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09-06-08, 05:04 PM

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got more views of the side mirrors? is that a chrome surrounding around the light with plastic covering over the chrome?

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09-06-08, 06:18 PM

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website is up guys.. it says 09 IS now

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09-06-08, 06:23 PM

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sweet...thanks for the update.

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09-06-08, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by LexedUp

got more views of the side mirrors? is that a chrome surrounding around the light with plastic covering over the chrome?

Yes, the mirrors do have a thick strip of chrome surrounding the turn signal. These are the only shots I took:

Javier

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09-06-08, 07:57 PM

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Is it me or does the center console look Black to you?

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09-06-08, 08:02 PM

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From the Lexus site's 2009 IS info:

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X-Package $1,521 [3]
Available with the following exterior colors:
Tungsten Pearl
Smoky Granite Mica
Obsidian
Sport-tuned suspension
Aluminum sport pedals
Illuminated doorsill scuff plates
Aerodynamic front air dam
Exclusive 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels [4]

From Edmund's information on the 2008:

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XF X Package
Includes
18" 5-spoke Liquid Graphite finish alloy wheels with 225/40YR18 front summer tires and 255/40YR18 rear summer tires, front lip spoiler,
sport tuned suspension,
alloy brake, accelerator and footrest pedals (including clutch pedal) and
illuminated scuff plates.

So the X-package loses the lip spoiler for 2009 and uses a different "aerodynamic air dam"? I'm not clear what the X-package has up there different than a non-X-package car?

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09-06-08, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by CRB

From the Lexus site's 2009 IS info:

From Edmund's information on the 2008:

So the X-package loses the lip spoiler for 2009 and uses a different "aerodynamic air dam"? I'm not clear what the X-package has up there different than a non-X-package car?

These cars were manufactured back in June 08. They are pre-production 09 IS250/350's. It would be safe to say that the front lip for the X-Package was not ready for this particular IS250 at Taste of Lexus.

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09-06-08, 08:45 PM

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Yes, the mirrors do have a thick strip of chrome surrounding the turn signal. These are the only shots I took:

Javier

I dont like them. I think the aftermarket ones look much better IMO. Glad they finally did something with those side mirrors.

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09-06-08, 09:22 PM

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Is it me or does the center console look Black to you?

that looks nice. i'd like to see that with the gray birdseye trim. and yeah, it does look black to me too

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09-07-08, 02:59 AM

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and notice in lexus.com, lexus claims IS350 0-60 acceleration in 5.6. why 0.3 slower? what happened? 06-08 year was 5.3...

no one can answer this question?

oh and is the 09 trunk spoiler different from the 06-08 ones? they do look the same to me

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09-07-08, 04:16 AM

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and notice in lexus.com, lexus claims IS350 0-60 acceleration in 5.6. why 0.3 slower? what happened? 06-08 year was 5.3...

And the 1/4 mile Acceleration is 0.2 sec better for the 2009 MY down from 14.2 to 14.0

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09-07-08, 06:52 AM

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This is for Phil!

Was on the Japanese minkara site.

That's not my desired Truffle Mica.

That's Golden Almond Metallic, which I think is too "conservative" for the 2IS...

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09-07-08, 07:16 AM

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Guys....i cant wait or the 09!!!....im calling dealerships every 2 days to see if they have recieved them yet...i'm waiting for the day to post "Just got my IS"...hehe....

-Steph

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09-07-08, 08:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by tracerit

that looks nice. i'd like to see that with the gray birdseye trim. and yeah, it does look black to me too

i agree, overall i think the center re-do is nice, the black is sharp, they should have left the old vents just made them black. the chrome may be a bit overdone, but it kind of dresses up the interior