[mikeavelli]

@Gecko an absolutely wonderful read. I don’t think I disagree with anything, I also feel strongly the IS 500 is the spiritual successor to the beloved GS 400.

Very well written and thought out and the owner perspective ads that special sauce.

 

[RAL]

Amen!

 

[ssun30]

Having just returned from a vacation renting a Mustang GT, I say the 2UR-GSE is in a completely different league. No one does NA V8 as well as Lexus. Very sad to see it gone.

 

[Trexus]

Great article on the IS 500. Just like Mike F. expressed I agree with what you've said.

With the IS 500 FSP variant Lexus tried to expand on it with the RX 500h FSP, TX 500h FSP but lacks so much and is forgetful.

It is very sad that Lexus has thrown in the towel regarding F models. Lexus could have competed and hung with the likes of M, AMG, RS, V, etc.

Expanding into EV's which Americans don't want or need will push Lexus owners to other brands. No one is buying the RZ or UX EV and once the ES EV's arrive, sales will dwindle and might be the demise of the beloved ES. Then there will be no more Lexus sedans, discontinued Lexus sedan of the past HS, GS, LS and in the near future IS and ES....

 

[LCLFV]

Said it in the other thread but I'll say it again: I strongly believe the existence of the IS500 is the sole reason the ancient IS still has good sales figures. The halo effect is that strong.

 

[mikeavelli]

Another thing we don’t talk about enough is how beautiful the 500 is. It hasn’t aged a day.

 

[LexusGuy]

Those subtle muscular lines really make it stand out even years later and the V8 exhaust note probably helps people forget about any aging too! I think it's going to be a future classics for sure

 

[DarkSpace6383]

レクサス新型「IS」がまさかのEV専用に!?　最大500馬力と航続距離1000kmの高性能モデルへ進化か - 自動車情報誌「ベストカー」

2025年4月に登場した新型ESは、コンセプトカー「LF-ZC」のデザインを汲んだ斬新な姿で登場したが、2027年登場予定の次期型レクサス ISは、さらに未来的なフォルムでBEV専用モデルとしてデビューする。レクサスの次世代技術に期待だ!!

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