2014 Lexus IS250 F Sport AWD - Car and Driver
The base engine is a 204-hp 2. 5-liter V-6. a 306-hp 3. 5-liter V-6 is optional. Choose either rear- or all-wheel drive with a six-speed automatic or, in rear-drive 3. 5-liter models, an eight-speed. Instrumented Test – 2014 Lexus IS250 F Sport AWD Beware the fine print. Lexus’s order sheet may not be intentionally insidious, but you should closely study the ingredient list of the IS250 F Sport. Though it looks similar, it is not the same as the IS350 F Sport that we feted in our last sports-sedan comparison. While opting for the 2. 5-liter V-6 means giving up a liter of displacement, that’s only the most obvious concession. With just 204 horsepower, the IS250 is down 102 horses from the IS350’s 3. 5-liter V-6. This wouldn’t be such a problem if our test car hadn’t been fitted with four-wheel drive, which lards the thing up to 3794 pounds. That’s 89 more than our winning rear-drive IS350. And that extra pair of driven wheels also necessitates a bulging trans tunnel protruding into the driver’s footwell. Speaking of perspective, to understand how the incongruity of a slow car with an F Sport badge came to be requires taking a Lexus point of. Source: www.caranddriver.com
