This be my loaner car

"MLGCarGuy" (thejdmguy) 07/02/2015 at 18:10 • Filed to: None

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You may think that 204 hp and 0-60 in 7.7 seconds isn’t fun, but this IS 250 feels faster than it actually is.

The V6 is so smooth it’s actually crazy how no engine vibrations enter the cabin.

The interior does have a lack of storage pockets, though. A minor inconvenience. The interior does feel very snug around you, which I like.

Alex B > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:17

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*This be your mother’s loaner car. ;-)

EL_ULY > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:18

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All IS have such good chassis. The 350 gets up pretty good for only 300HP.

Good chassis with minimal huevos = Dynamics AND Quality

My citroen won't start > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:19

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I want one so much, god damn you 150% import tax :(

scoob > Alex B 07/02/2015 at 18:23

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I keep getting confused like “Oh, he can drive! Wut no he can’t. Yes he can? Nope...”

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:26

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Favorite part about that car is the line that travels from the tail light down the side skirt.

SlickMcRick > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:28

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Is this part of the design or damage?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:28

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Why didn’t I just tell my wife, “We could put down 20% for our new home, or we could by a IS350 for me, I mean, us.”

DoYouEvenShift > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:38

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Ive driven many IS cars. Ive always been impressed by the steering and handling of it. Buuuutt.. It needs a significant increase in power and torque to really make it fun.

I really like the way they look too, even the predator face ones.

heliochrome85 > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 18:42

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I drove it and a 350, and ultimately hated the lack of space. I ended up with a 328i and have never regretted it.

MLGCarGuy > Alex B 07/02/2015 at 18:56

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Sí

MLGCarGuy > scoob 07/02/2015 at 18:56

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I know...I don’t know how to write articles without mentioning that I can't drive

MLGCarGuy > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/02/2015 at 18:58

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Ask for an RC F and see what happens.

MLGCarGuy > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 07/02/2015 at 18:58

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That’s also my favorite part.

MLGCarGuy > SlickMcRick 07/02/2015 at 18:59

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Previous driver curbed it.

MLGCarGuy > DoYouEvenShift 07/02/2015 at 19:00

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It’s so sad, this car has potential, but Lexus insists they're not making an IS F.

scoob > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 19:03

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You did it in a comment so how hard can it be! I can’t drive either! Kinda.

MLGCarGuy > scoob 07/02/2015 at 19:05

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Well it’s awkward if you talk about driving dynamics and then say it’s from what you felt in the passenger seat, isn’t it?

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 19:49

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No reason to do another IS F when they have the GS F now. That should be utterly fanfuckingtastic to drive.

The RC chassis is very stiff, but it is far too heavy to really have fun. It understeers at anything close to tepid turn-in.

The GS is one of the best handling sedans around. Adding that amazing V8 is going to make the GS bonkers cool.

DoYouEvenShift > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 20:14

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Really? That stinks, the last one was so nice

MLGCarGuy > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 07/02/2015 at 21:00

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Hopefully the GS F can overcome the current segment interest of “more power is better” with sheer handling. Most people buy midsizers for power, so only true enthusiasts will buy this GS F.

MLGCarGuy > DoYouEvenShift 07/02/2015 at 21:01

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Some BS claim about how the current IS can’t fit the V8 is causing it.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 21:23

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Since when have we called the GS “mid-size”? lol.

I’d call the GS a big car. The LS is enormous.

boxrocket > MLGCarGuy 07/02/2015 at 23:06

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I’m not a big fan of the first generation (despite the long-roof option), but the current one pre-predator-face is quite likeable. It feels a bit cramped, so I prefer the GS (again, sans predator-face).

MLGCarGuy > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 07/03/2015 at 00:37

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The GS is a midsize because the government wants you to think that.

I thought the LS was big too…until I saw a XJ L. That’s properly huge.

MLGCarGuy > boxrocket 07/03/2015 at 00:38

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The problem is that the pre-predator face cars had terrible interiors.

Alex B > scoob 07/03/2015 at 18:54

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I go through the same struggle as well when describing things that happen to my Parent’s cars. :-P

I can relate to him.

scoob > Alex B 07/03/2015 at 21:00

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Yeah me too, I’ve only got a permit.