I'm one of the 20% who loves cars with three pedals (and knows how to drive them), and I have since getting my driver's license in 1966. My other car is a '13 Mustang GT 6 MT, and even though its clutch is as stiff as a leg press, I love driving it. I also love driving my IS 350, and I don't blame Lexus for marketing an automatic-only car when just 6% of the American market opts for manuals.

Regrettably, I think manuals are in permanent eclipse with the advent of DSG's and quick-shifting automatics like the great 8-speed in the IS 350 rwd. There's something incredibly satisfying though, about rowing through your own gears and using the clutch. My parents' generation, who drove manual-only cars until automatics made their mainstream entrance in the late 40's, embraced automatics and never looked back.

 

I wish they made manual transmission for this car. I miss driving stick! =/ except in this Houston traffic lol

 

Actually Americans want manuals, its why the F10 M5 offers it, solely b/c Americans demanded it. Ferrari, Lambo etc are now all automatics. Porsche's new GT3 is PDK only....

Manual Lexus is never coming back. They were not that great in the first place and there isn't a large enough amount of buyers dying to buy a manual Lexus.

 

No Lexus is available with a manual transmission in any country. The last generation IS220d was offered with only a manual. It was hated. Even some ferrari's dont come with manual anymore. Auto's are much smoother

 

my 2007 IS250 i was manual and the transmission was just terrible in my opinion, so when i bought my 2014 i made sure i got auto although i still love my manual transmission but not in the IS

 

I've owned a couple of Lexus products upwards of 200,000 miles and the transmissions on both were/are as good as new.

Outside of some issues with the 98-03 AWD RX look around the forums, people here with OLD cars with hundreds of thousands of miles. You don't read about a lot of transmission problems.

I would be shocked if Lexus ever made another manual transmission anything ever again.

 

I agree 100%. Been die-hard manual driver since I got my license, this auto is the first one I actually enjoy driving. It really is a thing of beauty. Sure using flappypaddles isn't the same as rowing through gears, but whatever, I'm over it.

However, turn my motorcycle into an automatic and there will be hell to pay!

 

not sure why people are complaining about manuals. because the stupid mouse used to control the navigation and radio is far worse than using a manual car.

manual cars are more fun to drive plain and simple. and it keeps you awake and aware of your surroundings.

having to constantly apply pressure to my brakes is more tiring than shifting gears and resting on neutral.

 

if you want a lexus with standard your last hope is the IS-C if you can find a good used one...good luck ha

 

why make the car slower and less efficient. I used to drive manual but I know when to realize the tech is superior to move on

 

can you redline and clutch kick an auto?? one of the two maybe partial contributors to wanting the third pedal

 

It's called options. Some people still prefer manuals. Why offer different colors like black? It's shows swirls to easily.

Why offer Fsport? A 4 door "sports" sedan is whack. We should all get the non-Fsport for a true luxury experience.

Why offer non-VGRS? the VGRS model is more stable at high speeds.

etc. etc.

 

100% agree! Technology is a good thing™.

 

If you want "Technology" you should have gotten the Q50. Which has steer by wire, touch screen navi, and so on.

 

I don't understand slamming on no manuals then suggesting a car with no steering column with DAS that has gotten poor reviews.

Both offer the same tech mostly and the IS is the better engineered car.