Tom’s IS45 based on the Lexus IS350

You're a dope. The 335i has continually beaten the IS350 where it counts: reliability, quality, quality of interior materials, value, customer satisfaction and much more. The 335i also handles better than the IS350 and G37 and unlike Lexus or Infiniti is more high tech because it has turbos. The BMW creates 300 horses with turbos and only a 3.0L while Lexus needs higher displacement to create relatively the same horsepower rating. Talk about poor engineering.

— david959 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/15/2009 2:34:24 PM | | Votes: -5   

The Mitsubishi creates 300 horses with a single turbo and only a 2.0L while BMW needs higher displacement and twin turbos to create relatively the same horsepower rating. Talk about poor engineering.

— Bmw8ter (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2009 4:04:47 PM | | Votes: -1   

"The Mitsubishi creates 300 horses with a single turbo and only a 2.0L while BMW needs higher displacement and twin turbos to create relatively the same horsepower rating. Talk about poor engineering."

- Ever heard of low-boost,high-boost applications? Obviously not.

BMW uses low pressure turbos and larger displacement.

Mistu uses a high-pressure turbo and lower displacement.

That makes the comparison a wash.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2009 5:52:30 PM | | Votes: 1   

LexSucks....I understand what you're saying. The point of my post was to undermine david959's idiotic rhetoric. I thought that would have been obvious.

— Bmw8ter (View Profile)

Posted on 4/16/2009 11:32:57 PM | | Votes: 2   

yeah but the Mitsubishi actually knows how to handle and has driving dynamics no BMW can match and it's designed to be thrashed while the bimmer is designed for soft cruises.

On a lighter note, this IS45 looks no different than stock. The 4tail pipes just don't look right, now we finally know why Lexus went with stacked pipes.

— Badgewhore (View Profile)

Posted on 4/17/2009 4:37:27 AM | | Votes: 0   

"LexSucks....I understand what you're saying. The point of my post was to undermine david959's idiotic rhetoric. I thought that would have been obvious."

- Sorry.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 4/17/2009 4:50:22 PM | | Votes: 2   

"yeah but the Mitsubishi actually knows how to handle and has driving dynamics no BMW can match and it's designed to be thrashed while the bimmer is designed for soft cruises.

On a lighter note, this IS45 looks no different than stock. The 4tail pipes just don't look right, now we finally know why Lexus went with stacked pipes."

Badgewhore,

My current car is a Mistu Lancer Evo X MR. Traded in a BMW 330i for it. After driving the Evo for 5 minutes, I knew that I would probably never purchase another BMW again! The Evo X’s handling blows away the handling of the 3-series or any BMW.

— LexSucks (View Profile)

Posted on 4/17/2009 4:54:59 PM | | Votes: 1   

Spank Is-F ass......<

— hao420 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/15/2009 5:42:35 PM | | Votes: -3