IS350 Spanks C5
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He beat the C5 in the 1/8th, who cares. The C5 would of beat him in the 1/4, you can see that the C5 passed him after the 1/8th. I dont know why people brag about beating a stock C5 at the drag stip anyways, the car was built for autocross and road courses not the drag strip. 
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I believe the M class Bimmers had 330hp as well
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Base MSRP: $35,705
At the heart of the IS 350 is a potent 3.5-liter V6 that churns out an incredible 306 horsepower [1], making it one of the most powerful engines in its class [2]. And with 277 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm [1], the IS 350 can go from 0 to 60 in 5.3 seconds [1] [3].
Base MSRP: $35,705
At the heart of the IS 350 is a potent 3.5-liter V6 that churns out an incredible 306 horsepower [1], making it one of the most powerful engines in its class [2]. And with 277 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm [1], the IS 350 can go from 0 to 60 in 5.3 seconds [1] [3].
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From: I saw her today at the reception.....a glass of wine in her hand...
From Lexus....
Base MSRP: $35,705
At the heart of the IS 350 is a potent 3.5-liter V6 that churns out an incredible 306 horsepower [1], making it one of the most powerful engines in its class [2]. And with 277 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm [1], the IS 350 can go from 0 to 60 in 5.3 seconds [1] [3].
Base MSRP: $35,705
At the heart of the IS 350 is a potent 3.5-liter V6 that churns out an incredible 306 horsepower [1], making it one of the most powerful engines in its class [2]. And with 277 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm [1], the IS 350 can go from 0 to 60 in 5.3 seconds [1] [3].
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Fast, for a V6. Fast, for a 3.5. Fast, for a sedan. Why do you have to make excuses for it? I can do the same thing. The C5 is faster, and up to 10 years older. Faster, and is a chevy, not a lexus. Faster, with only two valves per cylinder. Faster, with only one cam. Faster, with a lower redline. Faster, and worth $10,000 less. Faster, and looks better. Faster, and handles better. Faster, and has a higher top speed.
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I got a ride in a buddy's turbo'ed Honda S2000 with 4.57 gears the other day and he almost broke my neck accelerating. 
Pretty sure he could take my vette on a straight or curved track with same rwhp and 400 lbs. less curb weight. He's about to get another 100+ rwhp with a motor upgrade.
There are some seriously fast imports out there. Makes it very interesting, don't it?
Pretty sure he could take my vette on a straight or curved track with same rwhp and 400 lbs. less curb weight. He's about to get another 100+ rwhp with a motor upgrade. There are some seriously fast imports out there. Makes it very interesting, don't it?
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I got a ride in a buddy's turbo'ed Honda S2000 with 4.57 gears the other day and he almost broke my neck accelerating. Pretty sure he could take my vette on a straight or curved track with same rwhp and 400 lbs. less curb weight. He's about to get another 100+ rwhp with a motor upgrade.
Pretty sure he could take my vette on a straight or curved track with same rwhp and 400 lbs. less curb weight. He's about to get another 100+ rwhp with a motor upgrade. 
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He should have spanked the Lexus but hey driver error can lose you a race to stock Civic. But on the other hand their are a lot of sedans that will give a stock C5 a run for the money these days and a lot more on the way.
Make some mods and have fun with them 350 hp is just not enough these days for some straight line performance.
I am not saying that the C5 can beat any car on the block, but that was definitely an issue of the driver loosing the race, vice the car.
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One of my buddy's at school drives one (i'm not sure on the model because it isnt the one in the vid) and they are quick cars, but you can tell in the 1/8 that the vette had almost made up for his bad launch so in the 1/4 he would have made up for it easy.