OUR TAKE: Lexus has always been good at aiming for market share, but when it came to the Lexus IS sedan, it seemed Lexus always took that aim and shot itself in the foot. First, the Lexus IS entered the market with an automatic but no stick, a grave omission for a sedan entry with sporty pretensions. Next it offered a manual transmission but a horrendously intrusive stability-control system that neutered any handling promise the chassis suggested. Now the car has a manual transmission but only in the smaller-displacement Lexus IS 250. The 306-hp Lexus IS 350 comes only with a six-speed automatic.
What is with these guys?
However, the 2007 model Lexus IS 350 does finally come with an “off” button for that overly intrusive stability program, called VDIM, among other things. This is progress. Don’t ask why Lexus doesn’t offer an Lexus IS 350 with an off button and a manual transmission. We must take what we can get and run with it. Or drive with it. Or something.
So we took an Lexus IS 350 and drove it to the track, as well as over some spectacular twisty mountain roads.
However, the 2007 model Lexus IS 350 does finally come with an “off” button for that overly intrusive stability program, called VDIM, among other things. This is progress. Don’t ask why Lexus doesn’t offer an Lexus IS 350 with an off button and a manual transmission. We must take what we can get and run with it. Or drive with it. Or something.
So we took an Lexus IS 350 and drove it to the track, as well as over some spectacular twisty mountain roads.
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