What is the difference?

[Sean Price]

I'm new to the lexus world....

I'm interested in the IS 300 but I got some questions...

on thier website they have a 5-speed and an E-shift?

whats the difference?

whats better?

thanks for any and all INPUT!!!!

[Jay!]

The difference is:

The 5-speed is a true manual transmission (i.e. you get a clutch pedal), and the E-shift is an automatic that has override to tell it to downshift or upshift at times other than it's normal intervals.

[Sean Price]

what should I get??

[cybercrx00]

manual if you ever plan to put down power, auto if you are stuck in traffic all the time

[Sean Price]

how come the 2003 come with smoked tailights?
is there a way to get clears?

What should I expect to pay for a 2003 is 300 ?

any other tips or info?

what other differences is there in the new 2003 IS 300's?

thanks all

[Jas_M]

The smoked tails are installed as part of the SportDesign Edition option package.

[bucd]

Originally posted by Sean Price
how come the 2003 come with smoked tailights?
is there a way to get clears?

What should I expect to pay for a 2003 is 300 ?

any other tips or info?

what other differences is there in the new 2003 IS 300's?

thanks all

2002 is when they came up with smoked tail lights. But only on certain colors. Just check with the dealership, i know for sure that all Silver comes with clear, red is smoked for sure. The others, i'm not sure.

2003 E-shift is going to run around $33k w/o navi.

a couple of differences from 01 to 03 is armrest, anti-glare rear view mirror/compass. factory spoiler. leather seat trim, sports design version, cup holder...and more costmetics...

-D

[lof2]

The 5 speed is just a normal manual transmission and the E-shift is automatic but you can move the shifter into a special gate so you can upshift or downshift when you want.