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Old 05-05-05, 10:56 AM
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Default BLACK IS350 test-driven at Fuji Speedway with detailed story

Apparantly this is the detailed story of the same Fuji Speedway IS350 test drive I posted several days ago. Enjoy!

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http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/yamachka2000/archive/2005/4/19

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thanks! that's the best pic of new IS i've seen to this day yet. so sexy
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Very nice indeed. I love it. Seems like whoever wrote this really enjoyed the acceleration and handling. I also see that they did away with the Yellow fogs once again.
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Originally Posted by magneto112
Very nice indeed. I love it. Seems like whoever wrote this really enjoyed the acceleration and handling. I also see that they did away with the Yellow fogs once again.
Yeah...the jounalist says the professional driver felt the new IS had improved over the 1st gen big time.

Sorry to see the yellow fogs go, but at least they're finally offering bi-xenons.
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
Apparantly this is the detailed story of the same Fuji Speedway IS350 test drive I posted several days ago. Enjoy!

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http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/yamachka2000/archive/2005/4/19

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Dude, thanks for all the new info. It looks great in black. And time for the yellow fog mod
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http://car.nikkei.co.jp/gallery/inde...0050418p1000p1



What's this color? Not exactly black is it?



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These new pics of the new IS in these colors make it look even sexier than those we've seen before in autoshows etc.
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Oh Siht!! Those are some good close up pics. Lovin the red. What yall think the second color is?? I'm going with that Amythist color(or whatever they call it). I think thats also on the GS.

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Originally Posted by AmethySC
These new pics of the new IS in these colors make it look even sexier than those we've seen before in autoshows etc.
I agree 100%, they seem very powerful and "hey, I am here". Great new pics
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That's nothing new for the deletion of the yellow fogs. The LS430 was the first to stop using yellow fogs, then the SC430 and so on. Don't be surprised it's not being used on the new IS since it's not available for the new GS as well.
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loving the red indeed, brings out the sport appel to the car. the ES lost yellow fogs before the SC model i think, but not sure, but anyways love the red IS especially if it has tan leather, awesome!
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The new IS is hotness personified indeed!
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Originally Posted by AJL0365
loving the red indeed, brings out the sport appel to the car. the ES lost yellow fogs before the SC model i think, but not sure, but anyways love the red IS especially if it has tan leather, awesome!
That's true. the 3rd Gen ES 97-01 had no yellow fogs. 2nd Gen ES 92-94 did have yellow but Gen 2.5 95-96 lost the yellows.
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wow, very very very nice!!! i love these pics!!!! somehow from those angles the car look sick!

and it's so sad about the fogs.... i wish they would just keep all the yellow fogs
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o man i love seeing new pics of the IS. that dark bluish color is sooo nice. looks kinda like the blue onyx pearl on the 3gs.


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