Vossen Wheels

Very great and informative video! I find it interesting that the ISF and ISC are still going to be offered, but unchanged for 2014. With both variants likely receiving the 3IS treatments, you'd think most buyers/enthusiasts will await the new versions... Regardless, we can't wait to see the new ISF and ISC, as well as the new IS in person! Gotta get our hands (and wheels) on one!

Xanadu350

In this video she mentions new wood trims any guess what they could be?

Would this be one of them? Is this like the gray wood?

SW17LS

Looks kind of like the linear espresso wood in e GS luxury package.

T4Fun

this will be the key issue for us. i am wondering how wide the body will be.

bitkahuna

iTrader: (20)

kinda wondering why this hot new lexus has a cd drive at all. do people still want to use cd's in new cars? seriously?

not blaming lexus, that would be a bold change, but it seems to me the majority of owners will never use that slot but will be stuck with it in the dash forever.

SW17LS

Yeah I never put a CD in my 2010 ES, and have never put a CD in the GS obviously...

dojoman

iTrader: (5)

I wish the LCD screen is a bit larger.

dmvp29

This is probably the best view of the rear I've seen.

I hated the overall exterior when first pictures came out but this picture looks quite nice.

Mr. Burns

MashinA

iTrader: (20)

im thinking how that black diffuser will look color matched, can anyone photoshop this for me?! perhaps on this picture or the one above

spwolf

Digital sales only overtook CD sales in 2011 in the USA and still did not anywhere else in the world. Why would you want to be limited by such cost cutting move?

Personally I will use my usb or phone, but that doesnt mean i would like to limit everyone... plus people have bunch of CDs around and dont want to go through effort of ripping them.

Mr. Burns

White is not this car's color. The only reason Lexus chose white to show the F-sport was because that particular shade of white is exclusive to the F-sport IS, and because much of the LFA's marketing was done with that same white color. They are trying to create an association with the two cars.

The 3IS looks best in darker colors, like the gray above. The Lexus silver looks awesome too as always. But I'll tell you why from a design standpoint the diffuser is not body colored. Modern cars have higher hoods and consequently, higher rear decks. This has forced taillights to go higher than where they've traditionally been positioned (closer to the center in the 90s for example). It's also why the bangle style rear end has gained popularity: high trunk needs to be separated from the rear fender just like a high hood is separated from the front fender.

Had the diffuser been body colored (i.e. white), it would add a LOT of visual mass to the rear end. The taillights would appear higher than they do now and the bumper much thicker than the rest of the rear bodywork. Designers black out anything they want to streamline but can't. It's why the bottom of the Lexus mirrors are black for example: to make the mirrors seem thinner and sleeker.

Here is a quick chop that hopefully illustrates that:



Holy fat bumper batman. They black it out to remove that mass and to make the taillights appear as if they are closer to the center of the rear end (white mass) rather than the top.



The IS is a sport sedan, and therefore it needs a taught and trim appearance. Engineering restrictions may not always allow for this, so designers turn to tricks to create that illusion.

dmvp29

Yeah this one's really nice as well.

Guess I'll definitely have to reserve judgment until I actually see the car in person.

MashinA

iTrader: (20)

Mr.Burns I like big butts so I like the all white version you made. Thx

Mr. Burns

You like big butts and you cannot lie.


She's got sexy fender/wheel-arch flares not found on any German and smooth liquid bodywork.