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I'm not striving to be right here for personal satisfaction I just like focusing on the facts. It appears I conceded that what I read was misinformation a little too soon.
Did you not notice the slots when you posted the photos earlier and said they were solid? Just curious.
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Well I do see your point that a small slot is not optimal for airflow (though not allowing a direct path for dirt and water is a good thing too), but the fact that they aren't solid takes me back to my original point. It does appear that what I read is correct, and that putting foglights in those slots would impede airflow to the brakes (however slightly).
I'm not striving to be right here for personal satisfaction I just like focusing on the facts. It appears I conceded that what I read was misinformation a little too soon.
Did you not notice the slots when you posted the photos earlier and said they were solid? Just curious.
I'm not striving to be right here for personal satisfaction I just like focusing on the facts. It appears I conceded that what I read was misinformation a little too soon.
Did you not notice the slots when you posted the photos earlier and said they were solid? Just curious.
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From: Under an IS F since 2008
Thanks guys, did they say why they refuse to give us USB and the fogs? I just do NOT understand not giving us a color that everybody else has
I will have to get a 15 because my lease ends next month but I am still not happy with what is being offered....at least the ventilated seats are a small step in the right direction. Any idea when the 15's will start arriving at dealers?
I will have to get a 15 because my lease ends next month but I am still not happy with what is being offered....at least the ventilated seats are a small step in the right direction. Any idea when the 15's will start arriving at dealers?
Expect arrivals to the USA by September 14'
Joe Z
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Apparently Infiniti has gotten rid of this memory seat unless it's bought with a 3K pkg. Why? Okay, so here's the reasoning and from several Lexus/Infiniti execs but here's one of them quoted:
"You must be one of the few people adamant about it because we have had complaints that it was useless to have it there. It's paired with your key so everything will adjust as long as you take your key. I wouldn't harp on it as much as you've done, it will be an obsolete feature in the next 2-3 years, watch. Then you'll be complaining why did we include it there and it looks so tacky and outdated, etc."
"You must be one of the few people adamant about it because we have had complaints that it was useless to have it there. It's paired with your key so everything will adjust as long as you take your key. I wouldn't harp on it as much as you've done, it will be an obsolete feature in the next 2-3 years, watch. Then you'll be complaining why did we include it there and it looks so tacky and outdated, etc."
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From: Under an IS F since 2008
Well I do see your point that a small slot is not optimal for airflow (though not allowing a direct path for dirt and water is a good thing too), but the fact that they aren't solid takes me back to my original point. It does appear that what I read is correct, and that putting foglights in those slots would impede airflow to the brakes (however slightly).
I'm not striving to be right here for personal satisfaction I just like focusing on the facts. It appears I conceded that what I read was misinformation a little too soon.
Did you not notice the slots when you posted the photos earlier and said they were solid? Just curious.
I'm not striving to be right here for personal satisfaction I just like focusing on the facts. It appears I conceded that what I read was misinformation a little too soon.
Did you not notice the slots when you posted the photos earlier and said they were solid? Just curious.
The holes behind the blank cover go NO where.. I'm lost for any more words..
They come ready to accept the JDM Fog Lamp Housings..
Joe Z
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From: WA
Still no memory seats on F Sport. But AWD F Sports will now have the heated steering wheel.
Lexus Champion
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From: WA
the mirrors are being extended? i wonder what they are going to look like, i.e. if they are completely redesigned or pulled off some other lexus model that has a mirror width greater than the current mirror length used.
that, and i wonder if the difference is going to be large enough to differentiate a 2014 from a 2015 easily enough, much akin to the adoption of the turn-signal-inclusive style mirrors in the latter (refreshed) versions of the 2IS compared to earlier iterations sans turn signals, i.e. model years 2006-2008.
minutiae, i know, although important (to me.)
that, and i wonder if the difference is going to be large enough to differentiate a 2014 from a 2015 easily enough, much akin to the adoption of the turn-signal-inclusive style mirrors in the latter (refreshed) versions of the 2IS compared to earlier iterations sans turn signals, i.e. model years 2006-2008.
minutiae, i know, although important (to me.)
Pole Position
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Pole Position
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From: Illinois
Basically your seat settings will be saved onto the key fob that you carry. For example, If you start the car with your key fob, it'll adjust to your setting. If you start with someone's key (for example, your wife's or your sister's) the seats will adjust to their setting.
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From: California
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From: Florida
Does anyone else think it's odd that Lexus has kept the same HP and torque on the IS350 since 2006? I was sorta expecting the 2014 IS350 to have been bumped by at least 10-20 HP but didn't happen and now 2015 it's the same.
I know with the 2007 IS350 the HP was 306 and torque was 277 lb.-ft and I believe it was the same for the 2006 model. So that means from 2006 to 2015 (10 years of production for IS350) that the HP & torque have remained the same.
I thought car manufactures tried to entice buyers with a bump in HP & torque on new models at least every 6 yrs or so.
I know with the 2007 IS350 the HP was 306 and torque was 277 lb.-ft and I believe it was the same for the 2006 model. So that means from 2006 to 2015 (10 years of production for IS350) that the HP & torque have remained the same.
I thought car manufactures tried to entice buyers with a bump in HP & torque on new models at least every 6 yrs or so.
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From: Under an IS F since 2008
Does anyone else think it's odd that Lexus has kept the same HP and torque on the IS350 since 2006? I was sorta expecting the 2014 IS350 to have been bumped by at least 10-20 HP but didn't happen and now 2015 it's the same.
I know with the 2007 IS350 the HP was 306 and torque was 277 lb.-ft and I believe it was the same for the 2006 model. So that means from 2006 to 2015 (10 years of production for IS350) that the HP & torque have remained the same.
I thought car manufactures tried to entice buyers with a bump in HP & torque on new models at least every 6 yrs or so.
I know with the 2007 IS350 the HP was 306 and torque was 277 lb.-ft and I believe it was the same for the 2006 model. So that means from 2006 to 2015 (10 years of production for IS350) that the HP & torque have remained the same.
I thought car manufactures tried to entice buyers with a bump in HP & torque on new models at least every 6 yrs or so.
The 2GR-FSE / IS 350 engine has virtually been a solid motor for Toyota / Lexus over the last 10 years..
The 250 motor is on its last leg.... Which will be replaced by the IS 200T in 2016..
Maybe the IS350 motor will get twins by 2017
Joe Z
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From: Florida
I agree that it's a very reliable engine and it's plenty fast/quick for city driving but anyone purchasing a 350 even a bump in HP/torque is an added benefit to prev IS owners to re-purchase the next model.
So would you say that the engine for the IS350 is maxed out, I mean why couldn't they have just kept the same engine (as they have done since 2006) and just bumped the HP/torque a bit more, unless it's not possible for this engine? It just seems strange to me, this car is more of a sporty ride than the other Lexus models with probably a younger audience so why keep the same HP/torque for the past 10 yrs?
So would you say that the engine for the IS350 is maxed out, I mean why couldn't they have just kept the same engine (as they have done since 2006) and just bumped the HP/torque a bit more, unless it's not possible for this engine? It just seems strange to me, this car is more of a sporty ride than the other Lexus models with probably a younger audience so why keep the same HP/torque for the past 10 yrs?
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From: Ontario
I'm somewhat happy there are no major changes to the 15s...it seems that the only things being added that I'm missing are ventilated seats (nice to have), rear F-sport badging (depending on how this looks, I'm sure it can just be added), dynamic grid lines for the backup camera (not even sure what this means).