European Is300 Vs Us Is300

[naroka]

Thanx in advance :)

[Zee007]

Crash bars

Daytime running lights......

We get an auto (I think you get a manual?)

I assume different emmissions.....

a darn sight cheaper....... <_<

a load more mods available.......

Can't think of anything else at the mo..........

:zee:

[ColinBarber]

The US has:

option of 5-speed manual or e-shift auto.

3bhp more power (with rubbish fuel)

0-60 7.3s for auto, 6.8s for manual - compared to UK 8.2s

[Parthiban]

how does it do 7.3 in the US but 8.2 over here? does it have a different gearbox? thought it was the same e-shift?

[UKPulse]

how does it do 7.3 in the US but 8.2 over here? does it have a different gearbox? thought it was the same e-shift?

Yeah, how come the US gets an extra 3bhp on their 5-speed eShift?

If I wrote to Lexus GB d'ya think they'd send me my extra 3bhp?

[ColinBarber]

I guess the European emmision laws reduce our power and the fact that economy is more important over here than in the US so the engine is slightly de-tuned. Taking into account the low power fuel we must be 10bhp down on the US models.

However with the large different in 0-60 times there must be some other differences - lower gearing maybe?

Even worse for the 4.3 V8. They have 300bhp in the US, we only get 279!

[UKPulse]

Got me thinking this did - thought I'd try a few timings.

Best 0-60 in "D" (fully auto) with ECT PWR set to OFF was 7.48s. Interestingly the same run with ECT PWR turned ON was worse - 60mph came up in 7.70s..??

However, I admit my technique was very unscientific! Just me, a quiet, flat, dry road, ¼ tank of fuel, no pasenger, and the stopwatch function on my Nokia 6100 phone! :winky:

Didn't try eShift or semi-manual modes, would probably have dropped the phone & crashed while fumbling around for it! :duh:

[bartkat]

Got me thinking this did - thought I'd try a few timings.

Best 0-60 in "D" (fully auto) with ECT PWR set to OFF was 7.48s. Interestingly the same run with ECT PWR turned ON was worse - 60mph came up in 7.70s..??

However, I admit my technique was very unscientific! Just me, a quiet, flat, dry road, ¼ tank of fuel, no pasenger, and the stopwatch function on my Nokia 6100 phone! :winky:

Didn't try eShift or semi-manual modes, would probably have dropped the phone & crashed while fumbling around for it! :duh:

It appears to me that the ECT makes the slippage, delay, or whatever it is in the 1 to 2 shift worse. I seem to get the best runs with the E shift engaged and just letting the transmission shift itself. (my 2002 has had the ECU reflash, by the way).

[UKPulse]

Yes, with the ECT turned ON it definitely delays the shift into 2nd, which is where it loses the edge.

Certainly in semi-manual (i.e. using the gear shift lever) or eShift & starting off in the lowest gear, the take off is much quicker. Will have to try some timings another day.

[naroka]

My is300 is european version as well.. coz i live in australia.. i didn't know that the speed has such dramatic difference.. there must be something they put extra on the US IS300s. I wonder what is it.

[bartkat]

My is300 is european version as well.. coz i live in australia.. i didn't know that the speed has such dramatic difference.. there must be something they put extra on the US IS300s. I wonder what is it.

We could compare RPM at a certain speed in top gear. That would tell us about the overall gearing.

[Monster-Mat]

i think the headers are different and the emmision control