How do you like it and what did you have before? I’m thinking the same thing to replace my daily, currently I have a 24’ Lexus IS350 F sport. I love the comfort and feeling but wish it was a little more special in the engine department!Added a new garage mate for my Z, 2026 Audi RS3. Insane little car.
Why not an IS500? I would jump all over one of those if I did not have the Z.
Only got to drive it home last night but its special. The way it grips is a completely different driving experience to the Z.
I thought about that too! Just nice to have AWD for winter. We don’t usually get a ton of snow but we’ll see 4”+ inches snow fall at least 2-3 times and 8”+ at least once most years. I know I could get snow tires to help combat that but I have pretty limited garage space to store a second set of tires and wheels. Plus I’ve driven one and the engine is great and it can roast the tires just as easily as our Z’s (actually a little easier with 265 width tires), but outside of a more charismatic engine it drives exactly the same as my IS350 around town, plus the 6 speed auto on my IS350 better suits the engine than the 8 speed auto on the IS500 (seems to shift a little slower than the 6 speed does). If your looking for a Lexus sedan and RWD works it’s totally worth getting if you don’t already have the IS350 but if you have the 350 already it just isn’t that much more special to me at least to spend another $20-$25k over what mine is worth…
Awesome! I think I’ll need to find some time to check one out!
Yeah, 7 speed DCT
Yes, the only way to get that inline 5 with a stick in a newish car is the old TT RS
Looks great! Nicely done. How many sq/ft did you use?
Finished sound deadening my trunk. Road noise is a lot better. Hopefully I will find the time and money to go with a 3" downpipe and 3" catback in the near future.
I bought a box from FB marketplace, I barely put a dent in it. I lacked the patience to fully deaden everything, I think I used maybe 8 of the sheets?
