Official *SPOTTED* in the Wild Thread
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From: TX
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From: Brooklyn, NY
Yeah, 21+ 300 & 350's are a dime a dozen in NYC and NJ. They're almost exclusively AWD tho, so even the 300's have the V6, which i heard can be brought up to the power of the 350 with just some ECU tinkering, as it's the same exact engine
first IS500 i’ve ever seen in the wild in orange county ca! funny because i see sooo many 2021+ 350s in all sorts of colors on the daily. i also saw a copper crest RX500h about 5 minutes before the IS500 so i got lots of eye candy that day besides my own IS🙂
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My brain has been looking for IS 500's in the wild for the last year and I think I might have seen one driving in the distance once here in the Austin/Round Rock area. One, maybe or it was an IS 350 F Sport, who knows as it was not parked? At least I see one every day now. 
Last edited by Bechtold; Feb 13, 2023 at 02:21 PM.
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I live in the west end of the GTA and I've only seen 1 so far - an LE ripping by on the highway. All others have been IS300's . Loads of them. I haven't even seen a 350. Everytime an IS whizzes by my wife asks: "Why do you keep looking at the back of their car?". "I've trying to see if it has quad exhausts. Only the 500's have those. I'll explain later".
I love this haha i do the same
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Love the orange. Not my color personally but I love it on other people's cars. If I buy this car it's Infrared w/ White interior. USB w/ red would be a close 2nd. Grecian water also looks great. This car would also look good in a teal or purple color.