from an IS250 in top gear using its torque lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis-lex-sic Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 also id like to know where you found an extra two gears Reverse & neutral of course.......der!!! Very funny though Aircon, I like your sense of humour. Especially when some don't realised you're being funny. I must admit that this thread has given me a laugh from the start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX51S Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Reverse & neutral of course.......der!!! OH YEAH lol sorry i forgot about them haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircon Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Very funny though Aircon, I like your sense of humour. Especially when some don't realised you're being funny. I must admit that this thread has given me a laugh from the start. thank God for that....I was getting a bit concerned. I love my IS250. It's one of the best cars I've ever owned (and I've owned quite a few), but seriously....why is anyone concerned with its performance? For a 1600kg car with a 2.5l engine I think it goes very well and returns excellent fuel consumption, at the same time offering a very quiet and luxurious ride with just about every gadget known to man....and all this with fantastic fit, finish and reliability. IMO that's what this car is about and it's the reason I bought it. If you want a performance car and you're worried about the 0-100 times (or any other performance figures) then I think you're looking at the wrong car. Just my opinion, of course. So sorry k2sty1, but I really think if these are the important issues to you, then maybe you need to get a Porsche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEX51S Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Very funny though Aircon, I like your sense of humour. Especially when some don't realised you're being funny. I must admit that this thread has given me a laugh from the start. thank God for that....I was getting a bit concerned. I love my IS250. It's one of the best cars I've ever owned (and I've owned quite a few), but seriously....why is anyone concerned with its performance? For a 1600kg car with a 2.5l engine I think it goes very well and returns excellent fuel consumption, at the same time offering a very quiet and luxurious ride with just about every gadget known to man....and all this with fantastic fit, finish and reliability. IMO that's what this car is about and it's the reason I bought it. If you want a performance car and you're worried about the 0-100 times (or any other performance figures) then I think you're looking at the wrong car. Just my opinion, of course. So sorry k2sty1, but I really think if these are the important issues to you, then maybe you need to get a Porsche. WELL said couldnt agree more Aircon. perhaps you should wait for the IS350 k2sty1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2sty1 Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 lol, well i gues its just my 16y/o immaturity and yeh, im looking at getting a EvoX or 370Z now, but gonna be a pain getting the RTA to approve those cars alos looking at some Civic Type R's but this car seems best, but still looking around and now im not concerned with performance as much, as said before, you can pay half of a IS250's price for something faster but im more worried if i get this on my P's, wat my friends would do to it, lols Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dis-lex-sic Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 its just my 16y/o immaturity im looking at getting a EvoX or 370z alos looking at Civic Type R's And looking at IS250 Sounds like you really know what you want. You're only a few years away from actually being allowed to drive an EvoX so that may narrow the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilv1004s Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 if performance is an issue.. oh well deal with it lol i am dealing with it is250 is bloody slow for my car terms coming from m3 killing nissan stageas Evo8's GTR's etc im not complaining lol i love how it's so slow i dont even bother putting the foot down i just enjoy the car slowly and watch the jealously of other motorist around me lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircon Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 i dont even bother putting the foot down i just enjoy the car slowly hooray!! exactly right. for what it is, i don't think there's anything better...maybe that's why i bought one :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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