makimaki
Well-Known Member
Re: New BMW 323 vs 2009 Lexus IS250
not sure abt u guys but my experience wif my RX8 is not so impressive when it comes to engine performance "on paper"........
the japs seems to over claimed a little on paper n when u actually dyno ur car there is very significant drop in performance in terms of hp n nm......
ie: e jdm auto rx8 r supposed to be 215hp on paper...... so far, non of e guys i've known have clocked more then 170hp on dyno (excluding TC & SC mod)....it is a good 20% drop in terms of hp reading.......
So, if e 2009 IS250 so to speak claims 212HP/260Nm...... r they able to deliver??? or just making it look good on paper due to consumer's demand n buying trend......
I've also taken into consideration on e issue abt on wheel n on crank......as compare to european rides, e difference in power reading has too big a gap......
As for e comfort, i have no doubt abt e driverbility as IS250 seats sure do keep u in place when it comes to sharp bends.....sound proof wise is 2 thumps up.......but as passenger, e IS250 seems unable to produce "tat kind of comfort" so to speak and room space is kind of a little cramp........
tats my point of view n how it triggers my deciding factor on e 325 instead....
for those who think otherwise, pls do not let my opinion affect ur decision......u'll need to see & feel for urself.................1 man's meat could be another man's poison....
cheerios...............
not sure abt u guys but my experience wif my RX8 is not so impressive when it comes to engine performance "on paper"........
the japs seems to over claimed a little on paper n when u actually dyno ur car there is very significant drop in performance in terms of hp n nm......
ie: e jdm auto rx8 r supposed to be 215hp on paper...... so far, non of e guys i've known have clocked more then 170hp on dyno (excluding TC & SC mod)....it is a good 20% drop in terms of hp reading.......
So, if e 2009 IS250 so to speak claims 212HP/260Nm...... r they able to deliver??? or just making it look good on paper due to consumer's demand n buying trend......
I've also taken into consideration on e issue abt on wheel n on crank......as compare to european rides, e difference in power reading has too big a gap......
As for e comfort, i have no doubt abt e driverbility as IS250 seats sure do keep u in place when it comes to sharp bends.....sound proof wise is 2 thumps up.......but as passenger, e IS250 seems unable to produce "tat kind of comfort" so to speak and room space is kind of a little cramp........
tats my point of view n how it triggers my deciding factor on e 325 instead....
for those who think otherwise, pls do not let my opinion affect ur decision......u'll need to see & feel for urself.................1 man's meat could be another man's poison....
cheerios...............