I'm Torn

[popz3210]

I am gonna buy an IS350 Smoky Granite Mica and sport pkg should I get gray or black leather? And do the lux pkg come with graphite rims, because I love the darker rims

[Knightshade]

All 08s have the liquid graphite rims... stick to the sports package, it gives you all the good stuff in the lux for $500 less, plus sport suspension, sport pedals, and best of all NO WOODGRAIN :)

[tex2670]

I vote gray, but it's all personal preference. Including the wood--which I like a lot more than the "aluminum" trim. To each his own.

[popz3210]

Is the sport pkg much better in terms of cornering? And is the ride stiffer by much? I think I read somewhere that the springs where lowered 1/2 an inch

[Knightshade]

Yeah, it's a half inch drop in the front, good if you like a slightly raked look to the car... it's not a HUGE handling difference (and thus not a huge rough-ride difference either), it's just a little bit stiffer... you wouldn't notice a handling difference for 90% of the way folks drive, the sports pkg is just slightly better for that bleeding edge 10%.

As I said, biggest reasons I got it were it was $500 less for all of the same features (minus the power rear shade that I can't imagine ever wanting/needing/using), I thought the metal trim looked better in a sporty car, and I liked the sport pedals too... the sport suspension was a nice bonus.