Shift delay in manual mode
I disagree about the people saying to not worry about the paddle shifters. That was one of the things I liked about the car. I was buying a 335i (which paddle shifters work flawless). I didn't test the paddle shifters enough when i was sold on the IS instead. At the price of our cars, the paddle shifters should totally function like smg. That auto transmission is freakign excellent, but like someone said, the plastic toy's known as paddle shifters on the IS need to be reworked.
And to me the IS is a sports car. stock running 0-60 in 4.9 seconds with many people on here getting 1/4 miles in the low 13's. That's a sports car. It handles like a sumbish and brakes like one too.
And to me the IS is a sports car. stock running 0-60 in 4.9 seconds with many people on here getting 1/4 miles in the low 13's. That's a sports car. It handles like a sumbish and brakes like one too.
Driver
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Hawaii
Honestly, I don't care for the transmission in the IS350 nor the handling. It's boring and has too much body roll. I drove the 6spd manual 335i coupe and while BMW's sport suspension for this particular car was a bit soft and floaty (surprising) if I was in the market for a new car, this would probably be it. I'd be curious to see dynos of the 335 against the 350 just to see the power-under-the-curve comparison as the 335 just feels way more powerful throughout the revs.
I know you guys don't want to hear this but my lightly modded 27k TSX handles better than my wife's IS350.
I know you guys don't want to hear this but my lightly modded 27k TSX handles better than my wife's IS350.
Rookie
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: FL
Do not expect a convential automatic which this is with the select shift to work like an SMG or DSG transmision. These are sequential manual transmissions with an automatic clutch. Quite a different beast altogether.
Pole Position
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Fort Worth, Texas
I too traded my IS300 in on the 350 and was immediately disappointed in the lack of immediate shifts.. It doesn't bother me a **** ton but I would love to have it working like the old IS.. Which with it's "normal" transmission shifted almost instantenous..
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