Do you mean, "Pushin' like a dump truck."?

 

I looked for it online. It's not there. Were they all on equal tires? Was the 350 on the Turanzas and the 250 on the RE050s or were both cars on the RE050, or Dunlops, or whatever they're putting on an IS these days?

I am highly critical of the tires because tires make the biggest difference in handling between two otherwise identical cars. Also, if the 350 was on standard suspension and the 250 was X-Package, there's a suspension advantage too.

 

This is exactly how I feel! I have never been dissatisfied with the speed or power of my 250. It is more than most need for a daily beater. Especially in PWR mode. Perfect blend of luxury, decent gas mileage and great looks!

 

Wow, that's pretty impressive. I get much less with the AC on. Must be the way I drive. I'm usually going 75-80mph. Like you, it's also a daily beater. I commute more than 90% of the time on freeways. The bumper to bumper kills my mpg though.

Overall, performance is ok. I am getting better mpg with the IS250 when compared to the IS350, guaranteed making the IS250 the best daily driver around for commuters.

Also, it's a Lexus as he has mentioned. I would've felt the 07 Camry SE may have been a better choice when it comes to performance, but you can't beat Lexus luxury and much better customer service.

 

most girls could care less about a fast car. hehehe its a lexus!

 

guys it was about money my 250 in toronto was $43,000 CDN which equals almost $41,000 US.in canada they want $54,000 Cdn for the same package in the 350, that's over $50,000 US it's just about the money!!!!.besides my 250 looks pretty good,besides if I wanted a rocket I would not recommend any lexus,it would have been a bmw335 with so much more potential than a 350 and faster out of the box. I bought the car for it's all around package I could not justify to my wife the difference in price.

 

I drove the IS250 back-to-back with the IS350 at last year's Taste of Lexus event. The track was really short, but the power difference, imo, was huge. I purchased the IS350 without considering the 250, and when the dealer lends me a 250, it seemed sluggish.

But for daily driving, you probably wouldn't need to worry about the 100 horses. Unless you have a heavy right foot - then you already know which car is for you.

 

i suggest lms make a supercharger for our 250's.. so what it will probably be as fast as a 350.. but i think its just cheaper to get a supercharger then trade it in since my car is already partially modded.. plus you get the cool whining sound in a 250! lol and people wont know what hit em when they see a 250 run pass by em haha

 

if you are concerned about your car being "fast" don't get a 250. i wouldn't even get a 350 if i wanted a fast car. the 250's purpose is to be a luxurious daily driver with good gas mileage and decent power. there is more than enough power in the 250 to pull out into traffic and daily drive. it's obviously not a track car though.

 

204 hp is not bad at all for daily drive....in cities how fast can you go during traffic jam....my parents own 3 BMW, and i have a Is350....and they like my car better than their M5, 5series and 740iL...so once you go for lexus, you cant go wrong.

 

The supercharger will not make it as fast as the 350... The SC for the 350 has been out for well over a year now and the manufacturers are obvioulsy too ashamed to post any type of actual performance numbers from it since I have not seen anything yet. The 250 has a slightly higher CR than the 350 so it would be even more difficult to supercharge, and if it only adds 30hp to a 350, it will likely add less than that to the 250 which is not nearly enough to touch a stock 350.

 

car and driver says otherwise

 

You mean the same guys who reported the twin turbos in the Supra were different sized? Maybe it's because they don't know beans about reading the spec sheet. Here it is:



So according to Toyota's own statistics:

The base model GSE20L-AEFLHA (IS250 6MT RWD) weighs 3455 lbs with a 52.2/47.8 split f/r.

The base model GSE20L-AETLHA (IS250 AT RWD) weighs 3435 lbs with a 51.7/48.3 split f/r.

The base model GSE21L-AETLHA (IS350 AT RWD) weighs 3527 lbs with a 52.4/47.6 split f/r.

Finally the base model GSE25L-AETLHA (IS250 AT AWD) weighs 3651 lbs with a 54.3/45.7 split f/r.

I'd hardly say the IS350 has all its weight in the nose, and I'd say the boneheads at C&D botched another one. FWIW, the Supra NCF says my hardtop 6 speed TT (JZA80L-ALFVZA) weighs 3415. It weighed EXACTLY 3415 on a certified scale with 3 gallons of gas and all fluids at normal levels. I trust Toyota's numbers far more than I do C&D.

There is one HOWEVER - add the luxury package and nav to either one (250 or 350) and the weight increases nearly 100 lbs. My lux/nav/ML weighed 3620 at the drag strip - AFS w/HID, motorized steering columns, 18" wheels, the sunshade and various other do-dads certainly have a weight penalty - but these options are available on both cars.

So, do you think C&D got a fully loaded 350 and a stripped 250?

 

The IS250 is far from what I would consider slow. It would be more appropriate to say its 7.9 0-60 is about average with most cars on the road. Now the IS350 hauls some serious *** with a 5.3 0-60. However, you have to take into consideration if you really want/need that kind of power or not. It carries a pretty hefty price premium over the 250 as well as gets worse gas mileage. My previous car was a modified 2004 Nissan 350Z 6 speed and I would consistently run low 13's to high 12's through the 1/4 however I rarely could use that power on the road due to the insane amount of traffic here in Phoenix. So, when I went to get the IS I felt the 250 was just fine. Plus as mentioned...you are rolling a Lex, so its all good. I'd rather be slower in the Lex than faster in a Neon SRT4...just my 2 cents.

 

My thoughts exactly. Nice color combo on your car