2021 Lexus IS300 AWD Quick Review // So You Want Reliability, Eh?
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- The 2021 Lexus IS300 AWD ($53,750 CAD as tested, $48,540 USD) brings sharp design and comfortable ride quality together. Thomas and James take it out for a quick review to see how it fares as a daily and as a fun weekend car. Watch to find out what they think! Subscribe!
RELEVANT STATS:
3.5L V6 engine
260 hp
236 lb-ft torque
6-speed automatic transmission
Ultra Luxury Package (as tested)
Mark Levinson Premium Audio System (incl as part of Ultra Luxury Package)
Apple Car Play + Android Auto compatibility
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"I've been in your wife's car"
*silently in pain* "that sounded weird"
That had me DEAD 😂 great review as always!
lmao he is right. there's a joke somewhere that goes unsaid!
I was thinking the same thing! It did sound weird haha
Lol right!
My ears went up hearing that huuuh. Lol
Blessings
Isiah 30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him./inspiration+ Not everything in the book of Isaiah is as encouraging as this passage. Much of this book is an admonition to people who have failed a Holy God. Some of us can remember our parents telling us as children, right before they punished us, "This hurts me more than it hurts you." At the time, we cannot believe that is true. But when we become parents and we have to punish the wrong behavior of our children, we understand exactly what they meant. A parent’s desire is to love his child, not to punish. In this passage, we see the true nature of God. We see His heart’s desire. He longs to be compassionate and gracious to us. More than anything, He wants to shower us with His love. But just as a parent also has the responsibility to discipline, so does God. He is also a God of Justice, and therefore, He must "wait" to show compassion./prayer+ Father, I know that You are a God of Compassion and Grace. I realize that You long to shower me with blessings. But I also know that You must discipline me when I am wrong. I may not like it, but I understand and appreciate it. I would rather be disciplined by a loving God than punished by a just God. Guide me with the love that You have for me. Help me to do Your will in all things. Amen.
Extra Throttle House formula:
-always explain that this is extra channel
-one take
-abrupt unexpected ending
Don't fix what ain't broke. Haha
How does this add to the comment section?
@@hertzer2000 how doesn’t it?
And someone’s phone has to get a notification with the ringer on lmao
- Copying thestraightpipes format
The sudden endings are awesome, but I think you should try a
cliffhangers are
Yeah dude, I totally think that
This got me thinking that I should
I know that I'm a bit late to the party but it would be better if they
Agreed
"I've been in your wife's car" had me dying 😂
Backseat most likely lol
Ayo 😳
My 2010 IS 250 AWD is still going strong with 147K miles. Love the platform!
"Is it in?" Gotta love the innuendo!
Don't you feel it? No?
What is the exact phrase? Can't find the meme :( I mean, I am looking for a friend..
In your end-o 😅
I feel like hanging out with you guys at a pub would be an experience
The ending to these never disappoints
The ending to these never dissa....
What end....🤷🏻♂️
I'm disappointed because I wanna know the details of the disgusting act. 😭
The upgraded gauge cluster comes with the F-Sport package, regardless if it's a 300 or 350. And yes, it does move lol.
It's such a small thing, but I never get tired of it. My brother has a 2018 IS 350 F sport that he left me for a week (took him to the airport, he didn't want to leave it there) and I switched the views constantly for no reason..it makes a little Star Trek door sound each time it moves😅
The Mark Levinson is completely mesmerizing. Not much competition!
Had a 2014 is 350 f sport and the 4 years I had it, all I ever did was oil change. And still sold it for 27k with 120k. My German cars on the other hand, money pit.
I said it before and will say it again, James was the PERFECT addition to an already great channel. Made it Greater!!
I own a 2021 is350 fsport rwd and trust me yall video on the 300 does no justice for those car. It is a fun car especially on twisty roads. The crazy thing is I can push this car as hard as I want everyday and ik it will still work tomorrow. I can’t say the same for bmw, merc, or Audi. I also compared the 2021 350 fsport to the old one and there is a definite difference between them. Also this car gets so much attention and stares and a lot of people ask me questions about it. I got the mica 2.0 blue color and of course those sweet bbs mate black rims. I recommend this car to anyone cause it is fun as hell and it does haul ass and it has a good get up and it sounds nice as hell when you push it
Lexus has definitely gotten their designs down over the last couple of years. They looked awkward for a long time but now they look awesome on the road!
Someday, they need a whole video showing the completed versions of their interrupted endings
No lie the intros here compete well with the main channel, and it’s no edits, brilliant 😂
Will you guys be reviewing Acura TLX Type S?
I got to drive the 350 , and it was amazing car. Loved every moment with it.
They're soo good! If you enjoying watching Lexus Reviews, I have plenty on the IS350! Feel free to check them out 😄
Is300 Fsport is an absolute beauty. Personally I think the Fsport 1 pack is way more then enough. The luxury package is 10k
I just bought a 2016 IS300 with 85k miles for $18k with nothing wrong with it. Fantastic car.
That's a pretty smoking deal given the market right now, most are 25-30K in my area... Which makes me want to sell my G37. lol
@@BigHeadClan funny I have a G37 as well getting ready to sell it.
Leased an IS300 back in 2016. The looks sold me but couldn't wait to get rid of it. A quick test drive didn't prove how boring this car is to drive
I’ve always liked the design. Sleek and swift I think. The smaller headlight I’m not sold on. But I’ll have to see other angles
And definitely 260HP isn't slow
Not even close to slow
Also for the cars size, should be pretty swifty
260hp would be fine if it was 4 cylinder turbo and not a 15 year old V6 with a 6 speed automatic.
@@kristians2704 260 is sad af it should be at least 300 for the price
, happy to discover this channel from you guys, the personality in these videos is what differentiates you guys from others, quality vid
The IS has always been a sport sedan. In recent years yes it has prioritized comfort over performance aside from the ISF, but the first gen 2JZ ones were definitely sporty. I own a first gen and I'm sad it has gotten heavy and numb.
It's no sports sedan.
@@Sportstouring The 1st gen was meant to go up against the 3 series of the time. I beg to differ.
@@movingtarget268 In this category there are a few real sports sedans, this isn't one of them. The 3 series, A4, C300, Alfa Romeo all spitting out huge HP and torque and awesome handling. The IS300 is not quick, fast or a nimble handling car. It's just a super nice reliable fun car.
@@Sportstouring loool all the base cars are slow. its the c43 m340 and s4 which are a lil more powerful but nothing insane, so is300 against a base c300 makes sense where the lexus is acc better then just the base 3 series and a4 lol
@@Sportstouring huge HP? lmao where bud. the base C class barely does 200 hp. C300 shoots out 250 hp tops with the same slow 0-60 time as this. the base audi a4 is actually slower than this (could you beleive that). an abysmal sub 190 hp car in a "sports sedan". so in hindsite, the IS300 is right where it needs to be in this category. atleast do some research before talking so you dont get laughed at bruv. LOL
I like the Lexus IS 250, 300, and 350 AWD as refined luxury reliable Subaru Impreza WRX alternatives.
"I believe it moves" - Thomas 2021
Could you guys do please do a track comparison between a 2002-04 Infiniti G35 coupe vs G37 coupe vs Q60 coupe. I own a G35 coupe and would love to see how a G35 coupe would compete in a drag race amongst the other models!
for an extra $5k CAD you could get an Acura TLX Type S that has an extra 120 lb-ft of torque, adaptive dampers, a real torque-vectoring rear axle, and a normal-sized, functional front grille.
Or they could also get a used but still good RC-F or GS-F with 470hp. I'd rather one of those.
@@ted6462 great choices too, although having driven RWD in the winter, I'd definitely recommend AWD.
More like extra 10k$. It gose for 60k can.
@@avis1978 your mistake is that you're looking at base prices. Spec an IS300 AWD with the same features that are standard on the Type S.
@@TheBreakfastLover i understand. I thought that you think that the new type S goes for 55k $. After tax it goes for 70k$ that's a big number. Still cheaper then the Germans.
Hello: I found your video since I'm looking at buying a used IS300 and trading in my Kia Sorento before it loses value. I love what you said about not having to question when a new model comes out because I'm looking at a 2021 and was thinking the same thing but knew that would be more expensive. But OMG... I had to comment, you two together are so funny & enjoyable to watch. "I've been in your wife's car" and then the comeback comment that wasn't even very loud, but was laugh out loud funny literally! This is my first video I've seen of you 2 but I hope in 2024 you're still doing them. Okay I'll go back and watch the rest of the video now. Thanks!!
Bruh it always catches me off guard when they end the video cause I'm listening closely to what they're trying to say and then it's just sadness
To be original or unique doesn't means always better ;). I remember that several times I replayed some of theirs videos, because I thought that something was wrong on RUclips.
Can confirm mark levinson system is insane
James: I've been in your wife's...
Thomas: Oh James, what have you done?
James: ...car
Thomas: Phew
These endings get me every time! Considering I'm watching from Nigeria and I immediately assume something went wrong with my internet hahaa.
I live in Biden’s America and I thought my internet was glitching too, Lol!
@@dcarts5616 😂
Holland and Engelsman, nice.
Engelsman is the Dutch word for Englishman. And what language do we speak in Holland? Right, Dutch.
I like how the end's just cut off 😂
I love this channel but I find car journalists exaggerating more and more? 260 horsepower is too little !? For what too little? The restrictions are getting stricter, the laws are rigorous. The best comments are that a 2 ton car is a track car, if I want a track car I will buy a race car with a light weight and a good chassis, I don't need a car to burn tires and where I have to pay for a closed road or track and pay for a set of tires that cost a quarter of your annual salary (depending on where you live).
Too little in comparison to it's competition for the same price.
There’s a huge difference between 260hp naturally aspirated and turbo. This is the former and while it’s still plenty enough power; it doesn’t feel like it has a ‘modern’ level of acceleration. A big response to restrictions has been turbocharged cars and some of them are absolutely
Wonderful. A 10k+ cheaper Accord 2.0T has a turbocharged 4 putting out 252 hp with 273 lb ft of torque and it feels a lot quicker than this.
Nothing to do with being a track/race car. Extra power means more confidence for evasive manoeuvres, overtaking, pulling out at a roundabout etc. As someone pointing out, even the v6 Camry is packing 301hp now.
@@jamesengelsman9369 : Exactly. 😀
@@jamesengelsman9369 You don’t understand what I mean, I don’t just mean this car, but in general
@@jamesengelsman9369 please don't speak about evazive maneuvers with a turbo lagged car. Was one of the reason that I bought the IS 350 2021, because all the "modern turbo lagged 4 cylinders on steroids" cars have this problem
Would be cool to see you ready the 350 with the dynamic handling package.
The fsport gets adaptive dampers, torsen rear diff, true RWD, 8 speed trans.
They are Canadian so they don’t get RWD
350 /300 same car, same engine, pretty much same everything. Anyone who buys 350 doesn't know what they are buying.
A used RCF or even a GSF can be had for $45k-$50k. Crazy to spend more than $40k for a is300/350.
I liked the ending it’s almost like when….
Very luxurious beautiful design
I just find the lexus is300 have alot of power and it is ahead of its time
I’m not quite sure if I’d prefer the look of the facelift or not
Hey mate, if you like Lexus reviews I've made a few of them including the IS. If you're interested to watch let me know what you think :)
3:18 made my day
Love the interior it is one of the best interior in a vehicle
Could you review a Infiniti Q60 next as a quick review?
I was actually looking at a 2013-2015 IS300h a few months ago when i wanted to buy a new car (new car for me that is, not new). But it was just so dull, it felt like the prius i had. Then i tried the F30 BMW 330e and loved it, so thats what i got instead. Gonna get it tuned to 340hp on the wheels then its got more than enough power for me. Im not to worried about reliability either since it has the B48 engine, and all the B-modular engines have seemed to be very reliable so far. From what ive heard even Toyota was impressed with how much BMW had improved their engines when they started making the new Supra and the Z4. Plus i dont drive more than 3000km a year, and that mostly electric since it is a plug in hybrid.
I want an is500 so badly, but unfortunately given the price of an is300 and is350 f sport being 52-57k USD, I believe the is500 will be $63-65k easily. If it had the ZF 8 speed, wouldnt think twice. Too many compromises just for a v8 (although a bulletproof one)
"Close your eyes and drive" sounds like a great recipe for an abrupt ending to anot
3:13 "I've been in your wife's car" 😂
You guys are going to cover the IS500, right? Love your channels.
Hi James. We at the Nutmeg Miata Club in Connecticut are waving back at you :)
Having owned a few of these IS over the generations, I would say whole hearted this car makes a fantastic USED/CPO car, you get a phenomenal value for your money, yes you lose out on alot of tech even available at that time compared to now but as a new it just doesn't work with cost / realibility as any new car will last just fine for a few years if you take care of it well. So for someone who isn't very tech hungry, power hungry but just wants a luxury car that looks dam sexy & lasts for a loooong time the pre-owned IS market knocks it out of the park. I just switched to Audi recently cause lexus was killing me on tech / lack of..(oh last major downside of the IS well it's the staggered wheel setup, your surely going to burn throu rear Tyres very quick with no adjustment to rotate 😕
I want a GT 86... With this interior... and I'd be soo happy
“Blasting you from the front” 😂
I guess James wrote the title to show that he has been in Canada long enough.....
I have a 2021 is 350 and i love it so much
The IS300 is one of the cars I considered buying. I felt like this car costs more than it should upfront, then you should save over time on maintenance and (absence of) repairs.
I ended up choosing the Kia Stinger, way more powerful and a lot more fun to drive. Also there's a chance it won't cost that much in maintenance over the years, Kia makes reliable cars nowadays.
You are a lucky man, Stingers are gone sadly
I bought a 2015 is350 f sport a couple months ago with 57k miles (now 62k) for $21k, clean title and good service history. Am i missing out on anything?
2021 has apple car play and android auto. Fsport 3 gets you adaptive dampers and a carbon spoiler
7:04 When you floored the gas pedal, it is unfortunately only going to go to 2nd gear in automatic mode. First gear in that 6AT is good up to 55 ~ 57 kmh, so what the car should have done is drop to 1st gear, give you that shove of acceleration up to that speed, then switch over to 2nd gear. You could have also forced it into 1st gear by hitting the left paddle to go into D1.
Either way, the car isn't really that slow. It isn't super fast, but it really comes down to running the car in as low a gear as you can go if you are trying to extract maximum speed out of it.
If a car has working audio, ac and is reliable i think its worth buying
Is this the main channel?
I had no idea this guy was Tom Holland.
The screen is a touch screen too!
The IS350 rear wheel drive is the one to have!!
I would love it, but there aren't in Canada and no so good for 6 months yearly. I'm waiting for my IS 350 AWD 2021 F3
I have a 2013 IS300h,is it's not a bullet but the rest is very good with Lexus service.
The Power that everybody talks at least in Europe is not important there is so much control from police and Traffic that is nearly impossible to use it.
lexus missed the opportunity to make a great compact sports sedan, big screw up.
Did James just turn right in a left turning lane? Wtf
I really wanna buy this but
In my country it cost me around 100k++ usd :')
I don't understand the IS300. My wife has a 2015 IS350 Executive 70k. A decent bump in hp, virtually same gas mileage, Mark Levinson sound system, horrible infotainment. It has been an exceptional vehicle except it eats tires. Worth about 27k. If you are buying used get the 350.
Yea I feel ya on the neck and upper back thing Thomas, for me its like bulging discs and the beginnings of facet joint synfrome. Seems like theres more fun options to be had otherwise. For a similar price you can get Genesis G70 right? Even the lower trim one is still probably more fun to drive and the car can be specced to be just as comfortable or pretty close.
At 3:05 my driving instructor said never turn the wheel like that when driving.
Can we get the over the shoulder angle in more reviews please!
Reliability, better, really, I can’t find a Merc, BMW nor Audi owner that has anything really bad to say I mean, face to face not some survey where you need to read between the lines. If it looks better, drives better, better both mechanical and electronic tech then the chances are, it is better lol.
What would you buy.... used IS300 or new VW GTI S?
The video ending in these channel is totally
Imo the 2nd gen will always look the best 🥰🔥🔥
Thoughts on the Ford lightning? Might make a good extra video.
It's so funny to think how manufacturers are still selling cars with large naturally aspirated engines in North America. Compare that to Europe where the only naturally aspirated engines might be in some small cars like in a hybrid Yaris.
There are still a lot of brand new cars in Europe without the ... turbo laaaag
Guys , you should review CT200h , IS300h , the older range years 2015 or some.
They're soo good! If you enjoying watching Lexus Reviews, I have plenty on the IS350 as well as the iS300h! Feel free to check them out 😄
And possible CT200H reviews some time?
@@SergCarReviews
I really like this car but I hate this steering wheel.
So sad that in Canada you can't get the Mark Levinson with the F sport package
So wait, is this the extra page? I'm so confused without the explanation 😎
It's the "more doug de muro" to your main channel.
James gonna be a citizen soon!? Litty
Please do a old vs new comparo
James hoodie strings are bothering me … anyone else ?
Funny for 2 guys with Dutch last names. Salu2 from Aruba
Another reason to get a new -- LSD in the F sport version
You can hear a ratle noise or impact thump idk, its inside the cabin halfway vid..... can you not hear it?
You can get a comparable 15’ A4 or 3 series for under 20k CAD. Most Japanese cars and especially Lexus, always hold the best resale value. That was a really bad point to bring up, you’ll go broke as a car salesman lol
The best Lexus Luxury Sports Sedan has always been the GS especially the 2013-2015 models prior to ugly facelift and so called mid life cycle change, unfortunately they killed off that awesome Gen platform line and now stuck with a medicore and compromised at best in the IS. The interior of the GS in terms of build, materials and overall fit and finish is leaps and bounds better the IS regardless of model.
dont encourage to buy used lexus.
used price is already ridiculously high.
It blasts you from the front.....
....yeah....that's how I wanted to deliver that line...
The Miata was cool but is no one going to mention the BRZ/gt86 in front?
What’s with the off-the-cliff cutoff!? That REALLY sucks. 😡
- Is it in?
- Put your foot down
Has Throttle House ever done a Jaguar review?
Do the gsf review