cremaster

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RXGS

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I didn't like this car very much when i first saw it, but maybe it was because it was in white, it looks great in black. Interesting he thought that the last gen. IS wasn't fun to drive, i actually enjoyed driving it more then the c-class

cremaster

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totally agree. i think it looks a lot better in black. i've also driven the merc C250 (rental) and thought it was neither fun or exciting to drive.

ydooby

I was in agreement with his assessment until he says "For example, taking a certain corner at a certain speed was categorized as "fun."... By doing so, we began standardizing the definition of "fun to drive"..."

I'm afraid that he's defining "fun to drive" in the wrong way, which in my opinion should be more about "feeling" directly connected to the road than about being able to take a certain corner at a certain speed.

TwiBlueG35

Thanks for the video. I am glad that the new IS still looks like an IS.

spwolf

I love the black f-sport... it will look great with license plates.

edgeucated

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I agree, it looks ten times better in black. I think its because you can't see all the lines very well. The IS was a little too over design for my taste, if some of the lines were cleaned up, it would be beautiful:

-swoosh almost looks like its connected to headlights in black
-front grill blends into bumper better because can't really see where the lines are in black
-cheap diffuser blends into car because diffuser is black itself

bitkahuna

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great video. entertaining youtube comments.

f-sport grill looks less bad on a black car (of course), but still not a fan.

spwolf

a lot better covered with front plate plus normal picture taking position and natural light.



doesnt look that large at all.

Xanadu350

The first part of this video made me feel like he was never happy being behind BMW, I never realized this was so important to Lexus. We hear it so much from the fans but to hear it directly from him was different?. It makes me even more curious how this new IS is going to handle and more importantly this "fun factor". I'm anxious.

It amazes me still that I met him face to face back in 2007 at JM Lexus.

QuentinB

Great video! I love hearing chief engineers talk about their work especially when it is delivered in such a humble, sincere way. Great stuff!

Alias

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great video, finally got to see it in black and love it, would like to see the non fsport version in it as well.

daelo74

To me this cars is 50% new. From the whole A pillar to the whole C pillar including doors, it looks exactly like the previous generation. Seems all they did was change the rear and gave it a spindle grille.

Slash300zx

Looks great in darker colors, at least in video and pics.... let's see in real life how it looks in lighter colors

Jeff Lange

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Interesting to finally see some good shots of a black F-Sport. Looks better for sure.

Jeff