Road Tripping The 2023 Lexus IS 500 - What's it Like? 

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This car likely won't depreciate. Not mass produced and v8 is rare. I would estimate and predict value will only hold/climb

@@codyweiler6083don't kill his dream cody......

@@codyweiler6083 Just let him wait cody…

@@codyweiler6083 It will probably take a while before they start climbing. There will be an initial dip in value.

You're right! I cherish every moment I get with the 5.0L. It's only a matter of time before it's history :(

@@TopherDrives One of the last few cars you can get with a V8, and not just any V8, it's naturally aspirated, which is even more rare these days. I mean you were able to get N/A V8s from BMW from their E90-E92 M3 with that 4.0L V8, Mercedes with their 6.2L N/A V8 in the mid 2000s AMG cars, Audi with their 4.2L N/A V8 in the B8 RS 4 and RS 5. But sad to see those go.

It’s such a great car…feels like a plush bank vault tank, and the 5.0 just hums along on a trip…fantastic.

@@bigdlife86 People need to give Lexus credit where they deserve it. Sad that people don’t give them that.

Not agreed with the V8 sound. I owned 2 Mercedes V8 cars (CLK550, S63 AMG), both were stock but not much muscular engine/exhaust sound when reviving high.

In the culture of Japan, they do not make drastic changes until they have supporting data and it has been vetted thoroughly. That's why it has taken years to change the 4Runner and we have yet to see major changes to the IS. Don't change what works well and is reliable.

Love this car. Are there any exhaust mods to make it wake up a little bit? Or a mild to wild?

@@danielmembrillo6472 A lot of exhaust mods for RC F and GS F will work for this car.

Nice! Any updates?

Update ??

Ah! Thank you for explaining the "flap"! Also, I appreciate the feedback for android auto. I wonder if its a carplay issue.

@@TopherDrives Yea who knows? Either way, I don't listen to music as much as I used to. I am listening to the engine. ☺

Yoooo CTR is car guy 🤩😁

I appreciated the "leisure" mode this weekend when I was on a four-hour drive in the country. If I needed to make a quick pass, I could just go manual mode or Sport S+ and shoot the gap! But this car is a really great long-distance cruiser.

i have a Kona N. 0-60 in 5 flat. i know a guy that runs a 1/4 mile in 12.2 with tune and full bolt ons. in about 5-6 years ill be upgrading to something like this, or M2.

Almost? Don’t tell me markups happened…

@@faheemabbas3965 It's what's stopped me from going for one tbh :/

@@sanandreas395 Keep looking! I purchased one at MSRP back in February, and dealers are getting more of them.

It's truly a gem 💎

67k not expensive 😂

I just did a little 500-mile trip this weekend, and it was great. Only complaint would be that the tire noise got a little loud on the crappier roads in rural South GA, but that would have been the case in a lot of cars, I'd guess. This thing is a beast on the highways.

The lc500 is the mini Lfa

i thought 0-60 was 4.3 ish? thats wild! a tune would bring you to 3.9.

@@yourmanzach2307 4.3 if the conditions are right and that’s with shitty tires that come with it. I’m sure with better tires you can get 4.3 or just under pretty regularly.

@@lrod312 its a sleeper for sure because it looks like the other older Lexus' sort of.

What do you mean it "rev matches for you?" It's an automatic. What else would it do when you downshift?

yea so intuitively lazy for $60k same shit on my 97 camry 😃

@@JJdaSamuRai It is way better than stupid capacitive buttons like in VW's or even the newer Lexus models.

LOL! I would've tried it. 😂

How do you like it? Do you have to deal with snow? I drove a 2020 and highly considering upgrading the wrx daily, it was amazing.

@@Dck1818 love driving my car. I haven’t really driven it in the snow since I have a 03 ES300 I mostly drive for that and work.

​@@Dck1818Do it and get some winter tires. My IS350 is a long way from a GSF but it's rwd and open diff. No issue's through Michigan snow.

@@sirchan1576have you taken any long road trips? Would love to know your highway mpg. I used to clear 30 in my GS460 I had

​@@Dck1818I have a GS350 AWD and live in Winnipeg. With winter tires, it does just fine. But, like any sedan or coupe, ground clearance can be a concern.

Sideways FWD? 😂 Just get the 3.5 V6 ES350 in F Sport trim…not base. Massively better seats, and quick. That’s also a last of an era engine…

Es doesn’t need a v8. It’s golden with what it currently is.

@@bigdlife86 ... nope, longitudinal V8 with RWD. It's a pipe dream because they certainly wouldn't put the development cost into doing it, but the comfort of the ES with the power, reliability and glorious soundtrack of that Lexus 5.0L V8 would be heaven. So long as they kept it away from even pretending to be a "track capable" machine ... leave the comfort aspects of it with the V8. The ultimate grand touring machine. The IS is just too tight inside.

@@CU08 But they already made it! The LS600h - same engine, even!

It wouldn’t even fit. This 5.0 V8 is a longitude mount only engine. Plus it’s way too heavy for a front drive only.

So you're ricing out your Is350.

@@ormand3000 No

The people buying this car don't want manuals. If you can't sell manuals new because no one is buying them, you stop making them. Consumers need to start shelling out money if we want manufacturers to make them. Same reason Corvette dropped their manual. Sales for them were way down compared to auto.

Owned both G80 5.0 rwd and GSF. The Genesis is the better cruiser, quieter, more luxurious, loaded with tech and superior transmission tuning. The GSF handled better, faster, looked sharper, and that SOUND!!! But it was a more delicate car, lacked severely in the tech department, and the maintenance was much more expensive than that of the Genesis. Both developed issues with the high pressure fuel pumps which appeared to be sourced from the same supplier. Both, of course, replaced under warranty. The 5.0 in the GSF is both port and direct injected so with time it shouldn't experience carbon deposits on the intake valves unlike the Genesis which is direct injection only and the valves will need to be walnut blasted past 60k miles. However, despite the G80 being a heavier car by about 600lbs, it consumed less fuel than the GSF. I averaged 33mpg hwy with the G80 on light foot vs. 29mpg with the GSF under the same conditions. The G80 could also take regular fuel unlike the GSF. In terms of performance, G80 could do 5 seconds to 60 and 13.4 qtr mile quite consistently / GSF about 4.5 seconds to 60 and 12.9 qtr mile. If the G80 weighed about the same, I wouldn't be surprised if it could match or surpass GSF numbers. The one thing I hated in the GSF was the transmission, very imprecise and slow to react albeit manual mode did make a considerable improvement with shifts. It just didn't feel as crisp or as refined as the 8-speed in the G80 which is rather embarrassing, especially since the G80 is tuned for smooth cruising and comfort. And then there was the pricing... $57K was what Genesis asked for a new, loaded 5.0 G80 vs $83K for the GSF...

I asked myself this question a year ago, picked the IS LE instead of the Blackwing V and regretted it. Sold the IS after 8 months, should of got the V.

As much as I hate Cadillac and love Lexus, get the Blackwing. 100 percent.

It depends on what you want out of the car. If you want a cruiser that is fun to drive and reliable, go Lexus. If you want a canyon-road or track-day beast that is still practical, get the Cadillac. Honestly, the cars are very, very different.

If you want a fun car, M340.

@@ryanb8736 Hard disagree. The Lexus is fun! Maybe it's not as modern as the M340i, but come on... M340i's are commonplace. The IS 500 is something special. And the engine is fun to use - sounds phenomenal and pulls strong.

In average driving I've been getting around 300 miles to a tank, but it can get well more than that if you are cruising on the highway.