Topgear Names Lexus Is As Executive Car Of The Year

[spwolfx]

http://www.topgear.com/content/features/st...ories/21/1.html

It's won a Top Gear award because, after years of trying, someone's made a car that conquers the Three, but not by apeing BMW values. It's gone its own way and it's a better car for it.

[lexusyd]

http://www.topgear.com/content/features/st...ories/21/1.html

It's won a Top Gear award because, after years of trying, someone's made a car that conquers the Three, but not by apeing BMW values. It's gone its own way and it's a better car for it.

Similar sentiments given by Australia's 'Wheels' magazine (Jan issue) - "Something tells us that the German Marques Lexus obvioulsy used as targets for benchmarks for the new IS are about to do some soul-searching of their own". :D

Well done to IS250 Chief Engineer Suguya Fukusato :winky:

[TonyDownunder]

My favourite quote so far is from the Nov '05 Top Gear review:

"You can imagine the BMW engineers getting hold of this new IS250 somewhere in a darkened warehouse and torturing its secrets out of it with military-grade intrusion software and miniature toffee hammers while swearing softly in Bavarian and trying to think of an excuse. The less hardy marketeers have already sloped off down the pub to get slowly drunk and sing secret corporate karaoke songs about the good old days when Lexii were merely confidence-boosted Toyotas and BMW could sell you a bent piece of angle iron and we'd all pay extra for the rust."

[Scarlet Pimpernell]

Finally, common sense...

[Curtisp]

Finally, common sense...

I echo that.

[Kazi]

Been a long time coming!

[TonyDownunder]

Been a long time coming!

And even more to come. Apparently Australia has decided to skip the IS350 and wait for the V8 IS400. Imagine what that will do to the image of the IS range

[spwolfx]

thats very curious, since toyota has no 4.0 V8 engine, nor anyone ever suggested it will have one.

[Noel]

Did i read somewhere that they plan to stick one of the new Hybrids in at some stage.....or did i dream it ......mmmmm

[Steve]

well would you adam and eve it.. that car they reviewed is the same car i drove for a few hours!

[TonyDownunder]

Did i read somewhere that they plan to stick one of the new Hybrids in at some stage.....or did i dream it ......mmmmm

The IS400 wil most probably be a hybrid