Test Drive: IS350 and IS250

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Aug 14, 2005 | 07:10 PM

lexdymndz

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Test Drive: IS350 and IS250

On Friday, August 12 Ryan (FlipSide909), Joseph (silveraltezza), and I (LexDymndz) were given the keys to the second generation IS250 and IS350. All we had to say was WOW!.
Here was my write up for IS300.NET/ my.IS:
http://my.is/forums/showthread.php?t=263130

Aug 14, 2005 | 07:31 PM

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It's cool to see the older model against the newer one side by side. Did you take any video?

Aug 14, 2005 | 07:51 PM

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i am not sure if there is video available.
i believe there was some shot by FlipSide909 and silveraltezza.
here is the link to some (alot of the photos): http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/Lex_Dymndz

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Aug 14, 2005 | 09:32 PM

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hmmm, i wonder what happened there?

Aug 15, 2005 | 12:29 AM

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Now since u guys test drove it....how was the exhaust note on both cars?....and did the tail lights look like LEDs

Aug 15, 2005 | 01:33 AM

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wow this is nice, looking forward to reviews from the other two guys

Aug 15, 2005 | 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by lexdymndz

Are those 1st gen IS slammed to the ground or the 2nd gen IS sit way too high? the 2IS look it's sitting a bit higher than usual

great pictures!

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Aug 15, 2005 | 08:10 AM

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Now since u guys test drove it....how was the exhaust note on both cars?....and did the tail lights look like LEDs

The exhaust note on the cars are very nice. Rather hard to describe those. Not too loud, very throaty, I hate to say it, but almost G35ish.

And those are LED tails (brake and running lights only tho).

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Are those 1st gen IS slammed to the ground or the 2nd gen IS sit way too high? the 2IS look it's sitting a bit higher than usual

great pictures!

The First Gens are all lowered. The white one is SLAMMED. The silver IS is regular/ base height (they offer a sports suspension that lowesrs the car a little. The grey IS is higher, it is because it is the AWD version.

Aug 15, 2005 | 08:43 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by lexdymndz

The exhaust note on the cars are very nice. Rather hard to describe those. Not too loud, very throaty, I hate to say it, but almost G35ish.

And those are LED tails (brake and running lights only tho).

That's not a bad thing though... I like the G35's exhaust note. Very different from your average car. V8's have always been the kings of exhaust notes, but now that manufacturers are figuring out that you can actually make power out of a V6, why not dress it up a bit?

LED tails ==