2015 IS has a new spoiler option, plus other random tidbits...
07-25-14, 12:41 PM
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Before buying the 3is I thought that the spoiler is too much ,since I didn't see any pic of the car with a spoiler .
After buying a 3IS with the spoiler I think the spoiler gives it more aggressive look . Additionally I feel that the 3is looks low optioned and bald without the spoiler ( no offense ).
Here are some pics:
Before buying the 3is I thought that the spoiler is too much ,since I didn't see any pic of the car with a spoiler .
After buying a 3IS with the spoiler I think the spoiler gives it more aggressive look . Additionally I feel that the 3is looks low optioned and bald without the spoiler ( no offense ).
Here are some pics:
07-25-14, 03:49 PM
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As dasbuch pointed out earlier in the thread, I think the U.S. spoiler option looks way too much like a bolt on accessory and retracts from the original design.
If the spoiler was more "integrated" (as in, you don't actually see where the end of the original truck is and where this spoiler begins like in this picture: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/att...s-image010.png), it would look A LOT better imho.
The spoiler is a lot more "integrated" in the Europe/JDM (foreign) markets. Compare the picture of the spoiler in my link above to the pictures that AMNss posted. There is a huge difference and the spoiler in AMNss' pictures looks a lot more "clean" to me because you don't see a separation.
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07-25-14, 04:28 PM
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But the Euro/JDM spoiler has this weird shape in certain angles at the end of the spoiler. Creates odd shadows in certain angles from the pictures i've seen which makes it look like its not even sitting flush on the trunk.
You can see what i mean in this photo.
http://m3.miiduu.com/store3/3846/ima...Spoiler-01.jpg
You can see what i mean in this photo.
http://m3.miiduu.com/store3/3846/ima...Spoiler-01.jpg
07-25-14, 06:05 PM
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Naw, you didn't miss it - we still don't get fog lights in our F-Sports here, even though there's literally no reason why not, other than possibly cost or purposeful withholding for future model year additions (they're already in most other markets, and could at least be a paid option for us - wtf Lexus U.S.A.?!?)... 
...I'll update my original post to include this as well, thanks for bringing it up!
...I'll update my original post to include this as well, thanks for bringing it up!
07-27-14, 09:30 AM
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I agree the 2015 spoiler looks good to me.
When I got my 2IS the dealer found the exact car I wanted with all options except the rear park distance and the spoiler. I decided I didn't need the park distance with the navi but they held the car when it got to the port and installed the spoiler at the port in Jax. I'm so glad because they did a excellent job putting the spoiler on at the port.
Thanks for the pics and the new catalog brochure link.
I'll probably be waiting for the 2016 with the trackpad instead of mouse and hopefully more HP in the engine.
When I got my 2IS the dealer found the exact car I wanted with all options except the rear park distance and the spoiler. I decided I didn't need the park distance with the navi but they held the car when it got to the port and installed the spoiler at the port in Jax. I'm so glad because they did a excellent job putting the spoiler on at the port.
Thanks for the pics and the new catalog brochure link.
I'll probably be waiting for the 2016 with the trackpad instead of mouse and hopefully more HP in the engine.
08-05-14, 09:38 AM
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All of these options was avalible as extra add ons on the EU lexus IS when it was relased a year ago..
Had the pre sales brouchure with pictures of the the rims, spoiler and exhaust. That brouchure I got sometime around may 2013..
Sometimes I can't belive how far behind the US market is when it comes to lexus parts.
Btw. The only option out of all avalible parts and packages for the f-sport in Europe (Norway) that can't be ordred, is the rear power sunshade.
EVERYTHING else can be added with the f-sport... except for the 350 version. We only get the hybrid and the 250 in europe.
Had the pre sales brouchure with pictures of the the rims, spoiler and exhaust. That brouchure I got sometime around may 2013..
Sometimes I can't belive how far behind the US market is when it comes to lexus parts.
Btw. The only option out of all avalible parts and packages for the f-sport in Europe (Norway) that can't be ordred, is the rear power sunshade.
EVERYTHING else can be added with the f-sport... except for the 350 version. We only get the hybrid and the 250 in europe.
- "parking assist" would be quite beneficial, especially in the front to help preserve that F-Sport grill(!)
- "lane departure alert" can help prevent unintentional swaying
- "fog lamps" assist with visibility in certain suboptimal weather conditions
- "automatic high beams" can help prevent blinding drivers of oncoming cars
- "auto intermittent wipers" would be a nice convenience feature
- "power/memory seats/steering column/mirrors" are a great convenience to many people
- (etc.)
...in crippling the F-Sport options for the US market (likely so that they can be announced as "upgrades" in future model years), Lexus has arguably made the IS a less convenient, safe, and fun car vs in other markets! Oh well, I'm sure I'm still gonna love my 2015 IS350 AWD F-Sport once it arrives (just not as much as I could have, if optioned the way I would've wanted it!)...
08-05-14, 09:51 AM
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All of these options was avalible as extra add ons on the EU lexus IS when it was relased a year ago..
Had the pre sales brouchure with pictures of the the rims, spoiler and exhaust. That brouchure I got sometime around may 2013..
Sometimes I can't belive how far behind the US market is when it comes to lexus parts.
Btw. The only option out of all avalible parts and packages for the f-sport in Europe (Norway) that can't be ordred, is the rear power sunshade.
EVERYTHING else can be added with the f-sport... except for the 350 version. We only get the hybrid and the 250 in europe.
Had the pre sales brouchure with pictures of the the rims, spoiler and exhaust. That brouchure I got sometime around may 2013..
Sometimes I can't belive how far behind the US market is when it comes to lexus parts.
Btw. The only option out of all avalible parts and packages for the f-sport in Europe (Norway) that can't be ordred, is the rear power sunshade.
EVERYTHING else can be added with the f-sport... except for the 350 version. We only get the hybrid and the 250 in europe.
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Before buying the 3is I thought that the spoiler is too much ,since I didn't see any pic of the car with a spoiler .
After buying a 3IS with the spoiler I think the spoiler gives it more aggressive look . Additionally I feel that the 3is looks low optioned and bald without the spoiler ( no offense ).
Before buying the 3is I thought that the spoiler is too much ,since I didn't see any pic of the car with a spoiler .
After buying a 3IS with the spoiler I think the spoiler gives it more aggressive look . Additionally I feel that the 3is looks low optioned and bald without the spoiler ( no offense ).
08-05-14, 10:29 AM
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Just my opinion, I think the rear spoiler looks wrong on the 3IS. On the 2IS body style, I felt it looked naked and too plain without it. But, the rear lip looked flush with the trunk and like it was part of the car. This option looks bolt-on to me. Plus, the 2IS body style in it's initial incarnation was fairly plain, so things like the spoiler and some of the later additions added some charisma and appeal to it. But the 3IS was born with a lot of charisma built into the basic body design, and trying to add more lines just for upsell purposes starts to make it look a little too busy.
The reason the rear spoiler looked great on the 2IS, I think was because the trunk was mostly straight or downsloping looking without it. The 3IS already has its *** in the air, turned up a little. It doesn't need a bolt-on Brazilian butt lift or whatever -- cheapens the look.
As I said, one man's opinion only
The reason the rear spoiler looked great on the 2IS, I think was because the trunk was mostly straight or downsloping looking without it. The 3IS already has its *** in the air, turned up a little. It doesn't need a bolt-on Brazilian butt lift or whatever -- cheapens the look.
As I said, one man's opinion only
Yup, noticed that too specONE.
As dasbuch pointed out earlier in the thread, I think the U.S. spoiler option looks way too much like a bolt on accessory and retracts from the original design.
If the spoiler was more "integrated" (as in, you don't actually see where the end of the original truck is and where this spoiler begins like in this picture: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/att...s-image010.png), it would look A LOT better imho.
The spoiler is a lot more "integrated" in the Europe/JDM (foreign) markets. Compare the picture of the spoiler in my link above to the pictures that AMNss posted. There is a huge difference and the spoiler in AMNss' pictures looks a lot more "clean" to me because you don't see a separation.
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As dasbuch pointed out earlier in the thread, I think the U.S. spoiler option looks way too much like a bolt on accessory and retracts from the original design.
If the spoiler was more "integrated" (as in, you don't actually see where the end of the original truck is and where this spoiler begins like in this picture: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/att...s-image010.png), it would look A LOT better imho.
The spoiler is a lot more "integrated" in the Europe/JDM (foreign) markets. Compare the picture of the spoiler in my link above to the pictures that AMNss posted. There is a huge difference and the spoiler in AMNss' pictures looks a lot more "clean" to me because you don't see a separation.
~ Im2bz2p345
It's obviously a matter of opinion, but I rather like this particular spoiler option - I don't mind the "bolt-on" look actually, 'cuz I think it frames the rear of the car nicely, along with the bumper at the bottom. From a side view of the car, I also think it helps even out the look by protruding the top of the trunk out/back a little bit, since the rear bumper already juts out more than the rest of the car. And because of the curve carved out of the middle for the Lexus emblem, it's obvious this spoiler is made specifically for this car, and is not just some random spoiler add-on. Besides, in opting for this car, and especially the F-Sport model, I'm already choosing a less "clean" or "smooth" look, and instead going for more "aggressive" and "sporty" (look at the front of the car - it's full of angles and jagged edges!) - this spoiler simply continues along that theme for me...
...I agree with these guys!
One of my biggest pet peeves with cars is ugly rear ends (one of the main reasons I've always found Nissans/Infinitis to be ugly!) - my Audi A4 (B5 generation) has a nicely sculpted behind, but the subsequent B6 and B7 generations were way too "bubbly butt" and quite ugly in my opinion - their current B8 behind finally looks good again, but I've had it with Audi's unreliability!! The 3IS rear end looks "ok" to me, but even with the slightly upturned lip on the trunk, I feel it could still use a little more character, which this spoiler helps provide (for me, at least - this is all opinion!)...
