2007 Lexus IS 250 from North America

Summary:

Every trip is pretty much a joyride

Faults:

Nothing so far.

General Comments:

It may be because its the first rear wheel drive car I have owned, but the handling is amazing.

The ~200 ponies is plenty of power for this car for pretty much anyone unless you are a professional street racer.

The space is the back is very limited. Its pretty much impossible to fit 6' people in the rear seats. There is not enough head space or legroom.

The cabin is a pure joy. Comfortable bucket seats and all the buttons in the right places. They managed to even fit to very good sized cup holders.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 4th January, 2008

2007 Lexus IS 250 from North America

Summary:

My 1984 Supra was a more impressive car

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I am having great difficulty achieving a graceful launch from a stand-still. The engine is reluctant to respond to the accelerator pedal without a load. I must "ride" the clutch ever so slightly in order to get an adequate response from the engine before fully engaging the clutch, and by that time an automatic would have left me in the dust! What fun is that?

Can anybody say 'frustrating'?

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know

Review Date: 9th October, 2007

19th Oct 2007, 18:42

If you wanted performance then you should have gone for the IS350 model. You cannot compare the IS250 with Supra.

29th Oct 2007, 02:21

Really? So you can't rev the engine without the engine being under load?

8th Jul 2010, 18:41

How to disable traction control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMN-WEWM5IE

2007 Lexus IS 250 from North America

Summary:

Firmware upgrade please! Disable Motion Lock

Faults:

Premium features ALL disable when car is in motion. Navigation, Phone menus, etc.

I would NOT have purchased the car if I had been informed that I would have to pull over to the side of the road to use the touch screen menus.

Poor Driver Experience.

General Comments:

I will NEVER own a Lexus again and will tell everyone NOT to buy a Lexus. All because the features I needed the car to have do NOT work with the car in motion.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No

Review Date: 21st August, 2007

11th Sep 2007, 02:54

It's there for safety reasons. You can disable that feature very easily. You have to do a special sequence which gets you into the service menu, from which you can de-activate it.

Google is your friend :)

20th Nov 2007, 22:13

You should do some research before complaining about this fine car. There are work arounds.

10th Mar 2008, 00:10

Don't blame the manufacturer- I'm pretty sure that is a legal requirement to disable features which would distract the driver when in motion.

2007 Lexus IS 250 2.5 V6 from Singapore

Summary:

Lovely to drive

Faults:

Nil.

General Comments:

The car is good looking, refined and quick. The engine is very smooth and gear changes are imperceptible.

Space is not its strong suit, and rear leg and foot space can be tight.

Road noise, surprisingly does intrude a bit on certain road surfaces, courtesy perhaps of the extra wide tyres. But the car is generally pretty quiet.

As long as you don't need too much space, this is a very enjoyable car to drive and own.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 12th July, 2007