Its 3 series>is>g35 when it comes to interior looks and exterior looks.

 

Don't mind Ochdx, we deal with him all day in News & Rumors. He humps Toyota catalogs before he goes to sleep.

 

is300 has cheesy interior? what are you talking about? i love those suede/leather trimmed seats, those are super sexy! i wish my teg had seats like that.

 

drive both man and auto ISs and tell us which is quicker because I still think auto is quicker than the man(for toyota/lexus) h:

I wouldn't say anything about the seats until you actually sit in them and feel them. My moms seats are nice and do not look cheap by any means. I don't think Lexus would cheap out on the mini GS

 

i have sat in them. plenty of times. my buddy has one, we've had a couple for sale at the dealer i work for. nice cars. beautiful build quality. there's a much bigger gap between toyota/lexus than there is between honda/acura.

 

that's what im getting. plenty of luxury for me, a nice powerplant and a 6spd.

my friend that owns an IS keeps trying to get me to buy one... they're nice cars, but im not planning on doing a lot of mods to this next car i buy. if i got an IS i'd want to turbo it. i'll be okay with intake, exhaust and a crank pulley on the accord.

 

Well, the suede seats are nice, but the dashboard, door panels, etc are cheap and not much better than 3 series and g35. The new IS350 however has amazing interior.

 

the '05 has no suede - it's all leather. h:

 

Yep, and the 05 has simply gorgeous interior, wood trim, precise panel fitment, ML audio and the rest of the goodies. However the 05 is a lesser sports car than the previous one - sure, the 350 is a beast in straight line, running mid 13's in 1/4 mile, but it's handling is handicapped by electronic nannies and it's kind of nose heavy.

The first IS300 is quick, handles great, and can be made into a pure beast as it has essentially the same motor as Toyota Supra.

 

the '05 is an is300, not an is350 :thinking: