Although I had driven the Lexus IS 250 Sedan model, and despite the fact, I am a big admirer of its luxury features, and safe handling, which are standards in all Lexus models, when I happened to set my eyes on the Lexus IS 250 Hard top convertible, I was left short of words, the car truly is an inspiration. It is Japanese Luxury Automotive Engineering at its best. Making its graceful debut at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile in 2008, it is a result of four years of work on the previous body style transformed into a roadster.

To be on the streets by 2010, it is the first entry level convertible offered from Lexus. With retail tag of approximately 34,550 plus, it is claimed to have the fastest metal folding roof in the world. Based on the IS Sedan, it is a transformation of a solid roof, four door sedan, into a retractable roof, two door coupe. Under the hood is a 204bhp (208 DIN hp) 2.5 litre V6 engine, and it will be available in both six speed automatic, and manual transmissions.

The exterior design is based on the L-finesse design features of the IS saloon. Elegant proportions, sweeping lines, and contrasting convex and concave surfacing are all part of it. Despite this, only a few body elements are common, which are the headlamps, bonnet, door handles, and door mirrors. All the rest have been redesigned to align with the three-piece metal roof. All around the body, there are visible aerodynamic features, which allow for better driving with the roof down. The rear lights have new combination light clusters with distinguishing linear LED illumination, and a high-mounted LED stop light built into the upper lip of the boot lid.

The inner design is also based on the grand, splendid, and inventive internal designs of the Saloon. The car offers a good wide seating space for four persons including driver. Moreover, it has open-handed space for baggage. No other car in the market has enough space to place golf bag, even when the roof is down. The car contains 12 speaker, 365W Surround System with automated equaliser tuning that provides excellent sound quality in any condition; with roof up, or down. Another phenomenal feature is the built-in LCD touch screen audio player. This player is connected to various ports together with dedicated melody records of 10GB. It is a part of high-tech Navigation System, which has a devoted memory of 40GB, and holds back drawing for entire Europe with voice detection functionality.

The three-piece collapsing roof arrangement is made entirely of thin aluminium, and has the quickest opening, and closing period for any three-part roof at 20 seconds. It is particularly soft, and effortlessly placed, in use by the push of a single button.

The ride is very soft with the additional feature of standard 17-inch wheels. In accumulation with a, multi link suspensions, a strong chassis, and Electronic Power Steering offer for enhanced handling, and controlling.

The Safety concerns have been well taken care of by a supreme five star rating in both Euro, and US NCAP crash testing. With all protection standards incorporated in the IS Sedan models, it also has the foremost of its kind twin-chamber passenger front airbag.

Overall, the new 2010 Lexus IS 250C is found to be a sophisticated touring convertible for a level-headed price. Its interior enhancement, comforting ride, and good quality fuel economy are undoubtedly added bonuses. In addition, with UK being the leading marketplace for convertibles (despite the slight sunshine we have), you will be seeing a lot of them around the corner.

Detailed information about the Lexus IS 250c is availiable. Why not book a test drive now!

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Automobiles are a part of our lives and have become a necessity. There is a large variety of automobiles available in the market, and one of the categories is luxury convertibles. Convertibles have become a successful alternative to other models and have gained popularity in recent times.

A luxury convertible is a convertible car that comes with all the latest luxury facilities that promise to give the driver an exciting and posh experience. Almost all the popular car manufacturing brands have luxury convertibles as part of their range. Many of these are award winning luxury convertibles.

One of the classic names in luxury convertibles is BMW. The latest BMW Z4 has been turning heads all around, and has seen great demand since its launch. It has strong power options and a retractable hard top. It has also been designed to have more room than the previous BMW convertibles.

The Porsche Boxster is another popular option among luxury convertibles, and has won many awards over the years. The new 2009 model offers the best of both worlds as it is sporty as well as elegant. It has superior sports car handling as well as good safety features which make it a reliable car. The cargo space has also been increased from the previous versions.

Another name that has to be mentioned in convertibles is Lexus. The new 2009 Lexus GS is ranked as one of the top luxury cars of the world, and gives tough competition to other top brands such as BMW. The latest GS 460 has latest 8 speed automatic transmission which allows it to deliver superior performance and fuel efficiency. The combination of mechanical and electronic engineering gives the car excellent handling and safety. The car has quality safety features such as Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management System (VDIM), Intuitive Park Assist (IPA) and Pre-Collision System (PCS). Lexus has also launched a hybrid version of the GS for those who prefer environment friendly cars.

Any list of luxury convertibles would be incomplete without the Mercedes Benz SLK. The new 2009 model has a sleek exterior design and sporty dynamics. It is also quite easy to handle on the road. It comes with a 3000 horse power engine and a redesigned exterior which has caught attention by everyone.

The priciest among the luxury convertible cars is the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Roadster. The engine is of good quality and helps in giving unique performance. This feature makes it distinctive and unique as compared to the other competitors. Another award winning vehicle is Saab 9-3 range. The latest models have relatively powerful petrol; diesel and BioPower flex fuel engines. The design of this model is inspired by the Aero X model.

The list of award winning models of luxury convertibles does not end here. There are many others who have a promising driving experience and stellar road performance.

Danny Green is a car specialist. For more information about Luxury Convertible cars and book a free test drive now. For more information visit the Lexus website at http://www.lexus.co.uk.

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Besides the additional mechanical charges, the basic price of the luxury vehicle Lexus IS 250c falls between $31,845 and $35,475. Despite of this, it is regarded as the most highly demanded vehicle of the consumer market. It is equipped with a well-designed interior and exterior, highly sophisticated cruise control functions together with automatic running features. It has a great resemblance with the expensive and dynamic luxury sedans because of its design, and features. The consumers constantly draw parallels between the Lexus IS 250c and BMW 3-series. It depends on the choice of consumers. Most of the consumers of Toyota are of the view that Lexus IS 250c is much better than its rivals are.

The interior of the car is rich with beautiful upholstery, soft touch surfaces, and high quality of plastic covers. It can seat up to five passengers; the rear seats are complained of being a bit cramped. However, it is such a great car that one can overlook a small flaw. The seats are ventilated, and the power steering wheel promises a comfortable journey, particularly longer ones.

This car has ten striking colours. It has an aerodynamic design having low coefficient of 0.28, due to which, the car can gain maximum acceleration with low-toned noise, and efficient fuel economy. There are several other remarkable features of the car, which make it different from other cars such as fog lamps, daytime running lights, rain sensing wipers, tilted mirrors along with amazing parking assistance.

There is all wheel drive option installed in this car. The engine of this car is capable of exerting force on all the wheels, which greatly helps in moving the car on all surface types and in all weather conditions as well. A considerably high acceleration of the car can be achieved with the help of dual V6 engine, and 240 horsepower.

The extremely remarkable feature of this car is that it does not require keys. The car gets started with a single push button. The Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management integrates the dynamics of the car.

This model of the car is equipped with improved safety features. There is a side and knee air bag system along with the first aid kit in order to ensure maximum safety of the passengers. There is a pre-collision system, which helps in overcoming the probability of accidents. There is radar, which detects the chances of collision thus, prevents the passengers from any catastrophe. The seat belts gets fasten as soon as the collision is detected.

The navigation system of this car is outstanding, and user friendly. It is a voice-activated hard disk drive navigation system. It is not only touch sensitive, but also voice sensitive. If you want directions from the navigation system, you can simply ask it! It will calculate up to three different routes, and guide you audibly, and visually.

The main concern of the consumers is the maintenance, and repair of this car. However, it is not an issue; you can simply take it to any authorised dealers of these cars to do the needful.

Danny Green is a car specialist. Detailed information about the Lexus IS 250c is availiable. Why not book a test drive now at http://www.lexus.co.uk.

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