it's time for show-off Sunday, where everyone has a chance to show off their
own car, and here's this week's winner German sedans are usually synonymous
with refinement, a quiet ride and sturdy switch wear compared to their
competition, the small German sedans decades long pedigree began as a
revolution in reliable, comfortable, and fast luxury transportation for the baby
boomer generation, they were rocket ships for the everyday man, fast, fun, and made
like nothing else, German cars truly were a cut above, leaving foreign
manufacturers years behind, until this this is the 2014 Lexus is250,
its price compatible with the German cars and has the same overall length and
comes equipped with similar technology so it's shaping up to seem like any
other Japanese luxury car following in the footsteps of the Germans but never
quite cutting the mustard, this one I would say does, its exterior looks once a
radical departure from Lexus of the past now have redefined Lexuses entire design
language and this spindle grille can be found on almost every Lexus you want in
production, its aggressive and angular, I even love the way the side skirts seem
to fold up into the rear headlamps certainly doesn't scream boring old
Lexus to me the interior is unmistakably Japanese,
from the digital dashboard and even the aircon slats that resemble slatted
shades, so it seems to be bringing something unique to the small sedan
world of soft touch plastics and wooden trim pieces, it seems to actually have a
character, but before that we actually have to answer whether or not it's as
revolutionary as its competition back in the days of BMW, Mercedes, and
Audi's original small sedans, they were much more mechanical and much less
computer-driven, that means components could wear better for longer, today
though modern German cars are completely dependent upon their computer systems
and electrics, some even have secondary batteries to power auxiliary components
like my e63 all this adds up to more trips to the
mechanic and more money to fix, the Lexus is still chock-full of technology it's
got Bluetooth music, automatic windshield wipers, in this configurable digital dash
display that's just amazing to look at and a lot of fun to play with, stylized
after the one of the $400,000 Lexus LFA HyperCar, the key difference between
Lexus and the Germans is though, they're made by Toyota, Toyota is the second
largest vehicle maker in the world, a new car rolls off their production line
every 3.7 seconds, they made over 200 million cars, if you lined every Toyota
up bumper to bumper it would wrap across the equator 24 times over, that means if
you ever need a replacement part you're not going to be lost to find one, in fact
this Lexus's entire front bumper is only $119, want a low mileage new engine
$1200, this cover for the tow bar removed from my license plate costs $6 if I ever
need to replace it, I've owned a couple German cars in my life and never has
a part been quoted at $6, in fact national statistics show that the lowest 10-year
cost of ownership of a Lexus is second only to Toyota, with BMW and Mercedes on
the top of that same list, I'd be pretty comfortable with those parts prices
because this Lexus from the same year engine and tech as the German cars has
depreciated slower, meaning it's a better deal and it will last you longer, in
terms of the driving I mean what can I say it's a Lexus, one thing that you
don't usually get wrong is the comfort especially at lower level speeds, I'm
sitting low to the ground in a sports car and honestly I feel like I'm in a
model 3 or Prius, the transmission is just so smooth it feels and sounds like an
electric car below 15 miles per hour and it picks up quickly like an eager dog
tugging it's chain now the tech is all nice I
especially like how it leaves a little shadow of the past gear position in the
rev counter, which brings out the kid in me like I'm playing Forza, but what
happens when you put it on the road now this car is the 250 the
four-cylinder, it wouldn't be a misstep for you to upgrade to the IS 350 whatsoever
with the v6 which goes zero to 60 in 5.5 seconds, or in layman's terms just 1/10 a
second slower than the BMW equivalent and faster than the Mercedes and the
audi, on your daily commute this extremely capable four-wheel drive
system will leave you stunned at how docile the car can be, even when the road
is icy and wet, it actually has a setting for an icy road where it will slow your
revs to get better traction in lower gears, and a big center mounted button
right here to do what sports cars are designed for, turning the traction
control off and driving, with this car you can buy with your head and your
heart and I love that, for twenty two thousand dollars you can have a car
that's more aggressively styled, more reliable, slower depreciating, and a more
enjoyable comfortable everyday Cruiser that is what I call a good deal, thus the
Lexus isn't just a cheap newer rendition of the revolutionary Germans, it's better
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