2009 Lexus IS 350 review by cnet.com

[grtedane13]

I liked how honest and slightly too critical he was...btw you can find the 09's in the mid to low 20's now. Good deal. I already have 8 cars but couldn't resist picking one up so cheap

[b67717]

The IS350 was my favorite Lexus for about a year now, I still love this car!!!!! :-)

[MrChanDawg]

What's wrong with the golf course?? I'm 16 and i love golf!

[Buzzzzzable]

Have an 07 IS350. I would trade it in for a 2011, but I hate the new tail lights how they wrap around. It looks to "girly".

[papayspeanut]

Chick car

[two2tone]

I have a 48k miles IS350... cant even rev passed 5k RPM without engine shake, engine light coming on, VSC light check, stalling about to die engine... been to dealer 5 times in the last 3 weeks... dealer says nothing is wrong with it... will NEVER buy another lexus ever again... I will be posting videos to prove what I am talking about...

[sexyboi142]

@two2tone Sounds like a loose/broken engine mount

[geusebio15]

Good car, i'm sure. I chose a G37 due to the space, power, and value. IS was a bit tighter (smaller inside than my 2004 corolla), but it was a bit more refined. Levinson is a must if you're gonna purchase. Else, it's all preference really. i like em both =D

[acadjan]

this guy wasted half of the video on sound system... Man, talk about the car, not stereo - give relevant stuff that matters first...what a dork

[aznwilly211]

only pussies need back up cam

[babymegatron]

He's got some anger issues... who the fuck press the bottoms that hard not to mention a touchscreen.

[xoquixxoqafxo]

LOL Im sure with all those F sport accessories this car is well over $50 grand. What a waste and its still connected to that stupid automatic... I'd take a G37 or TL SH-AWD over this.

[Grangertown]

I think he is gay

[jetliigor]

i have the 2010 is 250. Very small car. Hard to fit anyone in the back and not good for people taller than 6 feet. I'm 6 feet and my knees have no room. They should have made the car a little bigger.

[DamianVee]

@jetliigor y did u buy it then?

[BMWDriverC101]

wow why would these faggots put in fake exhaust sounds on the video

[siliconsurf]

the IS350 is very reliable for a sports sedan

[davidhindu]

yeah nice catch. that exhaust note is fake as hell.

[xlEctacylx89]

looks like hundai ur a fukin dumbshit . get da fuk outta here wit dat hundai shit

[xxTIGER43xx]

nice how much for and 09 isf?

[llmasterllp]

yeah this review's kinda bias, cause the guys an old douche

[flipside217]

lol im heading to the golf course...

[thomla7]

I just don't get how people buy these expensive cars with NAVIGATION

[airtouch01]

@thomla7 Yeh i totally agree with you.. I never understood anyone who pays over 30K on Lexus and doesn't pay extra 4K for all the bells and whistles

[thomla7]

@airtouch01 I know, i am glad u know i meant WITHOUT NAVIGATION or why make it OPTION ANYWAY.

[proudsubaruwrxowner]

i dont think bbs make those shitty rims

[DZoneTV]

Maybe cars is something cnet shouldn't review.

[WTFGUY956]

I f*cking hate how he pushes the buttons hard.

[MrThug4Life1]

@WTFGUY956 your right that fuck head

[adj5633]

AAAAAaahhhhhh What a shirt!!! I didn't know this guy was a European game show host by night...

[colderbeer]

Ha ha aha ha....at the end of the vid when he's yapping and looking more at the camera than the road, I kept waiting for him to rear end a stopped truck!

[heterosapien69]

looks like a hyundai genesis.

[JDOGIS3]

What a fucking dumb shit.

First off, all that bull shit F sport shit is way over priced. and isn't even on the ISF, that engine cover isn't the F sport one, the Fsport one cost 900 bucks.

guy is full of shit. You can have ML without nav and camera. hhahahaha I loved how he said "huge flamethrower exhaust pipes" hahahaha there smaller than the tip on a fucking Gallant.

[MrPlumpkins]

@JDOGIS3 you are pretty stupid arent you?

[thehype2142]

the reason for F-Sport accessories are so that you can mod your car and still have the car / mods covered under warranty and insurance numb nuts

[skyfaze]

this guy needs more research b4 he reviews lol

[sorry4trouble143]

why does he push the screen so hard?? i own this vehicle and its drop-dead gorgeous and the screen is very much like touch-sensitive like my iphone...

[k2sty1]

why the FUCK dont they sell the IS350 in australia?

[claudeleason]

@k2sty1 yeah! and fuck the blood sucking australian tax office

[k2sty1]

@claudeleason yeh bro

fuck em, fuck me

i got a 07 IS250 fully loaded Sport, for 43g's with 25000kms on it

could have got a fckin 350 for the same money in the US, or even a IS-F

im outta here after i finish my HSC

[bssb12398]

@k2sty1 y the Fuck don't they sell Pagani Zonda's IN America?!??!?!

[siliconsurf]

@k2sty1 it's too fast for AU roads

[twisted5abi]

@k2sty1 i feel your pain. lol

[k2sty1]

@k2sty1 NEVER MIND!

2011 IS350's are here, FINALLY, FUCK YEH!

[Toyota4Life]

DAAMN its sexy....Love them F parts. The IS sedan if one of my all time fav car.

lol "absurdly ballsy" nice.

I have loved it ever since the IS300. I believe its one of the best looking car/sedan ever made.

If the current IS looks this good...can you imagine the next IS ?!?!

Lexus FTW

[havikjason]

LSD is stock or optional?

[souliz428]

the 09 model has the IS-F exterior looks which makes it heaps more appealing then the older models

[Hoovey2411]

Wow, what a terrible review. Off the bat, this guy got several things wrong. First off you can still get Nav and backup camera without ML.

The F-sport brakes are not Brembos, they are rebranded Stop-Techs 6/4 under the F-Sport Moniker. The IS-F has Brembos. Further more, he says The F-Sport exhaust is full catback... its not, it's an axle back. Very poor review IMO.

[Juice14G]

Good review, BTW

[Juice14G]

Good video BUT, you DO get NAvigation even if you dont get Mark Levinson package, just get the Navigation pacakge. I have it

[lalaboiz]

very interesting comments here, lotta misconceptions about a number of things... how do i know? i own a is350.

As for handling, sure a bmw 3seires is way better 'stock for stock', when its on the road and not in the shop. Invest in some suspension modifications and it will handle as well as if not better than a 'stock' 3series. So... little mods and you get bmw handling with lexus reliability. win win ;)

[wearefamily11]

Toyota's have a very cheap feeling when switching from park to drive or drive to neutral etc. and Toyota being the parent of Lexus would it be similar.  (reply)

[azn1221]

love this car but i gotta say...Acura has one of the best sounds systems imo out there right noa ^_^

[desimunda116]

this is the only lexus i like

[Toyota4Life]

@desimunda116

it is?

Thats sad to say the least....

[desimunda116]

well personally i find all the other toyota/lexus cars boring. the upcoming ft-86 is something im looking forward to

[c0nv1ct1337]

Lmao, never been a HUGE Lexus fan but I gotta call bullsh!t on that. I might believe ABS malfunctioning but there is absolutely no way the brakes themselves would disable.

[Ge0vone]

Haha flamethrowers, WTF?!

[hen555]

they say the breaks are brembo branded

but there is no evidence on the brakes that show its brembo.

it just says "F Sport"

do you know what I mean?

[mellowdalyricist]

its not like you could chose what features you want... its all one package for 44k .. so you either have all the features on none at all (in a 350)

[Caseybat94]

i really want this car, but i want a 6 spd manual transmission in it, does anyone know if next year or in the coming years, if lexus will put a 6spd manual on this?

[hen555]

they wont not on this one.

U CAN get the IS250 in 6 speed.

But it has like 200 sumtin hp because its 2.5 liter engine instead of 3.5 liter. If you like manual get the IS250 I guess.

In the future I dont think they will make the 350 manual but if they make a new generation then yea possibly.

[Caseybat94]

aw that sux, the is250 is a little underpowered for a v6.. how much would it cost to put a manual transmission on this car like dai yoshihara did to his is350 drift car???

[d9thwonder]

my dad has one... nice to cruise in but shit to drive. heavy steering, floats about on the road. and your feel like your driving along in a leather armchair suite.

[hen555]

are you serious? so its not fun to drive?

[d9thwonder]

its still fun but i rather the old IS cars.

[FLawLeSs10119]

2 weeks and this baby is MINE!

[L3XIS250]

WTF? these ppl have no idea what they are talking about.

Its not a cat back exhaust.

They added fake sounds clips for the exhaust. Thats not what it sounds like.

[fullyOwned]

it is fake

check out the bmw 650 review and the aston martin on my channnel

the sound is the exact same

[L3XIS250]

No the hell it isn't, you dont know what you are talking about. Its a fake sound clip. Don't talk unless you know your shit.

[datdominican004]

@L3XIS250 i was thinking the same shit lol...they sound nothing like that at all lmaoo the isf exhaust sounds more like a g35 or g37 exhaust

[AlwaisBored]

@L3XIS250 The FSport exhaust is a catback.

[usama1119]

my parents have this, but they have the IS 250, and i wish we had the 350 becuz it feels a bit sluggish.

[hen555]

still good tho

[zadjaliz]

thats a Nice little car

[jordanianwarrior]

Only thing wrong with this car IMO is the not too good rear visibilty.

[sspope]

and the ride

[L3XIS250]

It has the best ride in its class....its a Lexus. Obviously you've never driven one

[sspope]

So just because it's Lexus, you immediately assuemed it's got the best ride in its class?

How pathetic is that. No Lexus has the best ride in its class in the first place. LS had it 10 years ago, but now it's all about Mercedes, Jag, etc.

This isn't ES. This is IS.

IS and GS compete with BMW 3 and 5 series.

They don't drive anywhere near as well as Beemers, but they're just harder. meh

[snarIingchicken]

Bimmer. Not Beemer. Bimmer. Beemers are the motorcycles produced by BMW. Common misconception, but sometihng you should know if you're using BMW as your arguement.