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Old 09-16-04, 09:42 PM
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Originally posted by DC52E55
mazda 3
Hey you said it, not me!

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Old 09-16-04, 09:42 PM
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very hot, I still love the look of the current model...looks similar to the TSX....those sideviews arent from the Toyota parts bin.
Old 09-16-04, 09:50 PM
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The only thing that reminds me of the three about these pictures is how the taillights sit rather high on the back end of the car. Other than that, I don't really see anything different...

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Old 09-16-04, 10:18 PM
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I like it a lot!

I want to trade my GS for that powerful 3.5L, 300HP IS.

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Old 09-16-04, 11:33 PM
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Dual exhausts?

I guess the I6 is gone.
Old 09-16-04, 11:44 PM
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
That looks good!
Yeah - I like it even if it does look kinda like a droopy Mazda3 ...

(LOL - I think everything looks like a Mazda3 these days) ...

But at any rate - my intuition tells me that this will be anything but the Mazda3 when it comes to build-quality (have any of you actually spent time with a Mazda3 ?? It's alright for the money - but not fantastic), power, and refinement.

- overall - it's better than I expected.

M.
Old 09-17-04, 12:02 AM
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WERD!
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Old 09-17-04, 02:09 AM
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Default that's gonna raise price of is again huh

dang that looks like it's gonna raise about 10k more for the IS
Old 09-17-04, 02:32 AM
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Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
WERD!
haha that picture is very funny! i m trying to switch from FWD to RWD.
Old 09-17-04, 02:35 AM
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Originally posted by jet864
Hey you said it, not me!

James
yes i did. i think i m the only one who said that, but i really dont like that picture and i m sure the production model will be a lot better and sexier,
Old 09-17-04, 06:14 AM
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Not bad, the best rendition of the next IS sedan I've seen so far.
Old 09-17-04, 07:35 AM
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The only thing I am not crazy about is the taillights. They remind me of the Infiniti FX.
Old 09-17-04, 05:24 PM
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If that's the new IS, I'd buy it, as long as it comes w/ the dual exhaust & 18's or bigger. I also hope Lexus will make the interior more posh than the current car. I do miss my '01 IS' performance!
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Come on guys, it's no Mazda 3. I think it looks excellent although a couple of changes might be welcomed. Taillights good be tweaked (more originality and creativity). The car seems a bit too small
in these pics, could be stretched. BTW, These images look like photos of an actual car. Pretty sick if thats CG.

Overall
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Originally posted by JLSC4
Come on guys, it's no Mazda 3. I think it looks excellent although a couple of changes might be welcomed. Taillights good be tweaked (more originality and creativity). The car seems a bit too small
in these pics, could be stretched. BTW, These images look like photos of an actual car. Pretty sick if thats CG.

Overall
Honestly, I think that could be a real car. Yes that Lexus symbol looks photochopped, but looking at some of the details like how you can see the discs through the weel in the first shot, the writing on the sides of the tires, and how all the shadows and lighting are perfect, seems too detailed to be photochopped. Also, there's some sort of grainy looking texture to the picture which could just be from scanning, but how would you get such a texture on the WHOLE picture in photoshop? The taillights also look rather "real" to have been photoshopped. I dunno...

-Michael-

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