What's this? A Lexus with an engaging personality?
The '06 IS is, perhaps, that very whoopee cushion. If it proves to have the good quality that has become Lexus' hallmark, then it offers a nearly unbeatable combination that makes some expensive rivals all but irrelevant. Hard-core fans of BMW 3 Series, a direct competitor, aren't likely to abandon their cars en masse for the Lexus. It isn't quite that Germanic. And partisans of Infiniti G35, another direct competitor, would have to think twice before surrendering their back seat room and more widely available all-wheel drive. But neither group would be making a backward move if they did defect.
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