What is up you guys, welcome back to another wide, if you are new to the channel, I am Goldpony today, we are in the new 2019 Lexus IS-300 F Sport, courtesy of Bobby Rehal Lexus in Mechanicsburg P.A. And so this has always been a fun one for me in previous reviews, so I decided to check it out again not to mention one of the most reliable cars out there still of course it is essentially a Toyota, but enough for the intro here, as always let's start with pricing. To start the IS-300 F Sport, we will come in two different variants, Rear Wheel Drive version which will start at $41,605 and the All-Wheel Drive version starting at $43,655. And it broke down the pricing that way because dependent if you go with the rear wheel drive or the All-Wheel Drive the power plant is actually going to be different. And so if you went with the rear wheel drive set up at the IS-300 F Sport you will get a 2 liter turbocharged inline 4 cylinder, putting out 241 horsepower, 258 pound feet of torque, again sent to the rear wheels through an 8 speed automatic giving you a 0-60 for approximately 6.8 seconds with FPG numbers 21 city 30 highway. And then if you went with the All-Wheel Drive variant, the one that we have today, that is going to be powered by a 3.5 liter naturally aspirated V6, putting out 260 horsepower, 236 pound feet of torque, again sent to all wheels, but this engine set up through a 6 speed automatic, so a little difference there as well. That's area to 60 time on this one is going to come in at 6.1 seconds with FPG numbers 19 in the city, 26 on the highway taking premium unleaded fuel. But before we do any kind of acceleration in the IS-300, I do want to mention there is a circular dial to adjust the driving mode directly behind the shifter, and that's going to give you eco, normal and sport, but also a snow mode, and that's going to be the button behind the circular dial. But if you're like me and you live in a colder climate like Pennsylvania, that snow mode is definitely a blessing not to mention the All-Wheel Drive system in the IS-300 as well. So since it's in the 70s today, though in Pennsylvania, we're going to go ahead and put it in that sport mode. And actually, I forgot to mention we do have paddle shifters as well here. So let's go ahead and test out the acceleration along with the paddle shifters, and we'll see how quickly we can get this naturally aspirated V6 up to speed. All right, V6 in a smaller car like the IS-300, definitely plenty of pull. Absolutely no issues emerging onto the highway. Also when it comes to the paddle shifters, they were definitely pretty quick. No issues there either. All in all, plenty of power, good acceleration on the IS-300 here. But so is always to go along with that acceleration braking is equally important. And so as expected, you will find four wheeled disc brakes on the IS-300 and the F-Sport is actually going to add high friction brake pads. That is one of the reasons I wanted to review this one because there are some additional performance upgrades for the F-Sport IS. But there's high friction brake pads are going to give you greater responsiveness and reduced fade. And so all in all, when you add that up when it comes to the braking feel, it's amazing. No issues with coming to a stop whatsoever in this thing. To touch it on suspension a little bit, you will get an adaptive variable suspension, which is going to monitor each shock absorber individually, really giving you the best of both worlds tightening up the suspension around heavy cornering and also reading the road's imperfections giving you a smoother ride as well. And that's probably one of the first things I noticed in the IS. Gotta be honest, it is definitely quite a nice ride in this thing, surprisingly, because a lot of times smaller cars you won't get that. But the IS-300 is definitely soaking up PA's road imperfections quite well so far. And I do it all so much and although we do have the all-wheel drive version today, if you went with the rear-wheel drive version, it will actually get a torsion-limited slip differential as well. Meaning it's going to help send torque to the wheel with the most traction around the corners, really giving you a better acceleration as well, actually. But overall, as far as the steering feel goes, definitely has a nice weight to it. So no issues there for me. A cabin noise is also very nice. No issues with exterior noises coming into the cabin. But then again, we do have a Lexus here. So I suppose it is as expected. And when it comes to visibility, I can see perfectly fine out the back. Definitely one of the better vehicles for visibility. And today, as you really don't have any issues there, but visibility is definitely on point in the IS. But enough with the driving dynamics you guys. Let's now move on to the exterior of this new 2019 Lexus IS-300 F-Sport. And so what front as expected, you will find that large Lexus spindle front grille to the sides LED headlights with LED daytime running lights. And to do one also mention an optional feature on this one, you can get the triple beam LED headlights for an additional $1,160 if you were interested there. A little better visibility. But make your way to the side, you will find the F-Sport badging on the front fender, along with body-colored power adjustable heated side mirrors with integrated turret signals. They take a look down at the wheel setup. There are F-Sport specific 18-inch double five-spoke alloy wheels with all-season tires that will be the standard setup for all IS-300 F-Sports there. And to make your way to the back, a rear spoiler will not come standard, but there is one available for only an additional $389 if you wanted that. F-Sport badging once again found around back there, along with LED tail lights coming standard. And just below all of it dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips so you guys know what we have to do next. As always, here is that exhaust clip. It's open now, since we all are around back to open that rear trunk easiest way. In my opinion, you could just simply use the button on the key five. And there is actually a button just by the drivers right near if you were sitting in the driver's seat, but I am just going to simply use the key five today here. It's opened up, cargo capacity comes in at 10.8 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, there's rear seats do fold down for quite a bit of extra space there if you needed it. The bigger way up to the rear legroom, that is going to come in at 32.2 inches, which honestly doesn't sound like a whole lot, but for reference, I'm at even six feet tall and I actually fit pretty well back there, so no issues for me at least. And for those rear passengers, there is also a rear center armrest with cup holders along with rear ventilation and a power rear sunshade will be optional for the IS-300 if you wanted it there. And make your way to the front seat, you will find power adjustable leather trimmed bucket seats that will come standard and they will actually be heated and ventilated another standard feature there. And during my short little driving stint right now, I got to say these are some of the most comfortable seats I have driven in quite a while. This would be my road trip vehicle of choice just for the seating alone. They really are insanely comfortable. And to mention it's a hot day and I got the ventilated seats on, so again, even more comfortable for that reason. Then looking forward, there is a tilt and telescoping steering wheel, will come leather wrapped, and there is a heated steering wheel available that will come standard, but it is an option if you wanted it for colder climates. Then when it comes to the startup, let me first start by showing you guys the key here, you do have your Lexus logo on the one side, and when you flip it over lock, unlock and again that button to pop the rear hatch. But there is also of course keyless entry with the push button start, so all I am going to do is simply put my phone on the brake and press that engine start button, which is actually in the IS-300, located just to the right of the gauges up top there. And so with that one started up, of course, with the F Sport, you will find LFA inspired gauges. Absolutely love it. For those of you who don't know, LFA was Lexus's old supercar that sold for around $400,000 back in the day. Definitely a very nice car, but two adjusts what is on those LFA inspired gauges. There are actually buttons on this steering wheel. These gauges are pretty cool because you can really customize it. That center circular part of the gauges can slide to the right and then back to the middle again, and you can display all sorts of things up there. So definitely quite a fan of the gauges there, but they are touching on overall interior quality, a little bit dual zoom, climate control will come standard on the IS-300 F Sport. Along with a power moonroof, there is also a black headliner, aluminum pedals, and overall when it comes to interior quality, Lexus is always on the top of the board in my books. One of the reasons I like it is because you can almost always find a color contrast. In this case, you have the black and the red definitely looks good. There's also a matte wood interior trim found throughout this one as well. I like that it's a matte wood as opposed to a gloss wood because then you don't have any awkward reflections when you're driving it. So run into that and a couple reviews in the past. That's always nice. But perhaps the best part about the interior as always is the tech. So up front you will find a 10.3 inch display screen with the navigation package or the Mark Levenson package. And so I mentioned those two because we do happen to have the navigation package today, but either way, Bluetooth and audio streaming will come standard. They'll know Android Auto quite yet, unfortunately, but I have a funny feeling it's going to be coming soon. But again, that factory navigation package does add $1,745 and of course you can check out your radio settings up on that screen as well. And when it comes to the sound system, by the way, standard sound system is going to give you 8 speakers. And if you wanted it, there is that 15 speaker Mark Levenson sound system with 835 watts although that is not the one we have today. We do have the 8 speaker sound system. So let me go ahead and pull over here and let's turn on the radio so we got playing this morning and let's test out the clarity of this 8 speaker sound system. Actually, not that bad of a sound system, obviously. Mark Levenson of course is going to be killer. But really, this 8 speaker sound system is still quite impressive. But so then last thing I wanted to mention on the tech display at least is when you do put the eyes 300 in reverse, you will find a rear-view camera letting you know who or what is behind you, which is always is going to leave me into safety. And so to start, there are front side and side curtain airbags, also standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well. They usually doesn't come standard on other manufacturers. At the back you will find Latch aka lower anchors and tetheredster children for the rear car seats. Also, standard however is something called Lexus Safety System Plus and this is quite important because this is going to include a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, dynamic radar cruise control, intelligent high beams, lane departure alert with steering assist and also standard a blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert, definitely quite nice there. But I am now pulling back into the dealership so that is about it for this one. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there and I will see you guys in the next video. Stay gold!