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| 2006 Lexus Is350 Review | |||
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The 2006 IS lineup is a family of three now that all-wheel-drive has been added to the 250 line (it sends 70% of the torque to the rear wheels). Mating it to the 350 would have made more sense (ditto for the manual transmission), but anyhow, with the SportCross wagon gone, we're left with:- IS250 manual ($30,580) or automatic ($31,750) - IS250 automatic AWD ($34,875; adds perforated seats, seat heaters/coolers, wood trim) - IS350 automatic ($36,030; adds bigger brakes with vented rear discs) They differ on some options. Rear-drive cars can be ordered with a Premium Package (perforated leather seats with heaters/coolers and wood trim, $1,290) or a Luxury Package (all of the above plus a power steering wheel, Lexus Memory System, lighted door scuff plates, rear sunshade, rain-sensing wipers, electrochromic auto-tilting side mirrors, and swiveling HID headlights, $3,495, or $2,205 for AWD cars). Exclusive to rear-drivers is a Sport Package that mixes a sport suspension and 18-inch wheels with most of the Luxury Package's stuff. The last biggies, available on all, are Mark Levinson audio ($940), navigation ($2,550), Pre-Collision Safety system with adaptive cruise control ($2,850), and rear parking assist ($500). Last year, an IS300 automatic with the leather/sunroof package and stability control amounted to $33,165. Comparing IS300 to IS250 and adjusting for content, Lexus actually gives a bit more car for the money now. But is that more as in "better" or more as in just "more"? Hmm, well, the new car's markedly faster, but it's equally less fun. There's more capability but less composure. The style is less deviant but less interesting. The new body awarded marginally more space, but second-row seating declined to third-class comfort. The new audio equipment is nifty and no one can touch the interior in the touchy-feely department, but otherwise, this feels like a car that took one step back for each step it took forward. |
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