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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:23 PM
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I'd need to see it in person, but I prefer the headlights for the zenki model.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:23 PM
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Rear lights look great. A little white was all that was needed to spice it up. Fancy rear diffuser is surrounded by all cheap black plastic. Can't win em all.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:33 PM
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Bigger screen looks nice I wonder if we can retrofit.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fizzboy7
Rear lights look great. A little white was all that was needed to spice it up. Fancy rear diffuser is surrounded by all cheap black plastic. Can't win em all.
Actually I like the old look of the rear, ours looks more aggressive from the back. The new look is more settled, which I do not prefer. The only thing I really like is the bigger screen ( which is a 100% improvement not a change).
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:38 PM
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"Graphite Black Glass Flak." That's a mouthful. Is this more of a gray or more of a black?
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:38 PM
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ehhh... the changes are so minor even for a facelift.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:40 PM
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It looks great but nothing to cry over for those who bought 2016. That's why you mod your car a little and make it unique to your taste .
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 08:50 PM
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I think it looks pretty good. I like the white they added to the bottom of the taillight. As far as the aggressiveness of the new tailights is concerned I'm not so sure if it's more aggressiveness or less aggressive than the previous model. The swoopy feel of the lights makes it feel less so, but I'd have to see it in person. Definitely like the new headlights. The straight line bottom instead of the previous look is a plus for me. Is it me or is there an added hood line on the side that feeds into the headlight? Thank god for a bigger screen. I wish Lexus would upgrade their infotainment system though...
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:06 PM
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I like the changes....the large screen is nice but i think having the larger cup holder would be more useful.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:14 PM
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I think the changes are just alright. In my opinion, I think the current version looks best. The downward slant on the "L" of the rear tail lights looks strange. Let's see what happens further down the road when the IS gets fully redesigned.

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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:16 PM
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changes are very minor, can take em or leave em.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:27 PM
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this is how the nav screen should have been when it debuted. Love the new taillight design and while I need to see it in person, I think I like the new headlights better
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:28 PM
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I like the changes. Probably going to wait on trading in my RC 350 until the new IS comes out. The RC sits to low for me and I'm having back issues so I'm going to have to trade it out early even though I love the car


I like the way the back looks with the rectangular muffler tips look on the new model
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:30 PM
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im feeling everything except the tail lights.
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Old Apr 24, 2016 | 09:56 PM
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I'll be taking a diffuser (not sure fsport or regular, there is difference between two) for my car as soon as i can find a part number when the car is released. lol

and will look into retrofitting new stereo and 10" LCD monitor in a year when one of these crash and vulture it

everything else I can live without for now
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