by "Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
Published 08/03/2017 at 09:30
by "Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
Published 08/03/2017 at 09:30
Tags: DONT DO IT KINJA
STARS: 2
Tell me everything good and bad about the 2014 and up Lexus IS250
"random001" (random001)
08/03/2017 at 09:34, STARS: 4
It’s a decent car.
It’s a car for wankers.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
08/03/2017 at 09:36, STARS: 0
Good? It looks nice.
Bad? 0-60 in 7.3 seconds, which is on par with a VW Passat 1.8T, a car with 35 hp and 1 lb ft of torque less.
"fintail" (fintail)
08/03/2017 at 09:45, STARS: 1
I test drove one of these when it was new. I would call the performance “tepid”. Good build quality, OK handling, lots of styling, ICE seems a little slow. In my area these seem be driven like 3ers, but less aggressively and maybe more obliviously.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/03/2017 at 09:46, STARS: 1
Jesus that’s the 0-60?!?
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/03/2017 at 09:49, STARS: 0
I currently drive a lowered Si, I’m already considered a “wanker” by 3/4ths the car world
"random001" (random001)
08/03/2017 at 09:51, STARS: 1
Oh, sorry. I read that as “one thing good and bad about”...
I am kidding about the wanker car thing, except insomuch as all Lexus’ are cars for wankers.
"ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable)" (adabofoppo)
08/03/2017 at 09:53, STARS: 2
Drives okay. Interior is nice. Slow as balls.
The new IS300 is a better car. That 2.5L V6 is horrid. The 3.5 they used in the IS350 and then de-tuned for the IS300 is a much, much better engine.
If you can only do the IS250, find a Southern car with RWD. It will make it far more entertaining to drive. The AWD sucks all the fun (what little there was) out of that 2.5.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
08/03/2017 at 10:18, STARS: 1
The 2.5 wasnt fast. I have the prev gen with the 2.5. Go for the 2.0 T or the 3.5
"Mini Guy- Now has a 4Runner" (gavinharter30)
08/03/2017 at 10:21, STARS: 1
Good: uhh...hmm... it’s a Lexus and it’s comfy
Bad: it’s a Lexus. It’s also pretty slow. Don’t know if that helps
"Ssfancyfresh" (scotttt)
08/03/2017 at 10:22, STARS: 1
The F-sport appearance package matches the aggressiveness of the predator face. Personally, I love it. Lesser trims look awkward.
The instrument cluster is bonkers. The center gauge physically moves side to side and changes color bast on driving mode or media options..
It’s loaded with tech. There are functions like remote start/ locking/ vehicle status from an app on your phone.
The touch/mousepad interface for the media/nav is a novel piece of hot garbage. But I suppose you might get used to it. Sort of like how I had to get used to the non-intuitive nature of the Audi MMI knob rotation.
"Rico" (ricorich)
08/03/2017 at 10:27, STARS: 0
Don’t do it Bloodbath.
"Rico" (ricorich)
08/03/2017 at 10:30, STARS: 0
Yep and the AWD model is 7.7 seconds for some reason.
"Rico" (ricorich)
08/03/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 1
SLOW AF
Ugly AF
Terrible, non intuitive infotainment
Cramped AF inside
Still SLOW AF
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/03/2017 at 10:44, STARS: 1
Jesus
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/03/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 2
Breath
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
08/03/2017 at 11:02, STARS: 0
Lexus? Don’t get all fancy on us, now
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/03/2017 at 11:06, STARS: 0
I was trying to
"cmill189 - sans Volvo" (cmill189)
08/03/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 1
OMG, this is amazing.
"2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered" (2fast2furiousfc3s)
08/03/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0
Why don’t you get a second gen 350 instead?
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/03/2017 at 11:39, STARS: 0
I don’t like that generation; thankfully I’m far from buying a new car, so I an gathering lots of alternatives
"2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered" (2fast2furiousfc3s)
08/03/2017 at 12:08, STARS: 1
The 350 is the better car. And the second gen, while no manual option is still a good car that is still modern. Plus the 250 is a heartless and slow
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/03/2017 at 12:09, STARS: 1
The Good: It should be a good, solid, reliable, durable car.
The bad: It’s not a wagon or hatchback... and it’s probably automatic.
EDIT: And I disagree with others who say that it’s ‘slow’. A 0-60 time in the low to mid 7 second range isn’t slow... it’s more than adequate for a daily driver.
It’s about as fast 0-60 as the Porsche Cayenne with the 3.6L V6... or about as fast (or maybe even a little faster) as a stock V8/automatic Fox body Mustang from the early 1990s.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/03/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 1
A 7.3 second 0-60 time is more than adequate for a daily driver.
And that’s faster than a 1st Gen Porsche Cayenne with the 3.2L V6 (9.1 seconds) and is about as fast as the Cayenne with the 3.6L V6.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/03/2017 at 12:14, STARS: 1
Probably slower due to extra weight and driveline friction.
"Rico" (ricorich)
08/03/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 0
BMW and MB add .2 seconds max (usually only .1) when they add 4Matic/xDrive. Lexus has no excuse.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
08/03/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 0
While I do agree, it’s still slower than every other car in the segment.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/03/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 1
Except for the Acura ILX automatic or hybrid. And it’s about the same as a 4cyl Acura TSX. Also about the same as a Lincoln MKS with the base V6.
"BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo" (bluemazda2)
08/03/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 0
Had you not mentioned them, I probably could’ve gone a few years without remembering they exist.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
08/03/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 0
Yeah... they’re kind of like the Gil Gunderson of luxury car segment..
http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Gil_Gunderson
"spanfucker retire bitch" (lelykon)
08/04/2017 at 09:37, STARS: 2
You pretty simply don’t want it. The 2.5L V6 is a strange and stupid engine.
Either pony up a bit more for a used IS-350 or wait a bit for depreciation to hit the IS-200t models because the 2.0L I4 turbo engine in those are much better than the 2.5L V6s in the IS-250.
"Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras" (jegoingout)
08/04/2017 at 10:08, STARS: 0
Yeah I’ve come to that conclusion
"Arrivederci" (arrividerci)
08/04/2017 at 10:19, STARS: 1
Don’t get an IS250. I formerly owned one and it was the worst car I ever owned. It wasn’t unreliable or uncomfortable - I mean, it was still a Lexus, but it was the slowest, most uninspiring car I’ve ever owned, and mine was a six-speed manual (garbage transmission) with the F ake -Sport package.
The steering was nothing special, and the suspension didn’t inspire confidence if you ever tried to cane it on a back road.
After all that, though, the worst part is that 2.5L V6. It doesn’t make good sounds, doesn’t like to rev, makes very little power for a 3500-3600lb car, and at least a few of the earlier ones have a pretty severe carbon build-up issue, though it may have been corrected by 2014.