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Official New IS pages for the US website is up!

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Old 10-14-05, 11:41 AM
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Default Official New IS pages for the US website is up!

About time.
http://www.lexus.com/models/is/index.html

Check out the video too. Much better done and more informative than before.

You can build your own too.

And it's official--IS stands for Intelligent Sport.

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Old 10-14-05, 12:14 PM
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The BYO does not have all available packages such as sport package.
Old 10-14-05, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by sjava
The BYO does not have all available packages such as sport package.
It all depends on the ZIP code you entered. CA people are out of luck at this time.
Old 10-14-05, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
It all depends on the ZIP code you entered. CA people are out of luck at this time.
So is North Carolina. All you can build is a base 350 with the option of adding 18" tires
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Originally Posted by rheiy
So is North Carolina. All you can build is a base 350 with the option of adding 18" tires
Which dealership are you or would you be buying from?
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Sport package not available in Cinci either
Old 10-14-05, 01:12 PM
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I thought the Memory system had memory for the passenger as well. But it only lists driver.

And also, there is no separate ML option.

http://www.lexus.com/models/is/price_options.html
Old 10-14-05, 01:33 PM
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Does any Lexus have separate memory for the passenger as well? The LS doesn't...

Looks like something Lexus can add in the future model update!!!

BTW, the website is I hope for a more detailed TheNewIS.com like the GS had though...
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Arizona surprisingly has the most options available out of the zip's I tested

85255 (Scottsdale, AZ)
60173 (Schaumburg, IL)
60634 (Chicago, IL)
77459 (Houston, TX)
78258 (San Antonio, TX)
10108 (NYC, NY)
33010 (Miami, FL)
Old 10-14-05, 01:52 PM
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Wow. my Zipcode (07305) has only 3 options.

I have never seen a car manufacturer have certain options available for selection only in certain areas.
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How come when I build my own IS350 there is absolutely no way to add ML (tried zip codes for PA and NJ).

The only options are:
1. Premium Package with extras (18" wheels, PA) for $2510
2. Sport Package with extras (NAV, PA, headlamp washers) for $6845
3. Luxury package with 18" wheels and extras (NAV, PA headlamp washers) for $7365

There is no way to get a base car (at $35,440) - only with one of the options above added. So all IS350s come with 18" wheels and I believe that means summer tires only. Here in the NorthEast summer tires are not what you want over winter.

More annoyingly there is no sign of ML whatsoever. I want option 3 but also need ML and all-season tires.
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Lexus really dropped the ball on this IS Launch.
This is unaceptable.
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Wow those are some expensive option packages!
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No option to even get a luxury package for the three So Cali zipcodes I tried for the IS250 RWD AT or MT. The MT IS250 RWD doesn't even have the premium package, and for MT they add the 18" wheels automatically. Very limited choices here. This sucks. I'll just wait another couple of months.
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Originally Posted by rothenburg
Wow those are some expensive option packages!
I think with Lexus this is typically the case, just as on the LS the options packages add thousands and thousands to the price (e.g. the Ultra Luxury selection is some $11,000+)


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