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lexus is300????

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:16 pm
by saleen_s7
dis altezza owner claimz dat is an is300..... is it???


http://tinypic.com/dq3vkg.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dq3vq1.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dq3vro.jpg
http://tinypic.com/dq3vxf.jpg

itz a original trd altezza accordin 2 em... can ne1 confirm dis....

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 7:46 pm
by rawfin
As far as I'v heard,its not an is300.

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 8:54 pm
by homogenius
you guys are talking about the IS300 right? :?

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:42 pm
by rawfin
homogenius wrote:you guys are talking about the IS300 right? :?
Yeap,this guy claims his brother owns one.

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 9:51 pm
by tofu
it is

i know itz easy for me to say that since my bro owns it... but still

we compared 2 altezza's side by side and it turned out like a is300

major difference...length, foglight...engine

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 11:25 pm
by Darth Triad
looks like its a 1g-fe motor. its an is200, same as kazi's.


Image

above is is300 engine pic.

pls correct me if im wrong.

tofu wrote:it is

i know itz easy for me to say that since my bro owns it... but still

we compared 2 altezza's side by side and it turned out like a is300

major difference...length, foglight...engine

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:58 am
by deshi_chele
the altezza is the same thing as the IS300 isnt it?...i mean here in North America...they call it the IS300..in Japan...they call it the Altezza..they are both part of toyota newayz..

lexus IS300
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Toyota Altezza
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what difference is there?..

hmm

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:25 am
by shamsshahriyar
the engine seems like an altezza back body seems like an IS300 not sure....tho ..confused

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 1:34 am
by deshi_chele
o yea...i completely forgot bout their engine specs..i think thas what is different..

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 2:53 am
by arnab
deshi_chele wrote:o yea...i completely forgot bout their engine specs..i think thas what is different..
in canada we dont have to pay tax on the engine size but in Japan they do, so the IS300 is basically the top of the range Altezza in Japan, Japan would have Alteza's in various other engines also like 1.6l, 2l and 3l Just like 318, 325 and 330 of the 3 series, same body different capacity engines

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:32 am
by GTI VR6
there aren't any IS300's in dhaka. I asked both rezwan and asad and they confirmed it.

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 6:10 am
by deshi_chele
thanx Arnab bhai and GTI VRX..now its all clear to me..

hmm

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 11:00 am
by shamsshahriyar
its clear to me also but why is that guy claiming that its an IS300

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:03 pm
by Darth Triad
is300 is an export model. you wont find any is300 in japan. jdm altezza's(rs200) are better then is300 in terms of accelaration (0-100 in 6.9sec, is300 does in 8.0 secs). and both the cars pumps out about 215bhp(mt). but if you tune a 2jz-ge, is300's motor, it can produce more then 500 bhp. is200 (a.k.a altezza as200 in japan) uses 1g-fe engine, 2lit 6 cyl, which produces about 150 bhps. is300 are all manufactured lhd.
arnab wrote:
deshi_chele wrote:o yea...i completely forgot bout their engine specs..i think thas what is different..
in canada we dont have to pay tax on the engine size but in Japan they do, so the IS300 is basically the top of the range Altezza in Japan, Japan would have Alteza's in various other engines also like 1.6l, 2l and 3l Just like 318, 325 and 330 of the 3 series, same body different capacity engines

hmm

Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2005 12:08 pm
by shamsshahriyar
oh accha..but are IS300's better or the ALTEZZA