IS 350 Dissapointment rear leg room
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IS 350 Dissapointment rear leg room
What a joke! What were they thinking when they design this car?
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There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
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There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
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Originally Posted by rominl
i was going to hold my judgement until i really see the car, but i am not surprised. the IS is kinda on the small side after all, just like 3 and c.
imho this is definitely not a car to get if you have rear passengers
imho this is definitely not a car to get if you have rear passengers
Even for a single person (driver seat)...it is not comfortable!!! The driver seat is tight. Not much room!
What was Suguya Fukusato thinking?? Too much "sake" I guess.....
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Originally Posted by RXGOLD
What a joke! What were they thinking when they design this car?
Just Horsepower??
There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
Just Horsepower??
There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
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It is a sport sedan with performance and handling a much higher priority than the GS. At the Lexus launch party, myself (5'10") and another guy (6'2) sat in the back seat simultaneously and were totally comfortable. Sure, it gives a sense of smallish interior with a low roof line, but that is not necessarily a bad thing since it enhances the sporty feel of the car with compactness.
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I think for anyone taller than 5'6" or on the larger side the rear seat room might be a problem. For me, I'm 5'4" and once I got the drivers seat set to my liking I sat in the back and I had enough room, but not much. I'm about 135 or so lbs. Even for my size the leg room on only okay. I can see how larer and taller people will definately have a hard time getting comfortable in the back seat. Anyway, like it was mentioned before, this IS wasn't meat to be a family sedan so I wasn't expecting too much room to begin with.
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Originally Posted by RXGOLD
What a joke! What were they thinking when they design this car?
Just Horsepower??
There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
Just Horsepower??
There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
I swear, i don't know what some people expect. Its not great, but it not bad
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The G35 Coupe takes the cake for the worst back seat. I'm 5'10 (not very big framed, either) and an unexpected hard bump or pothole would put my head through the back windshield
Like the G35 Coupe though, the car wasn't really designed to be a functional family vehicle. The IS350 has the 2 rear doors and the back seat most likely for insurance purposes. No other car in its class really has a lot of space back there either.
Like the G35 Coupe though, the car wasn't really designed to be a functional family vehicle. The IS350 has the 2 rear doors and the back seat most likely for insurance purposes. No other car in its class really has a lot of space back there either.
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But the question is (for those that have seen both) is the new IS smaller, larger or about the same in the back seat leg room department compared to the E90 it's contender?
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Hmm, I have two young daughters (2 months and 2 years) that need to fit in the back seat of a car in order for me to even consider it. I'm planning a test drive this weekend and I'm definitely going to do a carseat test.
Maybe I should see if the carseats fit before I drive it just in case it's a great drive that I can't have.
Maybe I should see if the carseats fit before I drive it just in case it's a great drive that I can't have.
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Originally Posted by XanaduSC
But the question is (for those that have seen both) is the new IS smaller, larger or about the same in the back seat leg room department compared to the E90 it's contender?
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When I took my test drive, I set the driver's seat to make myself comfortable and then climbed into the backseat directly behind.
I'm only 5'9" and I felt quite cramped in the back. The main problem was that you can't get your feet under the front seats, which made the tight quarters feel even worse.
It's not horrible, but I'm also not going to be volunteering to drive when I'm with a group of friends, and that stinks.
I'm only 5'9" and I felt quite cramped in the back. The main problem was that you can't get your feet under the front seats, which made the tight quarters feel even worse.
It's not horrible, but I'm also not going to be volunteering to drive when I'm with a group of friends, and that stinks.
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Originally Posted by OUMalibu
I'm only 5'9" and I felt quite cramped in the back. The main problem was that you can't get your feet under the front seats, which made the tight quarters feel even worse.
Are you talking about the IS or the E90? I hate when your in the back and can't get your shoes under the rear seat, I totally agree it makes the cramped feeling 100 X worse. It's like that in the E46.
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Originally Posted by RXGOLD
What a joke! What were they thinking when they design this car?
Just Horsepower??
There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
Just Horsepower??
There is no leg room in the back. Car feels cramped...The GS is much, much roomier plus very comfortable!!
This is why I had to give up my '02 IS300 for the GX, my kids were getting bigger and there just wasn't enough room. In retrospect though I should have never bought the car in the first place, I don't think it was ever designed to function as a full time 4 passenger vehicle. I want to get another IS but it will be a third vehicle to have some fun in cause I can't give up my truck or the GX!
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new pic of rear leg room, looks to me like there is room for your feet under the seat. Am I wrong?