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It does have that diesel sound on idle but not when its moving . I had a 2000 GS300 before and I could barely tell if the engine was running. It's just not "Lexus like" with the noise
i got my new IS 250 6 weeks ago and i was thinking the same i took it home lift the hood and and the car was idle thought to my self WTF this clicking noise took it to the dealer same day he said come here started 2 more lexus same model new and same noise then i felt ok.
so i guess you can call it bad design or something you have to live with noise for the injector's
so all in all noise when idle driving i do not hear it well car is more like sound proof heheheheh