RE: Lexus IS pre-prod drive

[chris333]

anonymous said:

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you hit the nail on the head there. The petrol auto just suits the car far more than the shockingly bad diesel.

I've had over 40mpg showing on the OBC a few times when just pootling. Its not actually that slow (I timed a no-fuss 0-60 at between 7 and 7.5s in mine), it just never really feels enthusiastic to rev. I think this is down to the high gearing which of course is what enables the better fuel consumption.

Its a complete contrast to my old IS200 which undoubtedly was slow, but sounded lovely and really encouraged you to rev it to the redline. The downside of that car was that in spite of being slow, the consumption was rubbish however you drove it.

[Andy665]

va1o said:

Have they got rid of the hateful 1980s style digital clock from the interior yet?

Yes