TEG: Congradulations on your role as the first Moderator. I think with your knowledge, maturity and fairness, your are more than qualified for this role.
The review is basically the same as the Globe and Mail review (that review is written by the same person), this is more like a video version of the review. So rather than looking at static pictures, we can see the car in action.
In the video, he said the acceleration from 0-100k is 7.5 seconds. The engine/exhaust note sounds pretty good when he took it to the redline.
The interior does seem a bit small eventhough he said there's lots of room both front and back (he's not a big guy by any means). He did complain about the small trunk and the intrusion of the hinges.
Except for the yellow colour (which I don't really like), the car seems a bit Japanese generic out in the street, if I don't know what I'm looking at, it may seems lost in the crowd. Could be just the video. I'll have to wait for the actual car to tell.
His conclusion is the IS300 may not replace the 3 series, but it's more than up to the task of challanging it. Overall, a favourable view.
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