Used 2012 Lexus IS 350 Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2012 IS 350, so we've included reviews for other years of the IS 350 since its last redesign.
Wow
lexuslover, 11/02/2008
2009 Lexus IS 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Never thought that I would get a Lexus over a Bmw or Mercedes. Bmw has always ruled the market, but after driving the Lexus i have to ask why? The Lexus is EVERYTHING and more than the Bmw 335i and almost 12k less-loaded out. Performance is excellent, it's quiet, all the controls are where they should be - it's perfect. I would totally recommend this car if you are looking at a performance-luxury small sedan.
The performance of Lexus IS350 2009
Kiyoshi Manabe, 03/29/2009
2009 Lexus IS 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
I purchased a Lexus IS350 with fabric seats in 2008 autumn. I traded a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 260E for it. My IS350 has average fuel consumption of 23.5mpg, far better than that of 20.4mpg for the Mercedes 260E. The acceleration is very exhilarating, reaching 0-62mph times of 5.2sec, SS1/4miles is about 14.2sec (That's not far from the best data of 13.5sec, of an American media.). Namely, my IS350's level of performance is about the same level as that of the Mercedes E550,the BMW335i,and even a Maserati Quattroporte of 401 horsepower! Max speed of my Japanese version is electronically limited at 180km/h (112mph), but if the limiter removed, it has the potential of reaching 270-280km/h (170-175mph).
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Not bad, not great
Scott, 07/28/2008
2008 Lexus IS 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
2 of 5 people found this review helpful
So close to being perfect, a shame they blew a few details that make it less than so. The luxury/sporty balance is second to none. ML stereo sounds wonderful although XM sounds crappy (not Lexus's fault - it's XM's signal compression). The nav is awful. It suffers from obvious language/requirement translation issues in the design cycle - such a shame. Stupid limitations and just not user friendly. Nothing about it is intuitive. Speech recognition is worst- in-class - inability to recognize simple commands render it unusable. Bluetooth only auto-connects with one phone - how dumb is that. Very limited steering wheel controls mean constantly trying to navigate menus.
Poor quality long term
R C, 02/04/2020
2008 Lexus IS 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
4 of 12 people found this review helpful
Bought a certified pre-owned at a Lexus dealership that at the time was 5 years old, just under 70k miles, and every year had at least 1 major issue or recall. Within the first 4 years, I have had the car die on me three times while driving it, and towed to the dealership. At the 5 year mark, 150k miles, had to replace a CAT (over $1000), and car burns a quart of oil every 300 miles (piston rings). $30k for a 5-year car was not worth it. Looking forward to mainstream electric cars.
For the young at heart, no matter your age.
J. Morgan Chapman, 02/02/2017
2011 Lexus IS 350 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
It has the f-sport package
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