Hey guys, thank you so much for answering questions about my 2016 IS300.

I've had it for 4 days now, and I've never had a brand new car so maybe this is a moot point. But the car simply feels heavy and sluggish. I'm at a little over 300 miles and the car just doesn't have much zip compared to my 2010 IS. Also, when I had the clear bra done at Lexus they gave me an identical loaner (2016 IS300 AWD) with around 800 miles and it felt totally different.

I remember with my 2010 reading that the car has to "learn" how you drive, etc. With my 2016 it'll go from a dead stop, them a couple of shifts in it drops to a super low gear. Even in sport mode it feels sluggish. In ECO mode... Well, lets just say that feels laughable.

Why was my loaner (which was identical to my new car) much zippier in the normal mode?

Is this something I should be concerned about? The car runs fine, just no zip (yet).

Thanks

 

I know exactly what you're talking about my new 350 is the same way. At first it took a lot of gas to get it to move but after a month it's gotten better and mpg hasn't taken a hit. By the way I only drive in normal with occasional sport + stints. Give it time trust me it will learn.

 

Ok, thanks. I just can't believe how much it takes to get it to move. Like I said the car just feels really "heavy" and doesn't want to shift the way I think it should. Glad to hear it's not just me!

 

You only have 300 miles in so you're still in the "break-in" period. Once you pass that stage, you will feel the car getting more responsive. It's the same with any brand new car.

 

Test drove it and it just feels heavy. But it does depend what you can compare it to. Probably just too early