Hi guys it's webby welcome back to another video. today i'm bringing you the 2021
lexus IS350 f-sport, this is the very latest version of the very popular IS model from lexus
upgraded and updated for 2021 and today i'm going to show you some of the features and
improvements for the brand new model for this year. so with the f-sport model a lot
of the differences between this and the luxury model are the exterior styling but then we also
get some different features inside as well. i'll show you around uh the exterior bits and
pieces first while we're outside and then we'll jump inside we'll have a look at what's inside.
so the very front of the car as well as having the large front grille that you get on lexus models
these days it's gloss black around the outsides then we've also got these extended vents at the
side as well just to give the front of the car some width and make it look a bit more aggressive.
the headlights on the f-sport model are the higher grade led headlamps as well so it's an improvement
over the standard model if we come around the side we've got these lovely smoked gray 19-inch alloy
wheels um they fill the arches really really well um and just make the car look really purposeful
coming down the side uh we've got the extended body kit on the car as well in gloss black with
the gloss black mirrors at the back of the car we've got this lovely little lip spoiler
on the boot and it's just enough to give it a little bit of difference to the standard model
and i have to say i do love the styling of the rear of this new is model
it's much more aggressive you've got these nice sort of shoulders on the rear wheel arches as well
so it's much more pronounced and more aggressive and sporty than it was before you've also got
the extended rear diffuser on the lower bumper as well so all adds up to give it a much more sporty
flavor and well let's have a look inside the boot and just see how much luggage space we've got
so there you go you've actually got 480 liters of boot space in there and it's actually a decent
shape as well as you can see i've got my camera gear and equipment and a backpack in there so
there's plenty of space and um yeah certainly enough for going to the airport or going for
a weekend away you get plenty of bags and bits of luggage in there. so that's a bit of a look
in the outside of the car so i'm now going to jump in and show you some of the features of the inside
the first thing you'll see is these nice f-sport door seal protectors
which just make it look a bit more sporty
when you push the start button it actually brings your seat forward for you
and also the electric steering column which is a nice touch. sitting inside the car
these sports hits are really really comfortable so inside the cabin we upgraded full leather over the
luxury model which is uh the sort of synthetic leather so we've got full leather heated seats
but also ventilated seats as well which on a day like today was 32 degrees when you get
inside and put the cooled seats on it's fantastic it's a really really nice feature of the car.
up on the dashboard we've then got this massive great display on top of the air vents there as
well as having built-in satellite navigation we've now got apple carplay android auto which is a
really welcome addition because the touchpad here on the center console is still a little bit fiddly
so to be able to do everything touchscreen uh makes life so much easier. driving position is
fantastic as well and this steering wheel reminds me a little bit of the one you get
in the lfa supercar um it's just got that same sort of shape to it it's got the paddles behind
the steering wheel and it's just a nice driving position and yeah it's just a nice comfortable
place to be um in terms of safety features as you'd expect you've got the full suite of
safety equipment on this car now so you've got the autonomous braking you've got lane
keeping you've got a blind spot monitor and unusually you've got 10 airbags in this car
so if you have an accident you are fully protected whichever way you get hit basically
so it's nice to have that peace of mind it does feel very sort of luxurious and sporty in here
um some people might not like the red leather interior i think it suits the car really really
well but obviously you can have your traditional black as well if you don't like the red
in terms of options you can have one pack which will give you an electric sunroof you get an
electric sunshade blind for the rear window and you also get an upgrade on the sound system from
the 10 speaker standard setup you get a 17 speaker mark levinson audio system which i'd imagine would
sound absolutely awesome another feature that i really really like and this is probably a personal
thing is the fact that lexus have still kept the analog clock in the center of the dashboard
it reminds me a little bit of something like bentley would do um
but it's just sort of that luxurious feel and makes it stand out apart from it’s competition.
so that's a bit of a look inside the front of the car i'll jump in the back
now and show you what leg room space is like and any other features that you get
so you see access to the back is really simple the back door opens
nice and wide you've also got plenty of space for your feet
helped by the fact that the front seats are sculpted so you can actually get more
knee room as well so it's actually nice and easy to get in and out and get comfortable
seat trim is obviously the same as the fronts you get the nice red leather
we've got a couple of air vents down here for rear passengers as well there's not heaps of head space
and i'm only five foot six i imagine someone a bit taller than me might struggle a little bit um
and you do feel like you sit up a little bit higher than in the front as well
we do get this lovely armrest and then how did you do that cup holders i knew that was
in there somewhere and yeah you get a couple of cup holders there nice almost
that's a nice place to be um so that's all the details of the new is350
the next thing we need to do is actually take it out for a drive
to actually see how it performs on the road um so yeah let's do that bit next
right so let's get driving and see exactly how this goes compared to
german rivals from audi bmw and mercedes
the one thing you immediately notice is how quiet this car is whether they put
more sound insulation in this year uh or what i don't know but um yeah it's so quiet in here
you can have a conversation with your passengers you don't need to raise your voice uh it's got a
very sort of premium feel to it that you'd expect from a sort of a luxury uh sort of midsize sedan
it's also nice that lexus give you an option of having a naturally aspirated v6 engine as well
because all the other manufacturers have gone for turbo charging
which is good because obviously gives you more performance better fuel economy but
this has got that kind of old-school rear-wheel drive naturally aspirated feel to it and it's
just a nice change to have something different from what i've got it what everybody else is
doing
so that's the end of the video uh thank you for watching i hope you've enjoyed it
um it's opened my eyes a little bit to what this car is really i've never driven uh the is models
before from lexus and i have to say i'm really really impressed it makes a good alternative to
the normal audi bmw mercedes so if you're thinking of buying a mid-range luxury a sedan really going
to have a look at one of these you'll be impressed it's such a nice car to drive it's comfortable
it's quiet uh definitely feels very premium inside um and very worthy of 85 000 driveway uh price tag
um if you're interested in this particular car give the guys at lexus of Berwick a call
i'm sure they'll be able to help you on this car or any others in the range
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