The Stang VS 06 Lexus IS350

kramer03gt said:

I actually looked at the car for the first time yesterday and its a sharp looking car, and its got the stock rims, but i have another intresting question i have been seeing the HP ratings is around 300 ish, he is dead set that this car has only 260?? did they make one with only that amount of HP

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GNN60GT500 said:

Car and Driver just retested the car and pulled a 4.9-

Whatever it is- its fast to 60- and then falls on its face-

All of those magazines you listed also have the IS350 running in the mid 14 second range as well- (listed as 14.3 by Lexus)

and the IS350s at the track are running much quicker-

I have raced my own IS350 against my 66 fast back- (with my old man driving the IS350)

I could only out launch the IS350 about 2 out of 5 times- and the IS350 would put up quite a fight to about 60- and the 3 out of 5 times I would not catch the IS350 until about 50-60 MPH-

and my 66 is easily as quick as a stock terminator-

the 66 has a 351 430hp crate motor, 5 speed, 9 inch with 4.11 posi, and suspension mods to back it up-

I think the problem is the Is350 gets a lot quicker after breaking it in- which would explain why the 1/4 miles times people are getting are much faster the the mag times which all except Car and Driver have the car in the low-mid 14s-

Im not trying to be defensive, as I will openly admit the IS350 falls on its face after 60-70MPH- and personally I would rather own a Stang as my daily driver if work did not require me to drive a 4 door car-

slower or not- lookswise- Stang>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>IS350- IMHO

( I also want to mention, I have owned several 11 and 12 second Stangs in the past- so I can drive- and have driven several Terminators, and have a feeling for how quick they are)

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