The 2022 Lexus IS500 Is a V8 Old-School Sport Sedan

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2022 Lexus IS500 review! The Lexus IS 500 is a V8-powered sport sedan -- and maybe the last one in existence. Today I'm reviewing the IS500 and I'll show you all the quirks and features of the new IS500, and I'll show you what it's like in this V8 sedan. I'm also driving the IS500 and I'll show you what it's like to drive the new Lexus IS500.

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[Gazz]

People always complain that there’s no old school muscle cars and when they actually make one, no one buys it and it fails. Just like the Chevy SS

[the-ironclad]

People mistake this for a track/drag car. This is a dream daily driver while having fun with a Naturally Aspirated V8 while enjoying the smooth and comfortable ride, and at the same time, it’s reliable with no issues and it’ll give you peace of mind and save you headaches

[scottkwiatkowski]

I like that the shift lever is an actual lever, not buttons or a dial and that the gauge cluster isn’t just a screen.

[driver_]

The fact this car has real buttons vs touch screens makes it more luxurious and functional to my eyes. Perfect balance of tech and usable function. Touch pad is not my type tho but I can get over that.

[FlossyCarter]

Ok V8? Naturally Aspirated?

I'm

[tedschmitt]

That slot in the sun visor is a great place to store speeding tickets.

[masonvevo.]

Idk why he didn’t mention it, but the screen is a touchscreen

[caddydaddy]

I've always had a soft spot for a luxury car that has a v8 in it and doesn't go super track focused - it's just nice to have that v8 powerband at your disposal while also enjoying a comfortable ride

[OcAirsoft]

Ford raptor: nah I ain’t going to do a v8
A Lexus: I have a v8

[Teddingtin]

All of Doug's "complaints" mainly about the "outdated" design were either non-issues or actually positives for me.

[zachg]

THISSS is a car that I actually disagree with Doug on, I personally like the old school factor without all the gimmicks, I don't care about a fancy shifter or some overly complex turbo 6 cyl engine that will be unreliable in 5-7 years, this car is what a lot of people wanted and it will hold its value better then you think, It will go down as the last V8 Lexus and that is something special.

[hanislip]

Did he forget this one is touch screen?

[god]

I'll never understand Doug's obsession with fully digital gauge clusters, I feel like they're tasteless, cheap and low effort. I'd take a physically moving gauge over any screen with a fancy gauge animation.

[dylanhoward]

"Pricing hasn't yet been announced" - I assume this was filmed before the info embargo went away.
Acccording to CNET
- Base $57, 575 (good luck finding the base at a dealer - may need to order it)
- Premium $62, 075 - adds 19" wheels, active dampers, Mark Levinson sound, 10.3" touchscreen (touchscreen might be a need-to-have if you hate the track pad infotainment interaction)
- Launch Edition $68, 475 - Special paint colors, alternative interior trim, matte black wheels that are 4 pounds lighter than the standard wheels, unique 2-tone seats. Limited to 500 units

Everybody hates on the infotainment on these cars. I own a GS-F with has a slightly different input method, but is basically the same system. It's weird, sure, but you get used to it.

I'm still hoping they make an LC-F with the V8 and turbos! This car makes me hope they haven't given up.

[AdamG]

Remember in "Mad Max" when they were talking about "the last of the V8 Interceptors"?

That movie was ahead of its time. They knew V8s were going to mostly die out. Glad Lexus still has the balls to make this

[TheVagolfer]

This car is why I drive 10+ year old cars and older. I miss the analog type feel of the driving experience. I don't want to drive a computer.

[AlexSchwartzATV]

I’ll take a new “old” car with an NA 5.0 japanese v8 and bangin sound system and stylish looks with great build quality and reliability any day of the week.

[jacobvelasquez]

16:10 Doug slammed that trunk like he just watched a Pearl Harbor documentary before filming.

[LorenzoCalgaryRealtor]

Doug: It has an oldschool tach. It has an oldschool infotainment screen. It has an oldschool shift lever. It has CD changer. All of this is so old. Yuck.
ME: so what you're saying is that it's a new reliable car with lots of horsepower and it keeps all my favourite features? Great, I'll buy it!

[H.S.H.M.]

Doug, you would think after reviewing the ISF, RCF, GSF, all these years & now the IS500 that you would finally realize leaving the transmission in normal auto mode like you did is Lexus's "comfort" mode & provides the slowest shifts. Manual + Sport button is what amps up the shift times to what all the car magazines were raving about back then. Come on, even as a AMG owner I know this from driving the ISF a few times back in the days