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Originally Posted by SANguru
That's a pretty big misnomer though. Lexus 3.0 V6 motors had a major fiasco a couple years bad - oil sludging problems. They did hide the problem pretty well and bought cars back. They even gave some customers brand new cars to keep CSAT surveys high. I did drive the 3.5l IS and that car definitely has more soul and power than the E90 330i... Well done on Lexus' part.
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The IS350 has get-go, but the suspension still isn't up to BMW-par (3er).
I've browsed a few threads on Clublexus that hint towards a IS500 or 450 coming out that'll be more performance oriented.
The engines coming out are great, the body styles are good, but could be better (who could blame them, it's hard to be really good looking and fresh these days). The LS460 from what I hear is going to have another model above it called the LS600 which will have a hybrid engine attached to it for extra performance.
That'll be one heck of a car and I'm glad to see Lexus really ramping it up in the horsepower wars (albeit, a tad bit late). The 278hp or so in the LS430 really paled in comparision of the S500's 302hp and the 750's 345hp (I believe those are the numbers, just off the top of my head). Let's just hope the eight speed tranny doesn't go gear hunting when you floor it.