By Leftlane Staff
Monday, Dec 19th, 2005 @ 12:30 pm

Drivers of the 2006 Lexus IS will enjoy an increased sense of control, according to automotive columnist Warren Brown of the Washington Post. “It is a wonderfully responsive car. Steering is tight, precise. It feels perfectly balanced, especially on twisty, downhill roads where multiple weight transfers — some of them abrupt — could cause a lesser automobile to lose its composure.” But while the IS has its sights at least partly on the sharp-handelling BMW 3-Series , it caters to a slightly different audience. With a slew of high-tech electronic gadgetry, the IS “enhances the driver’s peace of mind,” but does not necessarily do for Lexus ’ performance image what the company had hoped it would do. “For example, with its 2.5-liter, 204-horsepower V-6 engine, the IS 250 comes off as a tough sell in comparison with the BMW 325xi AWD sedan, which has a three-liter, 215-horsepower engine and a base price that is almost $1,500 lower.” Still, Brown remains impressed with the experience provided by the Lexus IS. “The IS 250 did everything right on a long run covered by ice and sleet in the last 40 miles. It got me through. That is the kind of control I want.”

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