Lexus IS250C Review

The Lexus IS250C might look like an IS250 with the roof chopped golf. But Lexus has actually redesigned a big chunk of the car to turn it into a no compromise luxury cabrio. Basically you're getting one of the most comprehensively equipped best valued premium hard topped convertibles on the market.

the light seventy thousands to meet ninety thousand pricing is way below were the lexus German rivals that pitched their hard top convertibles unlike most competitors, this car was developed, in part, in australia. With vehicle durability and dust ceiling and roof integrity testing taking place in the Northern Territory.

The IS250C handles almost as well as its fixed-roof cousin. wind noise is very low with the roof down, even at highway speeds. The 2.5 petrol V-6 is a carryover from the IS 250 sedan only this car weighs 130 kilograms more, so it does cop something of a hit in the power-to-weight department. IS250C is strictly a 4 seater.

The good news is you can seat two adults and two kids very comfortably even with the roof up. The folding metal roof is poetry in motion. It doesn't sting, either way up or down, in 20 seconds. Thanks to the precision choreography of three positions unfortunately the complete over side which buys two full size golf bags with the roof up, and approximately two cut lunches with the roof down.

So you can't load up the car out for a weekend away, and then drop the top halfway to your destination. If the IS250C is on your shortlist, you should testdrive the Audi A5 Cabrio, BMW 3 Series convertible, and the Volvo C70. Or you could jump the other way, save money More than twenty grand and opt for the brilliant Volkswagenis convertible instead.

This is John Cadogen reporting for Car Advice.