[Wicked]

Hello IS-F forum, this is my first post here.

My question is about the number of IS-Fs that have the pre-collision package. I have read on the site whee some people are not fond of the radar cruise control, but I absolutely LOVE mine! I find it hard to believe the rarity of that option in IS-Fs.

So, does anyone have any statistics on how many 2008, 2009, 2010 IS-Fs were manufactured with the pre-collision package? I have looked at about 150 IS-Fs for sale online over the last month and have seen 3 that had the pre-collision package (all 3 were 2008 and USB in color).

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Wicked

 

[Wicked]

Production numbers

I have no concrete numbers, but maybe I can help a little.

Also the production numbers in general for 2009 and 2010 are much lower than 2008 on the IS-F. Hope this sheds some light on the subject.

Do you have any numbers on how many were manufactured (for the USA) in 2009 and 2010? I have read that 1700 were shipped to the USA for 2008.

Did you special order your IS-F?

 

[Wicked]

Radar Cruise

Is that the sensor that detects if you are following too close to another car?

It will sound an audible tone if you are approaching an object at a high rate of speed that the computer deems might cause an impact, but it is a lot more than that.

The system allows your ISF to automatically match the speed of the vehicle in front of you if they are going slower than you have your cruise control set for. When that vehicle is no longer in front of you then the care automatically speeds up back to the cruising speed you had set. It is a fantastic feature that I never thought I would want until I drove a Mercedes 2010 E500 that had it. Then I was hooked on that feature (adaptive cruise [BMW], dystronic cruise [Mercedes], radar cruise [Lexus], or whatever other name a different car manufacturer calls it).

The radar cruise is only currently available from Lexus as part of the Pre-Collision Package. The ISF senses an impact and helps braking, locks the safety belts, etc to help avoid a collision or lessen the damage to you and your car if you do collide.