Tuesday, February 7th, 2006 at
6:39 pm
LEXUS IS 250
I like Lexus. In fact, I own a Lexus four-door and it performs beautifully. The Lexus IS that I saw at the 2006 Houston Auto Show looked like most other four-door cars. It advertises that it has “bold, muscular lines” and I suppose it does but so do most other four-door cars on the market today. The Lexus IS is not the Lexus luxury car but will still be a predictably solid investment for a car buyer.
Standard Lexus IS 250 Features
Choice of V6 engine
Direct injection and dual Variable Valve Timing
204 horsepower
All-wheel drive
Vehicle Stability Control
Unique Features
Controls located behind the steering wheel for the paddle-shift automatic transmission
Remote keyed access
Remote ignition
Mark Levinson Premium Audio System
14 audio speakers
Console port for MP3 players
Monday, February 6th, 2006 at
1:41 pm
I am a Beattles fan, and I drive a Lexus…I just Lexus, but I would NOT want to own a 2006 Lexus RX 400 Paul McCartney edition SUV. Would you? I mean the exterior paint work is gorgeous, but just one small nick in the paint or one small door ding will require a total re-paint job. There is no way to match or touch up any of the exterior paint work on this vehicle.
Other than the paint work, there is an old tyme microphone as the gear shift handle… and a few other simple additions but in my opinion NOTHING to warrant the price tag for this SUV.
In all honesty, I would feel pretty darn silly to drive around town in this Lexus.
Specs
HSD – Hybrid Synergy Drive – combines electric motors/generators with a regular gasoline engine
Does not need to be plugged in to recharge – recharges itself automatically
Horsepower 4.0 Liter V8
VDIM – Vehicle Dynamics Intergrated Management that anticipates and corrects for traction loss
