andywin

Thanks for the welcome Geoff, have a delivery date of the 29th, will definitely post some pics.

Quick note might be of use to any potential owners looking for info here. Having ordered the IS200T with towpack, I was a bit ruffled to see both the Lexus website and brochures quoting the towpack for the IS is rated at 750kg max, not much good when the car is rated to 1500kg. Dealerships have little knowledge either which doesnt help. However Lexus Coventry helped me out and got the correct info from Lexus technical which is indeed 1500kg capacity on the towpack. It doesn't help that there are no towbar kits available from the 9 major UK towbar manufacturers as yet for the 3rd gen IS, so you're stuck with the factory fit option. Anyway, hope this helps someone.

RAV4 being 18 months old and way over miles its time to swap. Looked at all sorts, spent about 5 minutes in the Jag dealer, the XE's flimsy seats and boring interior did nothing for me. Everything seems to be . . . well snooze worthy. So off to Lexus looked at the NX and then sat in the IS. Well, I've had countless new cars, driven multiple Ferrari's, owned everything from a Dolomite Sprint to an EVO8, but this thing is a work of art, so I booked the test drive. Spent a couple of nights reading many, many negative reviews and BMW weighted car journo mumbo jumbo and to be fair was expecting the IS to drive like an FSO Polonez. Test drive day came, it was foggy, a conservative back lane meander with the odd stab of the pedal and even then it was becoming clear that this was not an ordinary car. On to the dual carriageway and into sport mode it was time to hit the loud pedal and wake the thing up a little. My god, my fears squashed, this car is simply stunning. Effortless and smooth power pushes you rearward, The 8 speed box does it's job perfectly well, nothing makes any complaining noises, almost silent, only the road noise from the 40 profile rubber reminds you that you're motoring. What an unbelievable motor!! A day of haggling with the dealer and it's ordered. There's no other car at any cost I want to be in, well done Lexus for putting a smile back into the bland world of motoring.