MWIS350

IS250 with 204 HP and IS350 with 306 HP.

dchar

Cost...and that's about it.

jakuum

IS250 was phased out with the 2016 model year. If you're looking at used or a still new 2015 model then maybe some reasons to go for the IS250 is lower cost or possibly don't have the need or want for a more powerful car. Both cruise down the highway at 80mph just the same .

jkonquer

This, roughly $7000 difference for about 100 hp and adaptive suspension. And everything else is about the same, even the gas mileage.

tea

Ibtl........

MWIS350

Some people buy IS250 and spend lot of money on it to make it fast and look.

davyjordi

a fully outfitted IS 250 with the luxury package and all available options can cost just as much as a 350 that's not as well-equipped. i own one such model.

i also own another base 250 that we liked enough and fit well within our budget. the 250 gets a lot of undeserved hate; it's a peppy car to drive around the city in.

MWIS350

IS250 is nice just to drive around.

M1AH3A7

IS250 is a nice car but for me personally I would hate to own a car that looks as sporty on the outside but has trouble keeping up with most of the ordinary sedans on the road. It feels like a poseur car to me, all the show and none of the go. The difference in performance isnt even close, it is substantial. IS350 is by no means a fast car but getting anything slower with that body style is just......meh.

IScrazzd

IS250= Red headed step child.

davyjordi

that's the CT, or even worse the discontinued HS.

VTsuckah

iTrader: (1)

CT? Nah. HS and dare I say, ISC?

davyjordi

agreed. it is a nice car for daily errands and it fulfills the needs of a number of drivers who aren't particularly interested in the quickest 0-60 times, but who still want a luxurious experience with nimble handling and whatnot.

i can see how a base is250 would seem lackluster, although owning a fully spec-ed is250 with the luxury package and all available options, the entire driving experience is changed and the car doesn't seem as bottom-of-the-barrelesque by any means as the former would to some.

i'm a bit unique in that i own and thus have experienced both ends of the non-f-sport is250 -- a limitedly-equipped base model with navigation and a few other perks and a fully outfitted model with a whole slew of options and perks. night and day.

davyjordi

i purchased the CT and had it for a few weeks before trading it in for another IS250. the CT makes the IS250 seem like a luxurious rocket.

agreed on the HS and the ISC as well as the 2SC.

dmanmtl

y wife drove it about as much as I did - she LOVED it - mostly around the city but we did many highway trips with it and to be honest it was a beautiful highway car, comfortable and plenty powerful.

I now have an IS350 and my wife drives it a lot less - but she doesn;t notice and difference in power because of the way she drives - she doesn't like to ever hear the engine and tries to keep the ECO light on as much as possible.

I wouldn't dis the IS250 - it is a great car and 206 HP is not really that bad.

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