dbs600

Does anyone know if there are cupholders on the lower part of the front doors, as on some other Lexus models?

The brochure and website are HORRIBLE and I can't seem to find pictures of same.

Thank you!

enoren

Yes, there are cup/bottle holders in the front doors.

jhs82

Bottle holders, yes. I wouldn't put a cup there.

dbs600

Great! Thanks, gentlemen!

Puts me at ease regarding the poorly designed cup holders on the center arm rest (likely to make front passengers uncomfortable), which I wish were in front of the shifter, as on most other cars (even 'driver oriented' BMW's).

albino1

Not to mention that if you do have a cup in the arm rest it completely blocks you from comfortably using the mouse.

jhs82

I don't have that problem at all as long as i use the rear one.

Joe Z

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The whole cup holder thing is just ....

Well forget it... Let me not say it..

albino1

Yeah, I use the rear one. Definitely an improvement, but my elbow is still knocking it.

corradoMR2

Here's a shot. There's even a symbol imprinted on the door designating the cup. Oh, and not an issue for me with the cup holder design in the center armrest, unless a passenger is there of course which is rare in my case.

Evitzee

Wow, they really cheapened that feature compared to the 2IS which had a nice folding out pocket that held a bottle and/or a sheaf of papers/maps. I have a manila folder that holds all my travel reservations when we travel that fits perfectly in the folding pocket of a 2IS.

corradoMR2

True, and I do miss that from my 2IS but the nice fold-out pocket didn't make the car win any contests against its competitors. The 3IS' R&D focus was performance with a coddling sporty cockpit and majority of journalists are unanimous the 3IS is for the first time in its history, the class benchmark ousting the 3-series.

eyeball

Funny...I was perusing the mbusa.com and bmwusa.com web sites recently and both companies used the word "cockpit" loosely shall I say to describe their respective interiors. But hands down the 3IS is the epitome of a cockpit!