issaam

Hey lucky news owners, please share your 0-60 for the IS350 F-Sport. I had a test drive yesterday and i felt it slow though, i think something is weird...

corradoMR2

Slow relative to ?

unc879wins

Lexus claims 5.6 so I would expect that or better. By the way, what is the top speed on the US is350 FSport?

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Agreed with corradoMR2, relative to what? You do realize the IS350 gained 66lbs vs the outgoing model. Did you think it was supposed to beat the 2IS? Other than the 8-Speed auto which has close ratio's, the old 6-Speed auto had such aggresive gearing. Both cars utilize the same 3.5L DI V6. So in a drag they are probably within 10ths of a second of each other. The whole point of the 3IS was to improve one thing.. "fun to drive" which they nailed. It was made to handle. The 3IS is a porky little entry level sedan. The 3-Series and ATS are the lightest in class, while the G/Q50, C, A4 and IS round out the rest. Again the 3IS is not made for the quarter but rather the twisties. If you're looking for a straightline monster, look elsewhere.

It is better than that. All manufacturers claim higher as to avoid legal issue with guests. Lexus rated it at 5.3 0-60 a few years ago on their website then updated to 5.6.

dojoman

iTrader: (5)

I came from 2IS so 3IS feels a bit slow from get go in normal mode. Gas pedal feels stiff but once I'm doing 35 it's really fast to reach 60 which wasn't the case with 2IS. But when I'm in S+ mode the car is quite fast.

gocubs08

With the Dyno app on my iphone my best run so far has been 0-60 in 4.9
with my 2008 IS350 RWD my best time was 0-60 in 4.6 sec..

dseag2

Quite respectable in either case.

PlacidBoi

iTrader: (11)

Does Lexus not require a break in period since people are already flooring their new IS?

natnut

This is just my gut feeling but the extra weight the IS has over the 3 series and ATS probably went into improved build quality and chassis rigidity over its 2 competitors. After all, Car and Driver tested the IS350 as having the fastest slalom speed among the three despite it being the heaviest. As we all know, slalom performance measures chassis responsiveness to steering inputs and as a corollary, chassis rigidity.

When I sat in the 335 Sport-line several months ago and when I sat in the latest IS250 F-Sport last week, the IS just felt more solid and well put together just in tackling the corners--the chassis just seemed more rigid and had less flex. Interior wise? No contest, the IS interior just has better build quality, fit-and-finish.

Stillhart

And how accurate is that? I'm guessing they fudge the numbers a little so you feel like a rock star, since 4.9 in an AWD is pretty... well a lot quicker than what they're rated for.

issaam

i had a test drive today again with the IS 350 Fsport and got 0-60 in 6.8sec, it felt very slow, i did another 0-60 with my 2007 G35 and i got 5.8 (bad tyres). However, there is one thing, the test drive happened in the city of Dubai and here we have Dunlop tyres instead of Bridgestone Turanza + the temperature today was 122F , Do you think guys this will justify the 6.8sec? Please your advises

EthanV

I can paddle shift and close one eye still do better than 6.8..

gocubs08

The Dynolicious App for the Iphone is very very accurate! You can read hundreds of reviews about people testing it at 1/4 dragstrips and it was within .01

The key is the make sure you calibrate it first, then find a spot where your phone wont move.

Most of my runs were 5.3, 5.3, 5.5.. but its funny, its always my first run of a few thats my best. Probably bc the engine is cooler. Also weather makes a big difference. My best run was at 57 degrees at night.

Stillhart

I just moved to a new city where it's been over 110F almost every day for the last month. My car and motorcycle both seem to perform worse in the heat, so maybe it's the same for the Lexus?

Hoovey689

iTrader: (16)

Again this car is not made for straight line speed folks. Lexus or rather Junichi Furuyama the head designer for the 3IS set out to do one thing. Make the IS the most "fun to drive" car in it's segment. It's a handler kids. So once again, if you're looking for straight line speed, look elsewhere. IS350 simply blends power with fantastic handling.