Auto Review: Lexus IS 350C can't convert everyone - The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
The guy looked at the Lexus IS350 Convertible sitting in my driveway and responded to my question by shaking his head as if a mosquito had just flown into his ear. Who wouldn’t want to put the top down and go for a ride in a convertible. His lips curled into a sneer and he said, “I don’t like convertibles. I had one when I was a teenager, and once was enough for me. ”. The middle-aged guy might have become a convertible fan for life had his first drop-top ride been a 2012 IS350 C like the one I was testing. Lexus’ IS C, offered in 250 or 350 trim, is an example of new-age convertibles. Unlike conventional convertibles, with cloth roofs draped over metal bars that fold like an accordion, the IS C is a hardtop convertible. Push the button again, and the top rises majestically, piece by piece, and reassembles itself into a roof. It took me at least twice that long just to think about the steps required to lower the top on my first convertible, a Triumph TR4a. If my friend’s first convertible was anything like mine, he has an excuse for never owning another. The chore of raising and lowering the Triumph’s top was compounded by the roof’s ineffectiveness. Source: www.lehighvalleylive.com
