This car fails period... epic.. the 1/4 is shit.. look at 03 cobra 390hp way faster and about 200lbs more.. the new M3s are poping off 12.7's .. the car has an 8 speed tranny and cant get 25mpg.. are you serious.. the weight distro is HORRIBLE.. to be a success it had to bring something to the table that no other car has.. its slower, handles worse gets horrible gas milage for a car with 8fwd gears ????BBQ?? If someone goes for a test drive this is what they are gonna feel
ISF Lateral acceleration 0.91
M3 Lateral acceleration 0.97
Again nothing about this car is great when compared to other similar cars.
Originally Posted by
onepointone
HAHA, epic fail? No sir. Go drive one, then tell me "epic fail".
Isnt the new M3 supposed to run .2 slower in the 1/4 mile? I may be mistaken, but I thought I heard that somewhere. Besides, I forgot that 1/4 miles is the ultimate way to judge a car. To argue this though, you have to realize it is still a Lexus. The customers still want the navigation, the soundless, high quality, heavy interior, other things that make this car, still a Lexus.
I would say comparing the IS-F to the new M3 is going to be like comparing new sportbikes in similar cc's. There will always be different opinions on which is better, but fact is, they are both very close in comparision.
16/23mpg isnt bad for a car producing that much power in my opinion, and dont blame that on the INCREDIBLE 8 speed transmission. There are a million other factors that determine gas mileage, #1 being the driver's ability to not drive like a jackass. The factory rep that came through here with a demo claimed the only vehicle to shift faster with paddles is the Enzo (vehicles currently being sold on the market right now).
I dont know, Im not going to defend this car anymore. Ugly? I can see someone saying that. But to say the car is an epic fail, with never driving it, I think thats a stupid bench racing comment. Go back to reading your magizines..
