IS 430 release date
Originally posted by tek2k
so is the is430 going to use the current body? with a new model coming out, i don't think it sounds like a good idea.
so is the is430 going to use the current body? with a new model coming out, i don't think it sounds like a good idea.
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
That maybe true. As the next gen IS will use a new 3.0 V-6 and offer the 4.3 V-8.....
That maybe true. As the next gen IS will use a new 3.0 V-6 and offer the 4.3 V-8.....
A lot of the things you guys have said are correct, but let me clarify some of it.
The new GS is going to arrive in March of 2005. The next IS is expected to follow shortly after that, probably around June. Expect a sedan, coupe, convertible and possibly wagon, as well as a variety of engines and transmissions. The base engine should be the 3.0L DI V-6 that's going to see fitment in the '06 GS300, and from there we should see a 3.5L 285HP turbo V-6, and probably a 4.5 or 4.6L V-8 making around 375 or 400HP. All engines should come standard with a close ratio six speed automatic transmission, or an available 6spd manual on the sedan and coupe.
The horsepower specs are not 100% accurate information, but are ballpark estimates. I'm sure we'll see the car in mid '05 with two V6's and a V8 as well as sedan, coupe, convertible and possibly wagon variants.
-Michael-
The new GS is going to arrive in March of 2005. The next IS is expected to follow shortly after that, probably around June. Expect a sedan, coupe, convertible and possibly wagon, as well as a variety of engines and transmissions. The base engine should be the 3.0L DI V-6 that's going to see fitment in the '06 GS300, and from there we should see a 3.5L 285HP turbo V-6, and probably a 4.5 or 4.6L V-8 making around 375 or 400HP. All engines should come standard with a close ratio six speed automatic transmission, or an available 6spd manual on the sedan and coupe.
The horsepower specs are not 100% accurate information, but are ballpark estimates. I'm sure we'll see the car in mid '05 with two V6's and a V8 as well as sedan, coupe, convertible and possibly wagon variants.
-Michael-
Last edited by MPLexus301; Aug 25, 2004 at 08:26 PM.
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the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport
or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430)
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport
or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by blownIS200
the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430) [/QUOTE
That can't be for America. Europe maybe?
the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport
or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430) [/QUOTEThat can't be for America. Europe maybe?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MPLexus301
I'm sure you guys won't get the diesel, but why wouldn't you get the V6?
Originally posted by blownIS200
the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430) [/QUOTE
That can't be for America. Europe maybe?
the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport
or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430) [/QUOTEThat can't be for America. Europe maybe?
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From: Lake Worth, FL
Originally posted by Richie
I think there are just some people with a really, really short fuse.
I think there are just some people with a really, really short fuse.
Speculation is such a waste of time....
when Lexus decides to unveil it, its so silly to go pages and pages of discussing it...
lets talk about it a year from now when we actually have REAL information from the source itself....
the 2005 model IS300 is about to hit the dealer showroom, and its the same as its been...no changes...
the 2006 model will likely be the bodychange/engine change....Lexus usually announced them end of the summer...thus, August 2005 is the likely time period we will finally find out whats really going to happen with the evolution of the IS300..
another interesting way to keep tabs on this is to keep an eye on what Toyota decides to do this fall/winter with the Altezza....
Last edited by tsopranoMB; Aug 28, 2004 at 01:36 PM.
Originally posted by Richie
I'm sure you guys won't get the diesel, but why wouldn't you get the V6?
I'm sure you guys won't get the diesel, but why wouldn't you get the V6?
-Michael-
Originally posted by blownIS200
the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430)
the initial 2 engine line up is.
2.5 V6
and
2.2 straight 4 diesel.
this is confirmed..............lets just say i deal with Toyota Motorsport
or (TTE to some peeps, the people who built the Original IS430)
from what i see, in europe people favor small engines. here in the US, they favor bigger displacement all the time