I own a 2024 Lexus IS 300. I use it every day for work and it is a good work vehicle, safe and reliable. However, here is the honest truth, it is seriously underpowered, and the interior definitely shows its age. I think it’s extremely funny when I hear people compare Japanese cars to German cars because there is no comparison and two different design philosophies, if you are looking for performance and driving excitement then this is not the car and you should be looking at a German option. If you’re looking for soft ride and reliability then this could be a good option.
The car is killing it on looks. I would skip this engine option and go for the V6 if you’re going to purchase this car; the reliability of the V6 will be more than worth it and the interior will last just as much. This is by far the smartest buy over the German option.
I had a 2017 IS200t F-Sport & the turbo 4 got the job done, had a decent amount of turbo lag, but wasn't overly annoying, but I upgraded to a 2016 GS350 F-Sport with the V6 three years ago & the V6 is much better as expected. I drove a 2023 IS350 F-Sport as a loaner last year & Lexus for sure improved the handling from the 2017 model I had.
The exterior is one of the best and most unique in its segment.That tail light bar is incredible at night. My guess is that there is a hybrid redesign in the works and Lexus is saving any updates for that. Lexus has proven that they can make great interiors with the RX, TX, and even ES.
Love it. The interior needs a face lift but at the end of the day this car will start in the morning a year from now while the bMW will have a 50/50 shot of turning on lol
As a Lexus tech there are 2 major faults with this model, the touch pad and the wheels, the IS model blows tires like NOTHING it’s ridiculous, I always tell people swap the rims out for a bigger sidewall option.
I'd much rather have an "outdated" interior with real buttons and gauges than "futuristic" crap that really is just cheaper to build bc they remove everything and replace it with a worse to use screen... Also CDs have better sound quality, how is replacing them with something worse "progress"?
@@Mgoblagulkablong it's because of mix of normies thinking "big touch screen" is good and Car reviewers who attack cars with less "Tesla-like" interior. Which lead most car company to do this.
@@minipandora22 Salesmen are the worst source and factory times are often not the same as real world testing. I'd just look to see if C&D or MT has actually tested the car. He shovels out so many "reviews" everyday because he isn't doing anything more than what anyone does on a typical test drive.
@@MercOne if Ben wants to bring his videos from a “B+” to an “A+” , he could just quickly mention the 0-60 time while talking about the engine…. It’s not that big of a deal.
I just realized there are no back seat door pockets, or auto start/stop in this car, where the car engine stops at traffic lights. Not sure if it's a deal breaker, but at that price, it leaves me quite wanting.
Sorry but i feel very much Disrespected by Lexus to still bring a dated Key fob and a Dated Interior, PLEASE WTF! WTF !! WTF!!! WHY, How would you call a 2024 and then have an OUTDATED interior from 2013 and the same Glove Compartment from 2006 what sort of INSULT IS THIS?
Honestly that’s cool asf some people still have CDs and this is a car that is starting to have history it’s gonna have some of the same components until they absolutely create a new version of the IS the way they did from 1st Gen to 2nd gen.
@@YoungGuruFreestylesIf you maintain your car it’ll be reliable. Lexus has really been pissing people from recently with its lazy effort. I mean the German cars have an out of world interiors.
