Need some opinions... IS300/350 vs Q50 3.0T
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Originally Posted by NickCaesar
ive had the RCF/GSF Bushings installed for like 50,000km...inner tire wear greatly reduced, wheel doesnt wobble & car won’t wander on uneven surfaces...they don’t do anything beyond that IMO. And I agree the car understeers pretty bad, those skinny 225 tires don’t help. And like you said you have to really push it to understeer, like really push it. Average person won’t do that on regular roads.
Did you get rid of your IS?
Did you get rid of your IS?
The car was perfect when I sold it and it's still working like a champ at over 70k. It will last forever.
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overall awesome cars, not just a true performance car. How’s your Tesla stack up to it handling wise? Not even comparable?
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Originally Posted by NickCaesar
overall awesome cars, not just a true performance car. How’s your Tesla stack up to it handling wise? Not even comparable?
If you never plan to take it to the track and typically don't drive very fast, the IS350 is a great drive. The only reason I got the Tesla was the acceleration and overall cost of maintenance and fuel. For everything else, the IS350'is easily comparable.
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The IS350 is as good or better on normal driving. The Tesla just has much higher capability due to the AWD system and the ability to distribute torque perfectly. Track driving of course goes to the Tesla due to Tack Mode where understeer is minimal and you can pull of blistering laps.
If you never plan to take it to the track and typically don't drive very fast, the IS350 is a great drive. The only reason I got the Tesla was the acceleration and overall cost of maintenance and fuel. For everything else, the IS350'is easily comparable.
If you never plan to take it to the track and typically don't drive very fast, the IS350 is a great drive. The only reason I got the Tesla was the acceleration and overall cost of maintenance and fuel. For everything else, the IS350'is easily comparable.
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The Ludicrous mode is only available for Model S and it does 0-60 in 2.4s. That's if you warm up battery and have Cheetah stance on. If you just put it on Ludicrous mode without warming up the battery, its about 2.8s to 60. I have the Model 3 Performance and it doesn't have modes. You just floor it and it goes. If you are around 90% battery, you get about 3s flat but it gets slower with the charge level. By 50% charge, you are only doing 3.4s 0-60. By about 30%, you are around 3.7s.
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ive had the RCF/GSF Bushings installed for like 50,000km...inner tire wear greatly reduced, wheel doesnt wobble & car won’t wander on uneven surfaces...they don’t do anything beyond that IMO. And I agree the car understeers pretty bad, those skinny 225 tires don’t help. And like you said you have to really push it to understeer, like really push it. Average person won’t do that on regular roads.
Did you get rid of your IS?
Did you get rid of your IS?
Would 255 fit?
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