This car still today in 2015 looks sleek & sexy:,almost better today than in 1999.
@cmjcj2ktn
8 жыл бұрын
+Cesare Chiesa It is incredible how the body and style of this vehicle has aged so well.
@lexiskitten4713
6 жыл бұрын
Supercharge it and they are lethal. I did lol.
@stefano3124
5 жыл бұрын
@@lexiskitten4713 Mind telling me what parts you got to supercharge it? The IS200/300 is going to be my 1st car.
@lexiskitten4713
5 жыл бұрын
Eaton m62 supercharger with upto a 160mm drive pulley from the water pump and cradle. Mini cooper s bypass valve. 1zz injectors(celica). Universal intercooler and relavant piping, an fcd (fuel cut defender). And would recommend and clutch and flywheel upgrade and a full decat exhaust system (i use japspeed but cobras are widely available to). There should be loads of forum articles of people doing it so if ive missed anything theres no shortage of info. Its a very popular mod as its pretty much the only way to get more power out the 200's, cant map them at all. You can turbo it but the power gains are relatively the same so supercharger offers a cheaper and easier build.
@lexiskitten4713
5 жыл бұрын
The 300s run a 2jz-ge(think of it as a family friendly 2jz) so turbo-ing makes more sense as it has a more conventional DOHC where as the 200's run a single cam driven DOHC (basically one cam drives the other instead of the timing belt driving both cams)
@maxii95
10 жыл бұрын
why does this look like it was filmed in 200 BC
@turki_wz
10 жыл бұрын
Because it was.
@MrWaheedulHaque
8 жыл бұрын
Do you not know how old james may is
@maxii95
8 жыл бұрын
+MrWaheedulHaque He must be fucking ancient
@PrometheusForever
8 жыл бұрын
LOL funny as hell comment.
@RennieAsh
7 жыл бұрын
Isn't top gear in the B-BC? I.e. Before BC
@arrowgunt
9 жыл бұрын
gotta love that left hand mono sound
@Aquavidify
3 жыл бұрын
my is200 is 20 years old, still driving it every day, enjoying it now more than ever.
@alexandernicolson1179
8 жыл бұрын
Great car. A little bit thirsty in the auto, alloys get damaged easily and perhaps a little sluggish off the line but reliable, pretty, very well equipped, comfortable and goes like the clappers when wound up (sounds good too!).
@pornokid333
10 жыл бұрын
he likes his knobs to feel really good....
@barryscott4829
4 жыл бұрын
Says it all lol
@wickiezulu
9 жыл бұрын
Lexus missed a trick in not making an M3-rival variant of the mk1 Lexus IS200 equipped with a updated version of the 276-321 hp 3.0 Twin-Turbo 6-cylinder from the Toyota Supra, especially as both the Lexus IS200 and Toyota Supra basically share the non-turbo version of the same Toyota JZ 6-cylinder engine.
@williamfsark
7 жыл бұрын
the is200 does not have a 2jz like a supra, thats the is300. Lexus never intended to make performance cars and i think that is why there was never an m3 rival on the first gen is
@lexiskitten4713
6 жыл бұрын
Ye just fyi wickie... 200s run a 1gfe. 🤣
@ubernoob103
7 жыл бұрын
James may was just as funny back then, and it hasnt changed
@MrBomani
9 жыл бұрын
Still a beautiful car. The video looks like the 70s though.
@BJ2991GT500
10 жыл бұрын
Allways the same with americans. Say it hasn't got enough power. The only thing you do on roads is drag racing i suppose. 155hp is that much but it's like james say enough. 0-100 in 9,5sec is just fine. Mind you this car had 2.0 with 155hp back in '98 when cars form your country needed about 4.0L to do that
@d31zzz_
3 жыл бұрын
What r u talking about
@alext6081
5 жыл бұрын
This car should have came with the 1JZGTE and 3SGE Beams only ... Reason being mainly is the weight being equal to the larger JZX 90's 100's and that Beams or non Beams got bad MPG
@juniorcruz469
7 жыл бұрын
Sold my 5th gen Prelude, and got me a 03 5speed loving it 👌
@RennieAsh
7 жыл бұрын
What's it like compared to the Prelude? I'm guessing quieter but may not be as fast as the vtec prelude?
@juniorcruz469
7 жыл бұрын
Rennie Ash Prelude is fun because the high rev shifts, it is quite if your on stock header, and exhaust. I just installed megan long tubes on the 2jz it lost some torque, but have the highend hp numbers up! It sounds louder, and feels a bit like the prelude at top rpms now. VVti works from 1,000rpm and adjusts, so not like Vtec. More like always working type of vtec. I lost to a Is by a wheel when I have my Prelude lol
@HELPMEIDUNNOHOWTOUSE
14 жыл бұрын
i have the manual and its my first car so i think its brilliant, but the guy i got it off had done it up but not too badly coz all he did was paint job to a sort of dark grey and black wheels with a tiny spoiler on the back so its not too bad, i love it
@adammoodley2722
10 жыл бұрын
Great to drive for sure!!!!
@Oldieschrauber
14 жыл бұрын
My dad got one since 1999 and after more than ten years its still a fine car and possible I get it sooner or later =)
@countach27
13 жыл бұрын
It's so funny to look at James May 11 years ago
@mrwishywashy238
8 жыл бұрын
"I like my nobs to feel good" -James May
@cmjcj2ktn
8 жыл бұрын
Lexus IS300. Best. Car. Ever. That's the exact color of my current IS300 (I'm on my third one).
@MultiMiiro
7 жыл бұрын
Cheers mate... I'm on my second. But it has a rough idle and revs really low at a stop. What could be the issue?
@cmjcj2ktn
7 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm sorry I'm no help to you, rough idle could be a lot of different things but the revs being low is probably more easily diagnosed.
@kiwipino88
14 жыл бұрын
Starting in 2000, they tweaked it. Rear fog lamps act as break lights as well (4 now). Error code on 6-stack CD now gone. Buy a Toyota Altezza. It's a lot cheaper than a Lexus IS200 (or a BMW 3 series). And they're both the same car.
@rwian
13 жыл бұрын
Sorry, but having owned a 10 year old IS200, it looks and performs extremely better than a 10 year old 320i.. My mate also owns a 7 year old 320i and has had to spend 3k on electronic services this year alone. I think the only thing i've ever had to replace in my car was the panel filter and that was purely by choice not by need. It also looks great.. I dont think there is a better looking 10 year old car model, period.
@HSMiyamoto
6 жыл бұрын
Something ironic about Top Gear reviewing a car made in Japan with left-hand drive. Japan and Britain both drive on the left!
@danielalien
11 жыл бұрын
I'm loving my IS200 SportCross :) Brilliant car:)
@AdamAVFC90
13 жыл бұрын
lexus is200 is just a beautiful car for performance and look
@petayV8
12 жыл бұрын
Im pretty much decided on getting one of these in exchange for my little focus, a modest upgrade i think, and there cheap as chip now :)
@uYahbonaEmbo
2 жыл бұрын
21 years later bought the 2003 IS200 still going strong
@tichaonamushandu5249
2 жыл бұрын
Bought mine a week ago and i am loving it
@mikep6726
2 жыл бұрын
bought an is200 in this exact colour a couple weeks ago. absolutely wonderful car; love it to bits
@cunt3d113
13 жыл бұрын
James May is my lover!
@alexv8man
8 жыл бұрын
my left ear loved this .
@gnamus
12 жыл бұрын
james may in my left ear, aliens in my right
@yudhabagaskara98
6 жыл бұрын
BGM is on point with the setting (1998) still this is a good attempt from lexus to create compact luxury car
@PhoneMrMadness
13 жыл бұрын
ha i just drove my bros is 200 today god its got speed
@reapzdeatth
8 жыл бұрын
ahhh back in the days when top gear drived cars normally
@sohaibakram92
13 жыл бұрын
oh!!! ny god this is da old top gear lok at james may so young...
@sedatpeker40
12 жыл бұрын
Hmm Belgium love it♥
@dubsteppwarrior
8 жыл бұрын
I like these cars pretty modern rear drive good power, I like rwd but you have to either buy an old Nissan or some big huge car to have rear drive this is one of the few mid size rear drive that comes with a stick and looks good and isn't from the 80s or 90s
@pistolpeeroy
12 жыл бұрын
do it mate best car ive had.
@johnmiller6919
8 жыл бұрын
I had one a top car..drinks a lot when you put your foot down.only down side
@252Scooby
8 жыл бұрын
Never knew until I saw this that he was with topgear before the 2002 reboot
@tristanbreen
13 жыл бұрын
I own one of these, hes right they are awsome to drive but the only way to get any preformance is to thrash the shit out of em.. and even then still lacking a bit.
@TheSorrowedMan
13 жыл бұрын
@legartas awesome engrish.
@debbiethemadbee
13 жыл бұрын
@europaroyale oh way way way back when. Back in the format around 1999/00.
@sunnyricer
4 жыл бұрын
When you do silly shit it helps to know if it’s reverse or first because they are close together XD
@NCato17
12 жыл бұрын
@Mafia2786 @Rogue284 This is Old Top Gear, yeah. It was back in 1999, and you can stream it online. Not sure what series this is, but it was one of the last reviews they did before the show was cancelled. On another note, I love James May. I quite like his hair all long and streaky though... I like him better now. Not as awkward in front of the camera.
@TheMrkickass91
12 жыл бұрын
The diffrence between lexus is and bmw 3 series is that the bmw need repairs all the time :)
@TheMuzikall
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@bartuk28
4 жыл бұрын
Actually the remote controler you may find usefull when you travel with kids on the backsit or passanger. I don't have satnav in IS200 but if i have one i would have remote controller as well. Besides in those times a gadget such like remote in car definatelly makes "WOW! " in luxury cars. Almost same as mobile phones inMercedes
@SSc0ut
13 жыл бұрын
@vteckicksarse Yeah you really gotta work the gears, (not sure if you drove a manual or not) and it is only a 2L :P
@seauryakumar
13 жыл бұрын
how old is that season?
@Rogue284
12 жыл бұрын
@Mafia2786 To be honest I'm not entirely sure but I think this is actually old Top Gear.
@copenhagen6759
8 жыл бұрын
What year is it?
@srosamechanic
13 жыл бұрын
@desimunda116 Um it is a 6cylinder 2.0L engine, it was first attached to an automatic, then in 02 a manual option came along. and if you mean why a 2.0L 6cyl, then can you say razor fast throttle response and quick revving?
@colemillion4191
7 жыл бұрын
I own a 2003 is300(2jzge)5 speed with lsd. It is definitely fun and quick. It is better than any 3 series bimmer besides an m3 but that's because the m3 is a step above. Turbo the Lexus and then it'll be in the same level as the m3 but FASTER!!
@BSKProductionz
14 жыл бұрын
@HELPMEIDUNNOHOWTOUSE ~ its your first car? im considering buying this , how much did you buy it for? i want to customize the car tho im doing my test soon and this car looks great, what year is yours? i want to know everything and what i need to avoid , hope to hear from you thanks in advance
@leighbuss
12 жыл бұрын
My first car is a IS200 SE only passed my driving test about 3-4 months ago. Picked the car up for just over £2.5k and about the same on the insurance also. If you are from the uk try for to get a 1999 model like I have as I was told when I went to tax it that if it had been slightly newer My road tax would have been £475 p/y :O
@user-jj3ml2tc8v
5 жыл бұрын
2008 Honda Accord Euro R 🌼
@StarsMarsRadio
14 жыл бұрын
Not designed for Europe. Toyota sent their crew to America to study on the market for a luxury brand.
@petayV8
11 жыл бұрын
wow 2.5k a year for insurance!? is it really worth it? ive had to drive shit boxes up to now due to insurance but now ive turned 25 ill be paying 500 on it, so hoping to pick up my IS in a few weeks :D
@Pduk01
14 жыл бұрын
Why not! :P
@niceguy637
11 жыл бұрын
my left ear enjoyed this
@eddohan
14 жыл бұрын
Capt. Slow with short hair! looks funny!
@srosamechanic
13 жыл бұрын
@desimunda116 I would have to agree with part of what you said as american v8's are usually large in Liters i.e 5.3L and up. 4 cylinders are more responsive becaused of the reduced rotating mass. For example a 5.2L v10 in a lamborghini revs faster than my 3.0L is300 motor. But 5.2L v10 is a sewing machine compared to say the 8.4L v10 in a viper which rev's like a dog in comparison. So cc's as opposed to number of cylinders seems to be the deciding factor
@QCminifred
13 жыл бұрын
this was the last day James May ever cut his hair
@oopssorryy
14 жыл бұрын
Toyota (or Lexus) make great cars, remeber the Supra? They have good ride quality and streering, just last week me and my brother in law were taking 25 mph turns at 60 with no problems in a camry with onlly a four banger (which makes 158 hp without the avalable supercharger)! Toyota makes the 2GR-FSE V6 that makes 355 horse and the 3UR-FE which (with a super charger) makes 504 hp with 550 Ft-lb of touque. Sound boring to you?
@TheSickness14
14 жыл бұрын
maybe.... but still it's a BMW and it costs alot plus Lexus IS 250 has some cool shit, like.... a CD player....
@polopowered
13 жыл бұрын
@CherylKimberleylover IS200 still looks good. It hasnt aged in my eyes. Cars are getting uglier in my opinion. How can you say a car looked good 'then' but crap 'now'?? The IS is a Vorderman.
@tucfinland
11 жыл бұрын
Because they do many of the test drives in central Europe.
@MrWalker1000
4 жыл бұрын
how reliable is this car?
@MrThestig8
14 жыл бұрын
is this the original, or the new?
@caaarrrnuttt
13 жыл бұрын
its just a way different people look at different styling details.... many people prefer flamboyant designs like the interiors of the lexus. some others like myself like restrained elegance... its just a matter of taste. any given day, i would go for the bmw...
@ThaCliffLover
13 жыл бұрын
My mums got an IS200 And my dad has an Toyota Prius, and an Audi RS 5.
@danielalien
10 жыл бұрын
Slovflyer Except it IS sporty. It's about chassis and the way it feels to drive. The IS200 is an awesome, nimble litte car with plenty of grunt to have fun. Just maybe not on wide, straight american highways.
Wow, you just replied to a three year old comment :P The 1G-FE isn't easy to tune btw. You HAVE to use forced induction, and even that is tricky. You'll get 350 hp at the most if you want the engine to stay reliable.
@srosamechanic
13 жыл бұрын
@MrSucker321 It took me a long time of saving and riding in the rain on my motorcycle to save enough to buy my IS300, I gotta say, well worth it all.
@ZAURIONFS
13 жыл бұрын
Hola, amigos, la verdad es q no manejo muy bien el ingles, y me gustaria saber exactamente como describe nuestro amigo James en el reportaje, si alguien es tan amable, de escribirmelo en ingles, se lo agradeceria profundamente. Un saludo y mil gracias Top Gear por elese fabuloso programa que tienen.
@paianis
8 жыл бұрын
KZitem needs a Mono option.
@MatrixDiscovery
10 жыл бұрын
Damn you Captain Slow!
@1337hack
14 жыл бұрын
OMG look at captain slow's hair!
@MrEdddoo
13 жыл бұрын
I had a 2002 black sport one of these for years. I now have a bmw 320d, 6 years newer but I have to say, everytime I meet an IS200 on the road my heart skips a beat an I hate my bmw more and more. It was the most reliable car I have ever had. 4 years I drove the absolute bag out of it and it never gave me a days grief. I changed it for a 2006 IS220 diesel and it was a disaster. The carbon builds on the engine & manafold causing the car to stop every 40 or 50 thousand. 6th gear....Why? Useless!
@curtisshaw6887
5 жыл бұрын
I drive a 2000 is200 se was gonna change to is220d till i saw reviews.... why lexus would you do that please offer a better economy IS but not at the expense of reliability...
@Pduk01
15 жыл бұрын
I'm having one of those also! :) love it, but just as he said there's only 155 horsepowers and it's just enough, JUST enough... to my ear it's totally not enough.. 250hp sounds beter :) i mean it should have it stock :P
@dany281092
13 жыл бұрын
leather is leather and how the hell can the leather be cheesy compared to the 3 series lexus is awesome and basically what james is trying to say is that top gear hates japo cars
@TheSickness14
14 жыл бұрын
Try the Lexus IS 250, believe me it's a FAST car... and it has alot of room in case you'll have a family...
@AviAvikesh
13 жыл бұрын
@QCminifred not really it was the last year
@SA-zoom1
2 жыл бұрын
BM Ruddy W
@Slimecrazy234
13 жыл бұрын
@kirkie1210 Wait till the warranty expires.
@SSc0ut
13 жыл бұрын
@vteckicksarse Nah mate i wish i did ^^ It'll probably be what i buy once i get around to saving.
@Yaddaer
13 жыл бұрын
Can't deny...he looked nice with short hair!xxx :)x
@Statimtek
11 жыл бұрын
Wow James May with short hair and no grey.This must have been made when he was still Sergeant Slow. LOL
@perpetrator1987
13 жыл бұрын
James May was actually quite good looking last time. LOL
@HSSDamian
7 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha he had so much more energy back then
@huze5
13 жыл бұрын
Lol. "I like my knobs to feel really good" I feel a sexual innuendo coming up...
@HyperbirdF6
12 жыл бұрын
@tom11zz884 i agree
@ganeshmohan
11 жыл бұрын
Why is he reviewing a LHD version?
@Dragsteryourself
13 жыл бұрын
@legartas you shouldn't call other people idiots when you remember it's just an opinion ffs.
@doraemon8061
14 жыл бұрын
LOL his hair~
@FuriousFnF
4 жыл бұрын
So the 3s engine is straight-6? Well that's new
@debbiethemadbee
13 жыл бұрын
@tom11zz884 I don't get why people are getting so much on their high horses here when this was broadcast over 10 years ago and things and opinions (i.e. included probably James') have changed a great deal since then. Perhaps he was told to say things he said there.
@Miike92
13 жыл бұрын
@aksnkns7 how can you say lexus's are boring looking, have you seen the recent is series or even the isf and LFA!?
@nitrobob89
12 жыл бұрын
did thy have sat nav back then lol
@petayV8
11 жыл бұрын
Well i am a nerd so perfect for me :D
@AC_0039
12 жыл бұрын
is300 is much better, more horsepower stock and can easily be turbo charged. The altezza is better also, the is200 got the weakest package IMO
@jasnbl
13 жыл бұрын
@srosamechanic So do I , its a step up from a Nissan Cherry or Datsun Bluebird, its like a Bentley is to a white man.
@Slovflyer
10 жыл бұрын
Not a "V" it's a straight 6.. but yes, weird design for a 2.0L.
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