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Altezzas in America?


Omni Freak
12-20-2003, 06:01 PM
are altezza's sold in amreica? Because I thought I saw one at Meijer :rolleyes:

ghetto7o2azn
12-22-2003, 11:54 PM
well i believe that the altezza is called the is300 in america and it is a lexus

Sportivo Concepts
12-23-2003, 02:09 AM
well i believe that the altezza is called the is300 in america and it is a lexus

Yeah it is imported into the US as a Lexus IS300, soon to get a new engine upgrade, so it will be a IS330 or 430, dont remember which.

ghetto7o2azn
12-23-2003, 04:50 PM
hey but i heard that in japan the is300 was sold with a 3sgte and a 3sge engine... is it also sold with the current engine in america?

blindmonk228
12-23-2003, 11:56 PM
in japan the altezza rs290 is sold with a beams 3s-ge engine that makes 220ps and comes with a 6 speed tranny. in the u.s. the is300 comes with the base model supra motor 2jz-ge with a 5 speed manual or a auto. the japanese altezza does not come with the turbo 3s-ge.

Omni Freak
12-29-2003, 02:38 PM
so the real altezza is not available here but the lexus is 300 is? sucks.

ghetto7o2azn
12-29-2003, 04:08 PM
the is300 in america actually comes with a little more hp but the over all capabuilities are higher on the 3sge engine that the altezza comes with in japan

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