Gojirra99

Which means there's nothing more Lexus can do if you can't wait another 3 months, unless you go to the Torrance headquarter & see if you can spy on one
If you take a 3 series now, you may regret it 3 months later when you actually get to sit in the new IS.

Xanadu350

I give credit to Lexus for keeping the street spy photos low key. I remember reading the Bimmerfest boards & waaayyy before the car hit the dealers there were soooo many spy photos from the consumers catching the car on the street & following it to snap pics & post them on the forums.

I am really suprised that none have been seen out in California or other places, testing the new IS in real time on public highways. I wanna see more real world pics.

Xanadu350

I think you just answered it for yourself-you said-"my family is looking strongly at the 3-series"

Waiting is half the fun. I have always been a firm believer that doing your research carefully & taking your time is the best part about buying a car. There are so many great cars out there but if you rush your decision than you always end up thinking "what if"......later.

Gojirra99

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=158181

Xanadu350

Cool!!!!

thanks for the link, I really need to get outside of this forum LOL

encore888

I agree, waiting is half the fun, but it seems this time my family isn't waiting...and it's not my car so not my decision. My parents have always adhered to a policy of having different cars, as such the mantra 'not two Lexuses' has been repeated recently. And it's hard to make a case for the IS without any supporting materials outside of the internet; I signed up for the IS info e-mail list at Lexus.com but there hasn't been a response.

Plus the specter of the first IS is clouding the decision, as the first IS was out of contention way early in the game as 'too small.' Considering how the current 3-series is not much bigger...the new IS improves in almost every measurable aspect from the previous one, giving it a strong chance of overcoming the 'too small' hurdle.

Coming with a standard touchscreen, and standard Bluetooth....amenities you have to pay extra for in other luxury cars (if they even exist)--the IS seems so incredibly desirable. But I can't push for one car easily as 'no more Lexus' is the counterargument...only sitting in an IS would change their mind.

Previously the Acura TSX was in consideration but with its poor crash test results, in particular rear collision results, the 3-series is back in contention. Ironically, my parents have been wondering, 'Why isn't there another choice?' in the entry-level, near-luxury sports sedan market., having eliminated Audi, VW, Infiniti, Subaru, M-Benz, from the list. Anyhow, the New 3-series isn't a bad car, it certainly overcame the bad impressions we had of the 'poor fit and finish' of the previous gen 3-series which we test drove last year, but its improvements create a solid but not spectacular feeling car. The interior is ok, but by no means superb. Solid, but not particularly inviting. Performance-wise good, but beyond that there's the badge and not a whole lot else. The seats are hard, much harder than Benz's, but ok. So overall I get a good impression from the BMW, but it's styling doesn't wow me in any particular way, and it's interior is ok. If we got the NAVi system, it would come with the ridiculous iDrive which our family unaminiously dislikes. So maybe a 3-series sans NAVI.

Talking to our local Lexus dealer yielded tantalizing hints about HP that I already knew, but no word on any advance information, a preview, or anything else.

Edit: but the Lexus.ca brochure idea sounds good....I'll check it out but previous Lexus.ca brochures have not been up to the mailed Lexus standards.

biker

The Japanese are famous for "just in time" manufacturing. I guess they're pretty good at applying that to information as well.

Phillip31

WOW!.......i never saw these pics too.....dam it was posted in april

Ratman009

Enigma,

why don't you just say, "my PARENTS are buying a new car that I will hopefully be inheriting or be given to drive on a frequent basis, and I want an IS." When you are paying, then you get to make the decisions. It's a tough world out there man.

and the seats on the E90 are some of the best out there, period. Sit in a sport package equipped 3 series and you will see what I mean. Just because the seats are not "cushy," that is not a bad thing. All scientific tests (and real world/auto racing, etc) have proven that a more firm (yet ergonomically correct) seat is actually better for driving, particularly over longer distances. Soft, cushy seats are actually bad for you.

I hope the seats in the new IS are 90% as good as the sport seats in the new 3.

Gojirra99

Yes, the seats of the new 3 series are very good, I' ve sat in them, firm & supportive, but they are just about the only thing I like about it's interior.

spwolf

there is an big difference between rock hard seats and soft cushy seats. Nobody makes soft and cushy anymore, but too many manufacturers make really hard seats (bmw and audi come to mind). Sure, you can get used to it, but for me it would not be an plus point.

Threxx

BMW leather feels terribly stiff and dry to me even when the car is brand new.

Gojirra99

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