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First Drive: IS250 AWD & IS350

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Old 08-14-05, 08:05 PM
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Trust me people - Ryan will have the CL exclusive article up soon. I was there along with Ryan(Flipside) and Phil(lexdymndz) for an extensive Test Drive.

All I can say is Wow!
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ClubLexus exclusive!? really? the IS300.NET/ my.IS beat you guys to it.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=174897
Ryan hurry up and fix your internet!
Joseph, I got the pics for you on a CD. PM me on dotNET so I can get it to you.

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It's more of a collaboration

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Old 08-15-05, 07:14 AM
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Lex and silveraltezza went on behalf of my.IS, flip went for ClubLexus.
Old 08-15-05, 09:51 AM
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Yes this was a joint CL/My.IS invite through Lexus. A fun event it was.

For the record. the IS250 204hp and IS350 206 hp are based off the new CORRECTED SAE ratings. So the 300+ (roughly 325hp per Lexus Tech Instructor) I originally stated last year and earlier this year for the IS350 holds true.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
Yes this was a joint CL/My.IS invite through Lexus. A fun event it was.

For the record. the IS250 204hp and IS350 206 hp are based off the new CORRECTED SAE ratings. So the 300+ (roughly 325hp per Lexus Tech Instructor) I originally stated last year and earlier this year for the IS350 holds true.
flip is baaaack on line!!!
You know what everybody is gonna say next, don't you, flip?
Old 08-15-05, 09:56 AM
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Haha soon enough I will get to it. I'm here at work so I cannot obviously upload and publish my article right away. I should have never switched to Verizon for internet. I've been internet-less since Thursday at home.

The new IS is definitely worth the wait.
Old 08-15-05, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by flipside909
The new IS is definitely worth the wait.

hopefully!

it's not fair that you made us wait 3 days for you review!
Old 08-15-05, 10:43 AM
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hahah ryan, i HOPE you meant to say the is350 with 306hp
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Originally Posted by rominl
hahah ryan, i HOPE you meant to say the is350 with 306hp
Ooops yes 306 not 206.
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Originally Posted by flipside909
For the record. the IS250 204hp and IS350 206 hp are based off the new CORRECTED SAE ratings. So the 300+ (roughly 325hp per Lexus Tech Instructor) I originally stated last year and earlier this year for the IS350 holds true.
So your sayin that the IS 350 ACTUALLY has about 325 hp and the IS 250 has about 215hp or watever
Old 08-15-05, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Phillip31
So your sayin that the IS 350 ACTUALLY has about 325 hp and the IS 250 has about 215hp or watever
It's the actual performance when driven that matters more than the hp ratings . . .
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Originally Posted by Phillip31
So your sayin that the IS 350 ACTUALLY has about 325 hp and the IS 250 has about 215hp or watever
Yes with the old SAE method of HP calculation.
Old 08-15-05, 12:25 PM
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to be honest, what you should care more about is how much it is at the wheels. the old measurements didn't include some parts which will give the ratings a higher number
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The average person could really care less about power numbers. In the end if the car peforms well to their standards, that's all that really matters.


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