Lexus IS 200 owners

Schizophonic · 30 Apr 2011 at 14:52

Just wondering how many MPG do you guys get? If it filled it up to the brink how many miles can you get out of the tank?

This is a for town drive, the odd motorway driving and B roads.

Just that my auntie is looking to replace her IS 200 with something a bit more economical.

Morba · 30 Apr 2011 at 15:34

AT and/or Parkers will tell you this?

Clarkey · 30 Apr 2011 at 16:03

They are notoriously thirsty for the meagre performance they offer up.

[TW]Fox · 30 Apr 2011 at 16:26

Clarkey said:
They are notoriously thirsty for the meagre performance they offer up.

This.

It drinks like a 200bhp executive saloon but performs like a 140bhp one

Cookeh · 30 Apr 2011 at 16:39

[TW]Fox;19023280 said:
This.

It drinks like a 200bhp executive saloon but performs like a 140bhp one

153 brake. 0-60 in 9.7 seconds.

In answer to OPs questions 280mile drive to Wales combining motorway, B and A road returns about 32mpg. Regarding purely town I have no clue.

BigglesPiP · 30 Apr 2011 at 19:42

Just had a play with one of these over The Pass of Dunmail Raise on the way back from a trip over Honister Pass to pick up some slate. The above explains a lot, could not see him anywhere on the hill by the time I got to the bottom.

Cookeh · 30 Apr 2011 at 20:50

BigglesPiP said:
Just had a play with one of these over The Pass of Dunmail Raise on the way back from a trip over Honister Pass to pick up some slate. The above explains a lot, could not see him anywhere on the hill by the time I got to the bottom.

VVTi though

Does help a little, and if the gear ratios were lengthened a bit it would be a LOT faster.

BigglesPiP · 1 May 2011 at 00:12

Cookeh said:
and if the gear ratios were lengthened a bit it would be a LOT faster.

How so? Does it not hit the power band in 1st till 80mph?

Cookeh · 1 May 2011 at 00:46

BigglesPiP said:
How so? Does it not hit the power band in 1st till 80mph?

Not sure about torque power band but bhp is available across entire rev range.

I'm just relaying what my Dad has said, having never driven the car properly I can't give you my own opinion on it, aside from the gear ratios are exceedingly short - especially 1-4th.

BigglesPiP · 1 May 2011 at 00:48

Cookeh said:
torque power band

Nick1881 · 1 May 2011 at 08:42

Never drove a 200 but here is my IS300

Saytan · 1 May 2011 at 09:32

my mate's IS200 got worse economy than my 330ci in similar driving....

jamief · 1 May 2011 at 09:45

If memory serves, I got ~26mpg or so in the short period I owned one. Quite liked the car, but it was woefully underpowered. Made a nice noise though!

[TW]Fox · 1 May 2011 at 11:22

Cookeh said:
if the gear ratios were lengthened a bit it would be a LOT faster.

No, to be a lot faster it would need extensive modifications or dropping out of the back of an AC130.

Relentless81 · 1 May 2011 at 12:54

UKDM 6 cylinders are so disapointing, the 4 cylinder BEAMS engined imports are much more interesting cars

Rilot · 1 May 2011 at 12:55

Didn't they do a JDM version (Aristo?) with the 3L S6 TT engine from the Supra in it?

Relentless81 · 1 May 2011 at 12:56

Thats a totally different car isnt it?

Cookeh · 1 May 2011 at 13:11

[TW]Fox;19028099 said:
No, to be a lot faster it would need extensive modifications or dropping out of the back of an AC130.

BigglesPiP said:

As I said, relaying what was said.

What would lengthening the gear ratios do?

Juggy1985 · 1 May 2011 at 13:23

You definitely don't buy a lexus for a good mpg return. My 220d rarely gets better than 34mpg compared to the same trip and driving style as me old passat (B5.5 PD 130) which did around 45mpg-50mpg. Even though me lex is 175bhp and the passat was 130bhp the passat would kill it to 60 without a shadow of a doubt.

BigglesPiP · 1 May 2011 at 14:35

Cookeh said:
As I said, relaying what was said.

What would lengthening the gear ratios do?

You'd just be in a different gear when you get destroyed by a 318i.

Also VVT *should* make a car which can produce good power but manage good fuel economy if you go easy. It's one of the reasons Fox's 230bhp 530i can beat 30mpg sometimes.