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Ian C Taylor

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    Ian
  • Lexus Model
    IS300h
  • Year of Lexus
    2017
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    Sussex

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  1. Just to update my situation. I have changed to 16" wheels (the dealership gave me a cost basis deal, but still expensive!) which has helped soften the ride enough to make an improvement, sufficient to leave me satisfied that it was just about worth the change. I am running the new tyres at 2.4 (Europe), which gives a firm, but not excessively so, ride without activating the tyre pressure alert. Hope this helps others who might have the same reaction to the suspension on the IS 300h.
  2. After speaking again with the dealership about the, in my opinion, harsh ride on my new (September 2017) IS 300h (Advance), it would seem that the only possible, partial solution is a change of wheel down to 16 inch, from the present low profile Yokohamas 17 inch. Have any other IS 300h owners done this and what were the results and what were the wheel/tyre combinations used? Thanks in advance for any feedback.
  3. After speaking with the dealership I did indeed drop the tyre pressure to 2.2 (metric) which has helped marginally, but has by no means resolved the issue. I may have to consider changing the wheels, so that I can run on non-low profile tyres, which has been mentioned as a possible way to improve the ride.
  4. Thank you to those who have left comments to my observation re harsh suspension. Although only a small sample, it would seem to indicate that there is an issue here. I will be discussing the matter again with the dealership which supplied the car new. I am particularly sensitive to this issue as, before deciding to buy the car, I specified that I was looking for something with a smoother ride than that of my Mercedes and tried several demo versions of the IS300h and did not feel that the suspension was harsh, with the exception of the Sport model. In this case the dealership mentioned that the Sport did indeed have a firmer ride set up. It occurs to me that perhaps the weight of the batteries requires a a slightly firmer ride set up than that of a conventional model. In the absence of an explanation, I am at a loss to understand why Lexus would choose to equip what is, in all other aspects, an excellent model with such harsh suspension.
  5. I purchased a new IS300h Advance last September and have been very pleased with the car, with one important exception. I find the suspension to be very harsh and as a result quite uncomfortable, other than on smooth road surfaces. My previous car was a Mercedes 350 C class diesel which had firm, but not as harsh, suspension. I have been surprised at the absence of comments by other IS 300h owners. I queried the harsh ride with the dealership, only to be told that they could find no difference between the suspension on my car and the norm. I would welcome hearing from other owners as to their experience.
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