Originally Posted by pheonix72

I respect your opion and it is all about personal preferrent! The people at Motor Trend also rated the S4 higher. I test drove both and really like S4 but decided agaist because of costs ( both initial and cost to own). Plus i usually keep cars pass warranty period so reliabiility is also key factor.
Anyhow, my point to the OP is that not a fair comparasion between the IS350 vs.A4.

Originally Posted by Slust

I agree with Sal in that I don't think the IS350 competes with the S4. I think the IS-F is the real competitor to the S4 since it's only a few thousand more as that $15k gap from IS350 to S4 is too much.

Originally Posted by chris2k5

Fail. The IS-F competes with the M3, C-Class AMG, and RS4.

Lexus will always be cheaper than the Germans. So the IS-F is cheaper than the M3, AMG, and RS4 just as the IS350 is cheaper than the 335, S4, C350.