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New Lexus IS Convertible

post #1 of 49
3/13/09 at 6:14pm
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This looks beautiful:

http://ebrochures.lexus.com/publicat...S#/04d23327/12
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post #2 of 49
3/13/09 at 6:29pm
I don't like the rear end. This is a huge step up from the prior incarnation, but it still doesn't appeal to my eye.
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post #3 of 49
3/13/09 at 9:08pm
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Originally Posted by briancl View Post
I don't like the rear end. This is a huge step up from the prior incarnation, but it still doesn't appeal to my eye.

+1

No likey.
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post #4 of 49
3/13/09 at 10:25pm
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Originally Posted by gnatty8 View Post
+1

No likey.
+2
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post #5 of 49
3/13/09 at 11:35pm
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Originally Posted by Artisan Fan View Post

Very nice. I like it.
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post #6 of 49
3/13/09 at 11:49pm
Something a little too Miata-like about the rear.
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post #7 of 49
3/13/09 at 11:58pm
Looks like a baby SC430 from the front and side. Lexus must be running out of ideas.
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post #8 of 49
3/14/09 at 12:42am
Damn you guys are harsh. I like my IS 350. I'm split about the convertible though.
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post #9 of 49
3/14/09 at 12:45am
This car looks absolutely awkward in person. It's easy to tell this was a design not created from originality, but one created from a body not intended to be a 2 door convert. I love the IS, but this is a less than stellar design.
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post #10 of 49
3/14/09 at 5:36am
As with every other Lexus design, it looks like a smoothed-out Mercedes. I admire Lexus as a well-run firm, but they're not real subtle about, ahem, borrowing their design cues.
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post #11 of 49
3/15/09 at 12:46am
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I agree that the back is a little messy but overall I like the design. I look forward to seeing one in person.
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post #12 of 49
3/15/09 at 12:48am
I like the normal IS somewhat (even if it's getting a bit stale now) but the convertible is just awful. There is zero flow to how the roofline is and the rear quarter. Many times cars that started their lives as a sedan and turned into a convert don't work, they are forcing the proportions.
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post #13 of 49
3/15/09 at 3:50am
I like it.
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post #14 of 49
3/15/09 at 7:58am
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Originally Posted by DarkNWorn View Post
Looks like a baby SC430 from the front and side. Lexus must be running out of ideas.

They had ideas? I thought most of the time they just ripped off designs of other manufacturers.
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post #15 of 49
3/15/09 at 8:53am
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Originally Posted by Artisan Fan View Post
I agree that the back is a little messy but overall I like the design. I look forward to seeing one in person.

I don't think anyone has a good rear design in a hardtop 4-seat convertible. You can't fit all that hardware back there, leave the owner some trunk space, and have the car look sleek at the rear.
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