Thread: Lexus IS500
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      01-11-2022, 09:45 PM   #309
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Originally Posted by wtwo3 View Post
It was probably a letdown because you were expecting it to be something it's not. It's not a performance car. It's a luxury grand tourer with a sweet sounding naturally aspirated V8. I absolutely love driving it whenever I get the chance to and would have strongly considered one if I didn't need usable backseats. It sounds amazing, is tail-happy and fun to drive, and looks incredible.
wasn't going in expecting performance. it has decent get up for its weight and power. especially on the highway.

the problem is it didn't give me the gears exactly when i wanted. its great in auto around town, or if you're fully on it shifting at redline. But when you are doing full throttle upshifts at 4-5k or 1/2 throttle upshifts at 7k the car gets confused and the trans lags. i found it pretty annoying when a 10 year old gtr dct trans or e92 m3 can do better.

car i drove was 2018. i've heard they sorted this out in later models. might just be a software/logic issue.
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