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Sorry to come late to the party. I've always been a Honda guy and had high expectations for the TLX Type-S. It seems Acura is really dropping the ball with this model with mediocre performance figures. I'd be very interested in an IS500 if it were similarly priced in the mid-$50k range. Is there any substance to its continued development? Perusing around the internet, it seems like the general consensus that the V8 is dead and will not be in any models in the foreseeable future. The TT V6 would be a nice option, but will they leave that exclusively for the top tier models like the LC and LS? I'd be seriously interested if Lexus were to get the IS into the 400-450HP range while keeping costs reasonable. I still don't trust the TLX Type-S will be able to cope with extra power from tuning ... Honda's automatic transmissions have had a relatively rocky past. The M340i is already underrated and has been proven to really make closer to the advertised 382HP at the wheels. Still, I prefer keeping my vehicles long term, and although I personally believe German unreliability is overblown, they're still not as good as the Japanese and parts costs are still quite a bit more expensive and generally harder to work on.
Sorry to come late to the party. I've always been a Honda guy and had high expectations for the TLX Type-S. It seems Acura is really dropping the ball with this model with mediocre performance figures. I'd be very interested in an IS500 if it were similarly priced in the mid-$50k range. Is there any substance to its continued development? Perusing around the internet, it seems like the general consensus that the V8 is dead and will not be in any models in the foreseeable future. The TT V6 would be a nice option, but will they leave that exclusively for the top tier models like the LC and LS? I'd be seriously interested if Lexus were to get the IS into the 400-450HP range while keeping costs reasonable. I still don't trust the TLX Type-S will be able to cope with extra power from tuning ... Honda's automatic transmissions have had a relatively rocky past. The M340i is already underrated and has been proven to really make closer to the advertised 382HP at the wheels. Still, I prefer keeping my vehicles long term, and although I personally believe German unreliability is overblown, they're still not as good as the Japanese and parts costs are still quite a bit more expensive and generally harder to work on.
if there was a IS500 variant it definitely will not be in the mid $50k range. Try 65-70k. An IS350 F-sport is already mid 50s.
if there was a IS500 variant it definitely will not be in the mid $50k range. Try 65-70k. An IS350 F-sport is already mid 50s.
In Canada it's in the mid 50's.....I don't think that is the price in the US. But I agree, that 60k in the US and 70k here in Canada is likely for an IS500. Hell, the TLX S type is in the 55-60k range and that's a V6 with far less power than the IS500 would have.
Will the 350 F Sport come with power tilt telescope steering wheel? The prototypes are showing it. But wasn’t this only available on the luxury model and not the F Sport?
What about the electric rear window sunshade did they do away with that feature?
Last edited by Xanadu350; Sep 22, 2020 at 01:53 PM.
Glad to see the wheel bolts in the flesh. That's what all modern/sophisticated cars need to do like the europeans.
Lug nuts are so honda civic economy rental car.
hope lexus continues this trend to new models to streamline things.
Bolts are inferior to a stud/nut set-up. Just because the Europeans do it, doesn't make it superior. More consistent torque across the face of the wheel. There's a reason high boost, high horsepower applications switch over from cylinder head bolts to a stud/nut set-up to prevent lift. Plus, it makes mounting the wheels a pain in the *** compared to a stud/lug set-up.
