I think the best part of the new IS 350 is the wheels, they look great. I'm still not sold on the interior tech "upgrades" but I could still happily drive one.

 

The wheels are absolutely killer. After all this time, now Lexus offers red calipers on the IS. Sheesh! 😒😒

I’m jealous of the tech update, safety system 3.0 smooths out the cruising experience. E.g. Going from our ‘lane tracing’ to ‘lane centering’ is a huge deal. No more ping ponging. 🫣

Saw a ‘26 the other day. If the 2021-2025’s didn’t exist, the looks too would be super nice. (Even with the Camryization.) But there’s no drama to the front end and it kinda blends in. I love our big *** DRLs! 😂

 

I turned off the lane tracing as I have two hands to do the job. Seriously I don't want or need any of that. I frankly don't care for the little thing on the steering column trying to make sure you are paying attention, I don't need that crap causing the car to beep at me.

I think this is the second best of the 4 3IS looks. '21-'25 being first then this '26+ next, mainly because it is our car except for the front externally. Camry McCamry face looks fine on this car.

Oh and the ASC system on this car is controlled in the big screen menu and the ASC is a super obvious "booming" coming from the back speakers. It's super fake sounding. When I went to the menu and turned it off it returned to normal IS 350 quiet idling. Medium and above are just obnoxious.

Another annoyance, you have to go into the menu 2-3 layers in to sync your AC controls. The button all previous 3IS cars had to sync is now something buried in the menu. There are other annoyances that are a step back from the previous gens related to the audio system in terms of ease of access. To me this is a step back, not forward. Too bad Toyota doesn't have the proper people to guide them on what works and what doesn't.

 

My 2025. Tints subwoofer Lexus F sport performance exhaust front lip duckbill, a few other things. Love this car!

 

YIKES!! I didn’t know all of that was going on. 😳🫣

LOL @ Two Hands…