Lexus IS CC Coming
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Lexus IS CC Coming
Watch out BMW - Lexus is getting roofless. The German firm might have thought its forthcoming 3-Series CC was going to have a monopoly in the folding hard-top compact executive market, but there's another new model on the way.
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
The standard saloon version of the IS was unveiled for the first time at March's Geneva Motor Show. With a sharp look and hi-tech underpinnings, it will pick up where its predecessor left off when it goes on sale late this year.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Chris Thorp
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/56...e_cc_fold.html
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
The standard saloon version of the IS was unveiled for the first time at March's Geneva Motor Show. With a sharp look and hi-tech underpinnings, it will pick up where its predecessor left off when it goes on sale late this year.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Chris Thorp
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/56...e_cc_fold.html
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Originally Posted by Sup
Watch out BMW - Lexus is getting roofless. The German firm might have thought its forthcoming 3-Series CC was going to have a monopoly in the folding hard-top compact executive market, but there's another new model on the way.
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
The standard saloon version of the IS was unveiled for the first time at March's Geneva Motor Show. With a sharp look and hi-tech underpinnings, it will pick up where its predecessor left off when it goes on sale late this year.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Chris Thorp
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/56...e_cc_fold.html
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
The standard saloon version of the IS was unveiled for the first time at March's Geneva Motor Show. With a sharp look and hi-tech underpinnings, it will pick up where its predecessor left off when it goes on sale late this year.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Chris Thorp
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/56...e_cc_fold.html
This is going to be one very HOT seller. Lexus like Benz will now offer 2 folding hardtops
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Originally Posted by Sup
Watch out BMW - Lexus is getting roofless. The German firm might have thought its forthcoming 3-Series CC was going to have a monopoly in the folding hard-top compact executive market, but there's another new model on the way.
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Pictures in this week's mag give the world its first glimpse of Lexus's new IS CC. Currently under top-secret development in Japan, the four-seater will also take on canvas-roofed rivals in the shape of Audi's A4 Cabrio and the Mercedes CLK.
Losing none of the saloon's style, the IS should offer exceptional refinement. The super-slim roof panels will help to maximise space inside, and leave a large luggage area when folded.
Sharing its mechanical parts with the saloon, the IS CC will come with a full range of engines. These will include a 2.5-litre V6 petrol and an all-new 175bhp 2.2-litre four-cylinder diesel powerplant. While the petrol unit will be available with a six-speed automatic gearbox with sequential paddleshifters, the majority of IS variants are likely to have a manual transmission.
Breaking new ground for the firm, the folding hard-top version is unlikely to appear on price lists before 2007. Official details are being kept under wraps, but expect to see the new convertible in concept form at one of next year's major European motor shows.
Thanks for the heads-up.
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We knew the IS hardtop convertible is coming, but I' ve heard conflicting reports for the BMW, some reporting the 3 series convertible may not be a hardtop convertible afterall, but a ragtop with a hardtop option that you have to put on manually. They sugggest a hardtop convertible for BMW adds too much weight & conflicts with BMW's philosophy of building truely sporty driver's cars . . .
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Originally Posted by XeroK00L
So they wanna play this game of saving a better engine option for the 2nd or 3rd year of the product cycle again?
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From channel4/.com/4car :
Link with pics HERE
. . . Some sources believe that the 4-Series convertible will have a solid folding roof, as these pictures appear to suggest. But earlier conjecture held that the roof is likely to be a sophisticated but traditional canvas fold-down item. Indeed, it would be difficult to imagine how space could be found in the boot for the large glass backlight pictured here, so this may be a removable hardtop strictly for winter use, as optional on current 3-Series Convertibles. A steel folding roof would also be quite a departure for BMW, which believes that the weight penalties of such an approach are too onerous.
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Originally Posted by baddis es
do u think they will make the 3-way version like the LF-C, hardtop-targa-full convertible...
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