is350 is slow shouldve got a 335i but congrats on the evo x u made the right choice

 

Ah yes, this never gets old... Now I get that plus the "Look honey, that's the kinda car I want" and "OMG HAWT CAR here's my number!"

The point is that the daughter has no concrete form of perception... She "feels" it is faster because it is less smooth.

 

Dude, I don't know...What I do know is I ran 13.2 @104.97 on a completely stock IS350, I remember the day clearly...Temp was 58º

Remember, they also stated the 0-60 time of the x was ~5.3....Magazines are wrong sometimes.

 

Maybe...But She says "hey dad do this" and when I look back, she is leaning as far as she can to one side. Meaning she really enjoys hard cornering

 

Actually the IS corners like a pig compared to the Evo. Lateral G's FTMFW!

My son giggles a lot more when I take fast corners then when I pin his head back.

 

Well I didn't know we were talking about corners Of course the Evo feels faster cornering, not only is it faster... but it also has a lot more road feedback through the car.

 

I've had that happen at least 5 times! Kids are always like, "race car!!"

 

yep same here, i love it when little kids stare out their parents car window, point, and smile. It feels great when little kids get excited cuz it makes me feel like i have an influence on future motorheads ahahahahahaha "race cars" ftw!

 

My girls say the same thing.. Although, I don;t have my X-MR just yet..

 

Ah, reminds me of when I was a kid, and the first time I laid eyes on an Evo.

I instantly knew what car I wanted when the time came.

 

cute family

 

Im hoping to have stories to tell like this in about 2 or so months

 

I have an IS350 and ran a best of 12.84@109 and I have run a best of 13.3@105 bone stock. The IS350 is definitely not slow, but as others have said it is rather dull to drive. My runs are fast because they were all done in the Fall with sub 55 degree temps where the IS really shines.

I really enjoyed the OP's story as it hits home with me as I'm on the fence about getting the X and my wife just loves the IS350. I too started off with a 1990 Talon Tsi AWD that I loved and had for over 6 years. Since then I've had numerous cars including a 97 M3, 03 EVO, Accord Hybrid and now the 06 IS350. I have been watching the EVO X closely ever since I saw it in Detroit 2 years ago, paid a visit to the dealership the other week and have seen a few at our weekly car meet here in Northern Va. I absolutely love the looks and size of the EVO X except for the rear, but it's still fine with me. I'll continue to watch the EVO X in hopes of a 6sp manual tranny or possibly get a deal on an 08 X when the 09's start arriving.

I'm going to share this thread to my wife and see what she says.

 

its a quick car - it's just that the true performance numbers came in under the radar. I, as most others had no idea it was that fast.

 

This has always cracked me up. Why would leather be standard in a performance car? So you can slide all over the place? It should be an option...if that.

Great story BTW. You had to be excited about that. Looks like someone's getting ice cream from daddy next time out haha.