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I beg to differ; drifting is purely about show and not speed. Any racing driver will tell you that speed through corners is about getting the right line, the correct entry speed and the correct exit speed. You don't see Formula 1 cars or Touring cars drifting.

Not a bad review. Mind you, anybody who can put a 3-series side by side with an IS250 and decide that the BMW has the "measure of the Lexus in terms of stance and proportion" is seriously out of whack and deserves a good slapping with a wet haddock.

RWD generally gives better weight distribution and the ability to put more power through the driving wheels without the effects of torque steer. The benefits of FWD are cheaper manufacture, better packaging, giving more cabin room, and the fact that as the weight of the engine is over the driving wheels, better traction in snowy, muddy conditions. In fact, equipped with a decent set of winter tyres a FWD car can go most places a 4WD soft roader can go. Contrary to comments above, most ordinary cars of US manufacture are FWD as buyers in States likely to experience snow in wintertime prefer them. During the recent snow my Lexus struggled compared to the wife's Audi, as did the other RWD Jaguars, BMWs and Mercs I saw. I still wouldn't swop back to FWD for the other 360 snow free days though.

Yeah I noticed a bit of wind noise from top rear corner of the driver's door. Nothing major and not really loud enough to cause a nuisance, but it is there. I was going to try lubricating the door seals a bit when I get some free time and give it a run out to test.

Hi all - been looking in on this forum while waiting for my new IS250 SE Auto to arrive. Finally picked it up last night and traded in my TT. I've only done 40 miles or so but first impressions are great - everything I expected it to be. I'll take some photos at the weekend and look into getting Gold membership.