Official New 2006 Is Topic

[Blum]

Attention business users.

Just been told insurance group 220d is 12 220dSE will be 13. No emissions yet.

CO2 emissions 250 - auto to be 214 and manual 230, which seems the wrong way around to me, but he said it was in yesterdays bulletin!

Prices confirmed as per page 14 of this post.

[LexusEdinburgh]

Attention business users.

Just been told insurance group 220d is 12 220dSE will be 13. No emissions yet.

CO2 emissions 250  - auto to be 214 and manual 230, which seems the wrong way around to me, but he said it was in yesterdays bulletin!

Prices confirmed as per page 14 of this post.

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Please note that prices are NOT confirmed.

I am expecting an announcement in Oct relating to this.

The insurance groups are IS250 13E IS250 SE/SE-L/Sport 14E, IS220d 12E, IS220d SE/SE-L/Sport 13E.

The figures for CO2 are accurate. The workings of gearboxes are not my specialised subject but the drive ratios for the Auto vs Man are quite differant. This may account for the variance.

[Steve]

nice one Ian

Also good to see you on the boards again ;)

[lexicon]

The workings of gearboxes are not my specialised subject but the drive ratios for the Auto vs Man are quite differant. This may account for the variance.

Second that - I saw the ratios for the manual box are a lot shorter than the auto, resulting in about 4mpg less for the manual (US highway figures).

I would like to see some performance figures for the auto - hope it's not too slow :o

[Tailpipe]

I have no experiences of Lexuses until my new IS250 arrives. Can anyone tell me what their automatic gearboxes are like.

[LeedsLad]

Found this on Club Lexus Forums

IS250 Frankfurt official specs

Max. power (DIN hp@rpm) 211@6400

Max. torque (Nm@rpm) 255@3800

0-100 km/h (sec.) 7.6 (I guess it's for manual transmission)

In Spring in Geneva show presskit specs were 204hp DIN and 250Nm. Lexus has raised the specs a bit

So that sounds like good news. It's not much but 7.6 secs sounds an awful lot better than 8.4seconds....

Official performance times still not on Lexus.co.uk

[Parthiban]

I have no experiences of Lexuses until my new IS250 arrives. Can anyone tell me what their automatic gearboxes are like.

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I've got an IS200 auto, which is really smooth, but because its only a 4 speed, its pretty slow. However, if the new IS has the same 6 speed auto as in the new GS, it should be a fantastic gearbox :)

[koshime]

Having to commute daily in London, as much as I love my manual IS200, the constant changing up and down cannot compare to teh smooth ride of the auto gearbox.

Hopefully it will be a decent 5-6 speed auto gear box for the IS250

Anyone know, how much is the additional cost of setting upt eh Bluetooth system or does it come installed ?

[Tailpipe]

I've been told by my dealer that my car will arrive on 16th November and be one of the first batch to arrive on these shores. Be sure that I will write a full report that details my first impressions. As I have owned several BMWs, a Mercedes-Benz and a few Audis, I will be sure to provide a thoughtful comparison to these cars - an owner/ driver's view not the "it's rubbish if not good on a racetrack" approach of most motoring hacks.

According to Lexus UK, the Bluetooth system in the IS250 automatically detects a Bluetooth phone. I think that effective use all depends on having a phone that is compatible with the on-board system. I imagine that most of the latest batch of Nokia, Motorola and Sony Ericsson phones will work.

[koshime]

Anyone know which insurance companies will cover the new Lexus IS250 when it arrives, or is there a special group rating that goes out to all insurance groups when it is launched in Nov?

[juanv]

Anyone knows how is the luggage compartment capacity

[koshime]

Any idea if teh audio system is DAB or good ole FM?

[LexusEdinburgh]

Anyone knows how is the luggage compartment capacity 

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Hi

0.378 Cubic Metres

The radio is FM with a 13 speaker system.

[Bobski]

Anyone knows how is the luggage compartment capacity 

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Hi

0.378 Cubic Metres

The radio is FM with a 13 speaker system.

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IS DAB an Extra-Extra-Option?

For the money, I would have thought it would be DAB.....Seriously!

Ford focus are getting keyless entry etc.... and Vauxhall are putting in optional DAB.

[koshime]

I dont know how much difficulty it is to add a DAB for a car system (I guess for now, it'll have to be a iPod jobbie - heck, even my phone does DAB) for the 2.5K, perhaps its the multiple speakers that cost....

[Parthiban]

I've heard from quite a few people that DAB is a bit rubbish at the moment, have I been misinformed?

[billsimpkins]

Confirmed my order for a IS 250 SEL auto with multimedia in black with ivory.

Looking forward to Nov 19th. :D

[Jiberjaber]

I've heard from quite a few people that DAB is a bit rubbish at the moment, have I been misinformed?

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Not sure about mobile DAB, but at home, it is great... Planet Rock... welll it ermm rocks ;)

[Kremmen]

Just been reading a Which? report on DAB.

They reckon that a good FM radio is better than a poor DAB radio. DAB has the benefit of more functions and extra stations.

A good DAB radio is well worth the extra.

In a nutshell :)

[PhoneDrome]

New Lexus IS: LINK.pdf

[Lexxy_703]

that 350 sure do sound damn fine.........but it's going to cost tooooo much!!!!!

[saracen]

I have put a desposit down for a new IS but have not specced it up until I actually drive the car.

I had a call from the dealer yesterday to say that they had just come back from the launch at Monaco (Oooh!) and that they had driven the car and it was nothing less than stunning. (But they would say that wouldn't they!)

They get a demo car in November and I have booked a one hour test drive with them for the 20th November.

I will of course post appropriate comments.

[Tailpipe]

I had a call from the dealer yesterday to say that they had just come back from the launch at Monaco (Oooh!) and that they had driven the car and it was nothing less than stunning.  (But they would say that wouldn't they!)

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Have you heard anything about the IS350 coming to the UK? Apparently it is, but no one knows when.

In the meantime, I've ordered an IS250 S-EL automatic in Canterbury Blue with beige leather, SatNav, Sunroof and 18" wheels. Arrives November 19th too.

Can't wait.

:D

[Steve ( West Mids )]

Isn't the launch for the new IS250 24th October? Sure I read it somewhere ................ although no cars availabale to buyers until Nov 17th.

[saracen]

I had a call from the dealer yesterday to say that they had just come back from the launch at Monaco (Oooh!) and that they had driven the car and it was nothing less than stunning.  (But they would say that wouldn't they!)

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Have you heard anything about the IS350 coming to the UK? Apparently it is, but no one knows when.

In the meantime, I've ordered an IS250 S-EL automatic in Canterbury Blue with beige leather, SatNav, Sunroof and 18" wheels. Arrives November 19th too.

Can't wait.

:D

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You've ordered the whole shooting match haven't you!

I bet November 19th can't come soon enough.