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Feb 26, 2006 | 10:12 AM

Righteous

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E-shift vs manual

I am thinking about purchasing an 01' IS300 in Solar Yellow. It will be the E-shift. I drove it yesterday and was quite pleased. Are there any big differences in 0-60 times in the 02' manual compared to the 01' E-shift?

Feb 26, 2006 | 02:02 PM

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yeah of course, eshift is just auto, it's slow...... 5 speed, you can do low 6 0-60 if you drive it right. auto? high 6 to low 7? i had 5 speed, and i drove the auto. big big difference

Feb 26, 2006 | 03:17 PM

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I hope this will help.

http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/ro...0112scc_lexus/

Feb 26, 2006 | 04:52 PM

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By that article that smokin'_joe showed me, I will be happy with my E-shift. The times are very similar. Not enough to pay extra grands for the 02' manual.

0-60 was 7.4 compared to 7.8
1/4 was 15.3 compared to 15.6 both trapped at 90mph

Lexus however says the car is capable of 6.4 in manual version.

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Feb 26, 2006 | 04:59 PM

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If you really care about acceleration, think about this sad fact: a scion TC can kill you

Feb 26, 2006 | 05:08 PM

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Acceleration isn't the main thing I care about. I want to put an expensive audio setup in there. Then just have fun with what the car already has. After a few years I would consider forced induction.