Cantona156 Clutched June 17, 2004 Share June 17, 2004 Saw a pretty fast Lexus today along AYE towards Keppel Road around 1245pm. SDD??M Had a hard time chasing up. Nice car! Darn fast too. Wonder what kind of steroids you feed to your car! ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virus 2nd Gear June 17, 2004 Share June 17, 2004 You so goodluck, I've being once behind a IS200 along CTE driving like great grandmother, the car infront of this IS200 is at least 100m away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeost220 Neutral Newbie June 17, 2004 Share June 17, 2004 r u sure its the IS200 or the toyota altezza...both are the same..just different badging...and yes some of the altezza comes in supercharged form or high performance&revving NA form.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckcent 4th Gear June 17, 2004 Share June 17, 2004 Test drove this model last year, not that powderful leh unless they have upgraded the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantona156 Clutched June 17, 2004 Author Share June 17, 2004 Confirm IS200 lah. Champagne gold color somemore .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaneslayer Neutral Newbie June 17, 2004 Share June 17, 2004 maybe supercharged ... got some of those around Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cantona156 Clutched June 17, 2004 Author Share June 17, 2004 Supercharged straight 6 .... RWD. Must be a blast to drive! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightspeed Clutched June 17, 2004 Share June 17, 2004 There are some Altezzas rebadged as Lexus IS200 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromas 1st Gear June 20, 2004 Share June 20, 2004 Are both of them RWD? Which is suppose to be more powerful? The Altezza or the IS200? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear June 21, 2004 Share June 21, 2004 (edited) Both RWD, engine is different: IS200: Engine Type 2.0-litre In-line 6 VVT-i Displacement (cc) 1988 Maximum Output 114 kW (155 hp)/6200 rpm Maximum Torque 195 Nm/4600 rpm Altezza/RS200: Engine Type 2.0-litre In-line 4 VVT-i Displacement (cc) 1998 Maximum Output 154 kW (210PS)/7600 rpm Maximum Torque 216 Nm (22.0kgm)/6400 rpm Edited June 21, 2004 by Vtim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Clutched June 21, 2004 Share June 21, 2004 wow... diff of 10cc but in line 4 & 6 can hv so much power diff... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromas 1st Gear June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 So the Altezza pushes more power under its hood... dun think it's so simple as 10cc difference only... nice rides... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King 1st Gear June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 u drive 156? u nvr floor to chase after the is200 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 inline 6 - very smooth but not that powerful inline 4 - very powerful but not smooth Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 yes & I heard it was tune by Yamaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus Clutched June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 given a choice... which one u prefer, pal ?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondeost220 Neutral Newbie June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 both are RWD...it depends whether the altezza is mre powerful anot...as the altezza comes in performance versions (NA/SC)... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear June 22, 2004 Share June 22, 2004 well, none actually. The BM reviews find that the car doesn't handle that well around bends For Jap NA cars, I'll go for Accord Euro R ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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