Is 300

[jonthebarber]

check out this baby on eBay (usa) with a 5 speed box ! anyone else know of such a car .

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...2&category=6301

[Usually007]

That is a nice motor... B)

Whilst surfing for tuning parts I stumbled across a US company that do a manual gearbox conversion for the IS300. :D

It is a real shame Lexus UK don't currently do a manual version of the IS300 as I am sure they would fly off the shelves. :)

[jonthebarber]

mmmmmmmmmmmmm . manual with a 3 litre engine my . there is a *** !

[ricky_is200]

Lexus do sell an IS300 Manual - just not in Europe! Check out www.lexus.com, the US site and you can see the specs. The 0-60 time is quite an improvement over the auto.

[Zee007]

But aren't these 5-speeds all e-shifts?

[ricky_is200]

on www.lexus.com it gives the choice of E-shirt or 5 Speed.

http://lexus.com/showroom/model/is_5speed_...ifications.html

half way down says 'Five-speed manual transmission'

0-60 is claimed 6.8 seconds.

[ricky_is200]

picture showing stick shift!

[Zee007]

hhhhhmmmmmm - don't remember them whilst I was out in the US, but it sure looks like a manual.....

BTW - I like the twin exit exhaust on the Black IS on eBay..... very nice! B)

[ricky_is200]

I wouldn't mind taking one for a test drive!

[Zee007]

I wouldn't mind taking one for a test drive!

yep - you and me both mate.......... mmmmmmmmmmmmm IS300 Manual........

[vince-com]

opppssss, full leather inside :)

on the US 300, very nice

[ricky_is200]

Yours has full leather doesn't it vince?

[vince-com]

nope, Leather + alcanthara (similar to the IS200)

Full leather is only in US version as far as I know, and it's an option there.

[ricky_is200]

I'm sure its standard in the UK on the IS300, but I'll let someone else confirm!

[vince-com]

Lexus France seems definitly robbish…

I just saw one Sportcross with full leather at my Lexus center, but it was a special one coming directly from US.

[javaboss]

I'm looking at buying a new IS200 and have been to my dealer several times lately.

There is no doubt at all that the IS300 has a full leather interior. There was one in the show room and the sales guy told me that if I were to go for an IS300 that it has a full leather interior.

[vince-com]

LOL France Lexus is kinda robbish…:)

Another difference from France to England, they remove the full leather passing the channel…

So down there the 300 series are with Leather + Alcantara dito the IS200

Anyway having in a few a baby, I've a pref for the Alcanthara instead of leather

(just trying to avoid form imagining full leather) ;)

[agalbraith]

The UK spec IS300 definately has a full leather interior.

The only shame is that we can't get the new ash-grey colour that the US gets on the special sport edition (I forget the exact name of it)

I'm suprised that they reduce the spec for France though, Vince.... I wonder what else they've changed?

A

[vince-com]

apparently nothing else, the only option avalaible are the sun roof & the DVD, I've got both.

check the spec web page

http://www.lexus.tm.fr/g/g01_02_14.html

"Sièges cuirs et suédés means Leather and alcantara"

Will ask to my dealer, anyway as i saw the price diff between a french Sportcross & an English one is HUDGE…

french price is 40000 euros + 4000 for DVD GPS & sunroof

What is the UK price? (i remembered something around 60000 euros)

[agalbraith]

The sunroof is standard on the UK car too - plus the other usuals (leather, climate control, cd changer, electric seats/mirrors/roof, alloys, automatic HiD lights, auto dimming interior/exterior mirrors, 5spd e-shift gearbox, cruise control, alarm (without the funky US panic button), etc etc)

The only options we have are metallic paint and satnav - I went for both, which leaves a list of £29,040 - which is around €46,500, for the saloon. I think the sportcross is around 3k more.... somewhere in the ballpark of €51,000?

[vince-com]

"The sunroof is standard on the UK car too - plus the other usuals (leather, climate control, cd changer, electric seats/mirrors/roof, alloys, automatic HiD lights, auto dimming interior/exterior mirrors, 5spd e-shift gearbox, cruise control, alarm (without the funky US panic button), etc etc)"

All that is standard too, except Sunroof (option), metallic paint is standard, DVD GPS (option), diming mirrors (not avalaible in France) and alarm (option), with the full leather that must be the only differences between UK and french one.

The Torsen diferencial is as standard on both versions.

So UK is : full leather + dimming mirrors + alarm = 51000 Euros

French one is Leather/Alcantara + sunroof + GPS = 44000 Euros

Strange to see the diff between one EC country to other one

[Leexus]

The only shame is that we can't get the new ash-grey colour that the US gets on the special sport edition (I forget the exact name of it)

IS300 SportDesign B)

[agalbraith]

That's the one!

Thanks :D