2014 Lexus IS

**Egan101** · June 7th, 2013 11:23 AM

The IS350 F Sport is comparable to the BMW 335i M-Sport already, in terms of specs. The price is way off. The IS350 F Sport is priced at 3.06M while the mid-spec BMW 328i is more than 4M already (what more for the 335i?).

Habemus Papem! 2013 BMW 335i M Sport vs. 2013 Cadillac ATS 3.6, 2014 Lexus IS350 F Sport ? Comparison Test ? Car and Driver

**speed_kills** · June 7th, 2013 01:46 PM

True and if I may add, I think the local spec 328 is even more comparable to the base IS350.

The base IS350 already comes pretty loaded already like 306hp V6, 8speed A/T from the IS-F, RWD, 7" info screen, leather + power/memory seats, 8-park sensors, etc.

So acquisition price we are talking about is 4.3M vs 2.5M.

So hopefully, BMW/Mercedes/Audi reconsider their pricing

**the_wildthing** · June 7th, 2013 03:11 PM

TIngin ko wait and see muna ang BMW and Mercedes, kasi siyempre may 'brand' status na sila. Hindi siguro sila makikipag-price war sa Lexus dahil Lexus is trying to catch up. They're not the leader in this space. Some people still see the IS as an overpriced Camry.

**speed_kills** · June 8th, 2013 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by the_wildthing

TIngin ko wait and see muna ang BMW and Mercedes, kasi siyempre may 'brand' status na sila. Hindi siguro sila makikipag-price war sa Lexus dahil Lexus is trying to catch up. They're not the leader in this space. Some people still see the IS as an overpriced Camry.

Although a bit early to tell, seems like Lexus is fast catching up on BMW and already exceeds Mercedes based on recent sales figures... Philippine car sales figures for February 2013 - News

I agree that BMW/MB may still have a slight edge in terms of image as Lexus is relatively new here. But with the new GS and IS, Lexus obviously offers more luxury, more drivability, much better reliability, at a lower price point.

I hope Lexus continues this momentum and at the same time, pressure BMW/Mercedes enough to offer better value so consumers like us will have more options

**basti08** · July 5th, 2013 07:20 PM

Lexus IS TRD

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater

Very mean looking IS. Much better looking than that of the IS F Sport imho.

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**speed_kills** · September 17th, 2013 02:57 PM

And interesting article...Infinity Q50 vs Cadillac ATS vs BMW 335 vs IS350

Guess which car won?

The Sweet Science: IS350 F-Sport v. BMW 335i v ATS V6 v Q50 - R&T Comparison - Road & Track

**jonski** · September 17th, 2013 03:08 PM

Wala bang spare tire yung IS350 F? Sa Lexus website yung IS350 lang meron naka check sa spare tire.

**parakitoJDM** · October 2nd, 2013 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by the_wildthing

TIngin ko wait and see muna ang BMW and Mercedes, kasi siyempre may 'brand' status na sila. Hindi siguro sila makikipag-price war sa Lexus dahil Lexus is trying to catch up. They're not the leader in this space. Some people still see the IS as an overpriced Camry.

ser baka ES ang sinasabi mo? kasi same sila basic platform, engine, and drivetrain which is FWD....pero IS is RearWHeel drive...eto latest version 8speed pa na wala ang Camry nyan.... nagmura kasi Japanese cars lately dahil bumaba na taxes/duty for over 3001cc vehicles dahil sa JPEPA....