2JZ DAILY WAGON! Manual Lexus IS300 Sportcross // Nürburgring

[@Uber-GT]

He was one of the nicest guys you’ve had out what a gentleman

[@ksiadz164]

Absolutely!

[@flippy9133]

He sounds like he would sell me a life insurance

[@Hellacop6]

Like every Lexus driver I guess 😏

[@eduardo7-7-7]

Let me gess... British?

[@RaffleE46]

@@eduardo7-7-7he has a slight German accent too lol

[@alexpodsecki]

Very polite owner...there should be more people like him!

[@rom0860]

Absolutely

[@mro9466]

Lexus: Cars for sophisticated people

[@purplejuice476]

Still one of the coolest gauge cluster designs!

[@tookan5123]

it's so beautiful, looks like a watch

[@fruitygranulizer540]

agreed. something about the placement of that rpm gauge makes it looks so balanced as well.

[@DataLog]

Yeah, this is amazing. And the idiotic thing is, it would cost pennies for manufacturers to do it today. But the only thing they know how to do is just put a massive LCD screen that will fill up with dust, show dumb codes and do everything except what it's supposed to do...

[@bens585]

@@tookan5123lexus actually made a watch with the same face as the cluster

[@rubikscooter5012]

What’s your favorite part of the track? Misha: “Yes.” 😂😂😂

[@lorddoobsworth144]

it's funny seeing Misha drive around a dangerous track at high speeds while having a casual conversation, as if he's just cruising down the moterway 🤣

[@vladmihai306]

that's because he is used to super fast cars and this car is just a "cruiser" in comparison

[@jonathanwilson4486]

@@vladmihai306 on top of that those things cruise nice as fuck

[@rereg543]

Misha in 620HP Audi TT that overheats: 😐 Mish in an old Toyota: 😀

[@robstaples6649]

Nice to see a daily on here, and what an eloquent owner? Always liked the IS300, but didn’t realise they could be swapped to manuals so easily.

[@marcsoars3151]

They can if you know how 😉

[@js00065]

@robstaples6649 Absolutely! 😆

[@sergiopereira9546]

wagons never came with manuals but the sedan variant came with it so its just a case of getting the parts from a sedan and the good thing is that this manuals from the 200 aint that rare

[@marcsoars3151]

@@sergiopereira9546 UK spec IS300 never came manual. We use the pedals and such from IS200’s along with a modified bellhousing and use the IS200 gearbox.

[@MartijnPeek]

@@sergiopereira9546 someone I know has an IS200 wagon with a manual from factory

[@RDSAlphard]

Either Lexus has good sound insulation, or the muffler is quieter than expected! This is definitely a very unique car on Misha's channel, IS300 Sportcross or Altezza Gita!

[@alexandremarino2003]

Actually I own an Accord cl7, and it's the same case

[@w8d2-55]

its because theres 3 catalysators and a huge resonator. just with an aftermarket resonator it will be alot louder and sound nice. the muffler doesnt actually affect the sound much at all before the resonator is changed or deleted.

[@bdmr_isf]

its a hks hipower 'SILENT', its supposed to be silent

[@delta_13]

if its like on the GS300, iy has amazing insulation, with the stock exhaust the 2jz is quite silent too.

[@bdmr_isf]

@@delta_13 i had several IS and GS and the isolation is okay, but not close as good as in the newer models

[@ross302ci]

Cool different car and a lovely owner, these are the best kinds of videos. Doesn't need to be the fastest lap when the vibes are so good!

[@nitrorory]

Was nice to watch with such a laid back and friendly owner 😊

[@js00065]

Absolutely! 😆

[@oConshien]

10:54 "woohoo back end's stepping out" lol normally when the owners start clenching, but he's just like "nice" with a big smile. what a lad

[@rolkabolka]

I have a IS200 Sportcross too with coils and swaybars and RCA and front lower reinforcment brace...I dailly it too as this gentleman does. I have a dream: in 2025 on my 50. birthday i want to drive down the Nordschlife couple times ...Nice drive Misha -as usual-and very nice conversation with owner/passenger ! 🙂

[@br4kecheckd]

What a cool guy the owner is, much better than the idiots that scream and film the laps with their phones. Cool car as well

[@KevinHorrox]

I have the IS300 too! absolutely great cars. Seems bullet proof too! If I wanna cruise, it cruises comfortably, if I wanna step on it, it wants to go with me. Love it! This one looks sweet though!

[@flamuraliu8503]

I own one as well. Very great car to drive

[@vprwave]

"What's your favourite car for the track?" "Yes." 😂👍 Nice daily, definitely with sleeper potential. Would have been interesting how much a manual conversion is for such a model.

[@RDSAlphard]

In video, he say £2,500 but that was a few years ago.

[@marcsoars3151]

About £3k nowadays price for a good clean manual conversion. Actually would be better than what he’s got due to development of products etc

[@linussjoberg3116]

He says "What's your favorite PART of the track"

[@sesh3508]

“Part of the track” is what he said

[@mamaspuddin3165]

love my sportcross, has 167k miles and runs like a dream. perfect daily

[@bamboosho0t]

IS300 Sportcross in America are between $12,500 - $14,000 USD (£11K or 12,700 Euros).

[@JustinSeara]

Casually doing 120 mph at the top of 5th gear Misha: “Do I have a sixth gear?” 😂 why is this so funny to me

[@CivilStig]

he never wants to make that mistake again after almost money-shifting an Evo into reverse xD

[@vanwiseman]

One of my cars is 6-spd, the other is 5-spd. I have to ask myself this same question every other day, lol! 😀

[@fruitygranulizer540]

@@CivilStig oh damn, do you remember the title of that video by any chance?

[@dylannix4289]

@@fruitygranulizer540 You’ve probably already found it by now, but the title is “FAIL! I almost money shifted her EVO 9 into R!”

[@automotivelucas]

Went to the ring a few weeks ago with my IS200 Sportcross. Although i don't send it as you do, it was an absolute blast and it drove 2 more laps on the nordschleife and 4 more on the gp track and finally home perfectly fine. Absolutely love it! In a few years I hope to have my other IS200 (sedan) track ready for you to drive 😁

[@twochopstickx]

This car saved my life after I fell asleep on the freeway and hit a wall to a dead stop at 120 kmh. I hope someone brings you the me slightly set up with a little power. Amazing chassis

[@3omab]

Have a 2006 is250 with a v6 manual for my daily driver, old lexus cars are just 10/10 in terms of reliability and fun

[@cheukfungwu7944]

Same here 🙌

[@bencole4272]

What a charming young man with decent taste in cars😊

[@catnapwat]

I have one on the driveway in auto and green. Super rare in the UK and maybe 2 manuals in the entire country as they were only offered as auto over here. Mine's 21 years old and I can't bear to part with it. Great cars.

[@jose_s_bam7938]

Same here. Mine was a weekend queen. Then covid hit and I thought "you only live once" and decided to daily it and couldn't be more happy. Got rid of all other daily cars. This is the car that makes me always happy when driving it.

[@Sam-go3mb]

@@jose_s_bam7938 Same. The gas mileage is right on that line of ehh it's doable. No regrets.

[@SmerfTeam]

Had an IS200 for 13 years - sublime car (admittedly it's slow as shit, but not having to visit any mechanics for the entirety of my ownership other than a regular oil change and maintenance is a blessing, also it's 6th gear is a joke, barely any difference compared to 5th :V)

[@volvo09]

That's the benefit of the older Lexus.... May not be fast, but you don't have to worry about it!

[@gregorizi]

6th gear is for low fuel consumption

[@atom608]

typical toyota, most of their cars from this era have that for the 6th gear i swear

[@SmerfTeam]

@@atom608 Haha, is that so? I was always wondering why they didn't just make the ratio better, at 120km/h the difference between 5th and 6th is literally 200rpm

[@darek4488]

IS200 might be slow, but at least the mileage is bad.

[@DorDor400]

I always loved these. Also, side note...funny how this 220hp 200,000k sled hit close to the same speed the "460hp focus st " hit just recently haha

[@baker6928]

I enjoyed this one. I much prefer to see oddball cars over cars like the GT3 RS

[@rileysullivan841]

YESSSS!!! I’ve been following along with your channel for about a year now and have loved your videos! As an is300 sportcross owner as well with hopes of tracking mine, this is perfect

[@Martinnc30]

This has made my year Dude! Much love Ali your a Top Bloke! Great to see you enjoying the car, Thanks for sharing it with world letting Misha take it for a lap of the ring how cool!

[@jyudat4433]

i love the smile on this guy's face. i love my is300. wish i had a sportcross

[@TrashCarVideos]

4:39 The wind noise coming through the door is the result of many years of door slamming. To fix it you just need to put something rubber between the window frame (middle of it) and then give the furthest side a push inwards. Kind of like you are trying to bend the window frame inward into the car. Then it goes away.

[@Johnson0717]

Hell yeah buy the 850r, I usually don't comment but having heard that you want to make a 850r project car got me. My family is obsessed with Volvos (2x 1993 Volvo 850s with 140hp and a Volvo V70 T5 with soon 430HP). So i'm hyped if you actually decide to get one :)

[@Kalandaari]

Lots of wagons lately, but they are the best stock sleepers, fast wagons are what life is about 🤩

[@jackking5567]

To see the owners eyes light up was wonderful. He clearly loved the trip.

[@Clutch_Kick187]

He is about the most gentleman car guy, I've ever seen.. Out there living his dream with his daily. It has always been my dream to lap the ring as well.. I cannot imagine how much it would cost to get my SS 1LE over there for some laps.. Maybe some day..

[@darcyphillips70]

You know you’re in a Lexus when two dudes can have a good old natter for the entire lap, like they’re driving into the office for a meeting 😃🫶👊💥

[@macbitz]

I bought an IS300 auto saloon new back in 2003. It was an amazing car, beautifully put together, super reliable and very refined. However, quick it was not. It never put a foot wrong but after 2½ years I stopped at the back of a queue on a motorway and the woman behind me wasn't watching - car totalled!

[@jvsyoutube3298]

well this was fun to see, i have a lexus is200 sportcross manual. I have driven alot of older bmw's and mercedes, but this car seems even better put together then any of those. I love mine, but, well, 200hp more wouldnt be wrong in this chassi.

[@Dislob]

Loved the owner's energy. It matched Misha!

[@MrLdemo]

As a Swede and a car guy who has probably owned close to 100 Volvos, I can tell you that the 8-series was despised by the majority of Volvo enthusiasts in Sweden when it was first introduced. Can you guess why? Yes, the front-wheel drive 🤮NOT Ok on a Volvo! ;) even the small 300 series had FR.. sure we had the 4-series with FF but that did not really count as a Volvo anyways.. (Though the 480 turbo is pretty cool) I've driven a couple of 850Rs but never owned one due to the FF and instead stuck to the 240s and 740 turbo wagons ;) Volvo guys are often drifters cus of the snow. So you can imagine how many of those 850Rs were rear drive converted. But it looks and handles very good for a stock Volvo.

[@volvo09]

I felt the same way back in 00 when I was a huge RWD Volvo fan. But these days the 800 series has grown on me and I appreciate them. I need to get another 745 or 945... I miss mine. Had a 945t that I swapped a Ford manual into.

[@zloychechen5150]

I've owned 8 in 12 years - all rwd, except one p80, and that includes the two i have at the moment. Did you change cars when the ashtray was full?

[@zloychechen5150]

@@volvo09 the t5 box?

[@MrLdemo]

@@zloychechen5150 well i got my first 240 when i was 12 years old. my first ever car was a -76 VW polo tho when i was 10. started to Folkrace at 15, later rallycross. And for those who don't know, in Folkrace after a completed race you have to sell your car if someone wants to buy it. back then it was 4000Sek and that kept the cars very basic and that's also explain my high number of owned Volvo's. And now I'm 40 and only drive E38s 740s.

[@MrLdemo]

@@volvo09I don't mind them either now days, and I only drive BMW e38 740 limo these days. The best comfort of any BMW, even better than the newer 7series, in my opinion.

[@ImBarryScottCSS]

The world needs more car guys like this young man 👌

[@mrred123]

Finally!!!!!!! A Sportcross but still cool.. let get more IS300's please

[@goldtutch]

she held up! sweet ride, ive always wanted an altezza but they are a bit old now, still good though, didnt overheat , brakes didnt die, nothing

[@Liam.Lacoste]

Beautiful car, happy to see more "realistic" (for us plebs) builds on your channel. Lovely owner!

[@Dugito]

More normal cars please! This was awesome.

[@stayphun6188]

I love it when Misha drives older japanese, italian or french cars 😍 I'm looking forward to Misha driving a CVT car like a 10th gen Civic or a Lexus from the 2000s 😁

[@lucylovitt9583]

DAF 33??

[@Upperfoot]

Got one of these with 52k miles on the clock, wonderful cars!

[@bane2]

Misha has gone full JDM on us lately! The Porsches are getting jealous!

[@JC7119]

I got a buddy of mine who I tune who has an IS300 with the 1jz out of a JZX110 with a big single and all the cooling mods and all the suspension goodies...That car is a weapon...

[@thusmarshal8815]

That Lexus is300 is similar to the Subaru legacy 3.0r spec b manual but the legacy in an Aussie test came out to be faster and more luxurious

[@nicktune1219]

At least the Lexus could hold up. Those old H6 engines were notorious for being terrible.

[@thusmarshal8815]

@@nicktune1219 those old h6 engines are known to be bulletproof the only problem is you have maintain a lot of complex systems if you don't do maintenance yes they are terrible

[@EasTetris]

@@nicktune1219 Hey now. My H6 just did a 2200 km roadtrip to Nurburgring including two laps, without drinking any oil and with 300000 km on the odometer.

[@twistymcslide2]

Grasshoppers in Japan are a symbol of good luck .

[@PaulieVideos]

Funnily enough, in Europe the IS200 variant could be fitted with a supercharger right from the factory by ToyotaTeamEurope.

[@gp5.082]

Loved the guage cluster on these cars. Way ahead of their time.

[@Justl2elax]

very chill owner and great driving Misha! Really enjoyed this vid

[@ttgtomr]

We don't talk about m cars here LOL. These videos have me pricing out round trip container shipping to Germany. Two car goals in life, drive the Nurburgring in my own car, and drive the shuto expressway

[@NikoMoraKamu]

don't worry about the angle sensor , i ve done the mod to a is300 , that car doesn't need stability control in fact the manuals i200 and is300(only in us ) didn't have stability control

[@camryt]

That chassis is really underrated

[@ricardo1e93]

Didn't even knew it existed as a wagon 😮 looks cool!

[@s70driver2005]

To hear Misha say a 850 is an awesome car warms my Volvo heart!!!!

[@dobisss_]

@DougDeMuro would say - THIS IS RARER THAN A FORD GEEE TEEE!!!

[@SHisTbox2j]

Not gonna lie Iv been waiting for this video sense I bought my IS, I’m so excited to see what this thing does here.

[@LCOF]

The best thing to do with these, and the GS300/Aristo, is to do a twin turbo supra engine rebuild mated to a BMW ZF auto. It's a straight swap with adapter plate and gives you a reliable 500-700bhp!

[@AcidVFR400R]

i still miss my 850 T5R there was only 200 in the uk offically while x branch car with holes all over the dash from the gear they used to bolt on they eat front tyres tho too much power trying to move too much weight get one misha you will love the sound ...

[@jstllucky]

That was an absolutely lovely owner!

[@extremguzey1327]

Summary of the talk: Absolutely 😀

[@ethangee96]

2 or 3k away from 500bph may be true but also budget for a gearbox upgrade as the j160 is pretty weak when you throw boost at them, 300bhp is about all they can handle, Lovely box to use though i had one in my old Is200, miss that car so much!

[@Titan.Uranus]

Absolutely, yes absolutely, it's absolutely nice, absolutely.

[@rjac001]

Nice lap ABSOLUTLY

[@Notorious31100]

Love the speedometer looks like a watch

[@catnapwat]

It was modelled on one and you could buy a Lexus branded watch replica of the speedometer

[@rolkabolka]

@@catnapwat I have that watch :-) (there is a few version of the design)

[@volvo09]

Awesome, you had an 850 T5? I love them. A buddy of mine had a yellow one. They are super rare in america, especially in that yellow.

[@mgcharoudin]

Creme Yellow😍

[@S3v3n13tt3r5]

absolutely

[@deanos1993]

Its a great video when the words per minute match the revs per minute!

[@DennisfromMunich]

What a lovely owner and what a great daily. Nice to see this Lexus on your channel!

[@mediocreman2]

Fun to have different cars. This car was never very successful because of the looks probably and no manual option on wagons, but it is a nice but weird alternative to a 3 series! Keep 'em coming!

[@PaulieVideos]

Also only available in 2 engine variants and no diesel variant which was booming at the time. Lexus made that diesel variant mistake in the next generation.

[@josephsamsor1698]

The looks are great in my opinion. Very timeless design. The sport cross rear end is a little more weird but few complain about the looks.

[@TheNismo777]

Firend just last night blew a IS300 sedan at the yellobelly dragstrip. it had 450hp and a nos kit :D Made 7.7sec in the 1/8mile

[@mgcharoudin]

Awww build it back stronger

[@TheNismo777]

@@mgcharoudin Yeah it was meant to be blown up, owner has a fresh 1000+ hp engine ready to drop in :)

[@gooo1762]

Such a polite man! Great!

[@TimO-fx5hf]

this was very nice to watch. good car. good people. good track. nice conversation...

[@TheWindows1972]

Nice Car humble Owner and no overheating 😁

[@Skegget1]

with a 2jz he should be able to run around 400-450hp and still be reliable. i really hope you you buy a 850R, the 850 is a tank with a great engine.. a small amount of mods and its good for the track :)

[@AaronRandolphChen]

Well, the old Lexus is doing much better than the stupid cameras! LOL! Engine sounded healthy indeed for having done 200,000 km. Very nice car.

[@Thulebeez]

You know for a 20 year old Lexus with 200k mileage that ain’t not sluggish car on the NUR- Ring awesome video.

[@nitrorory]

I had a supra NA auto with that engine , and it was really slow. No wonder the owner swapped for manual I totally get it with that engine.

[@art-is-lazy4509]

Do more of these unique daily drivers, uber expensive track specials at warp speed get boring after youve watched a few. Get that 850R, in yellow, as a project dairy it will be awesome, ignore the missos constant complaining about its boxyness. Those 850Rs are crazy cool. Love to see that unique Lexus back with boost for a before and after?

[@giovannegoncalves2179]

what a vibe, what a owner love it!!

[@icsunonove72]

A Volvo 850R / V70R (first gen) is what you need, ignore the car-ignorants, then you spice things up with civic type-r EP3, or a Clio RS 200 cup... You choose the cars, Maggie chooses the wallpaper for the kids rooms, and then you don't mess with the nest, ok!

[@peterthemaniac]

always fun when the owner keep talking the hole lap! 🥰

[@deanodrives4966]

I was thinking "this car power to weight wise is similar to a e90 325i" and then the ring freaks one comes by 😂 great video as always 👍

[@CivilStig]

their E90s have a pretty gutted interior, so they are quite a bit lighter ;)

[@zloychechen5150]

"Darling, here's an 850R, and it's going to be pecking at my brain with all the silly stuff it needs from now on". If you're into it, do get the absolute best one you can, and check the availability of parts or their performance replacements. Like the DMF, the rear ABS sensors, and so on. And avoid AWD like the plague. Other than that, they are great cars.

[@faunastation5147]

We wanna see a LFA now❤

[@johhnnn]

That speedo is beautiful. I'd wear it as a watch

[@lsvlestudiovaillant5223]

Crazy to see the 992 GT3 RS parked in a quiet area... Everything is normal 😅 you are at Apex 👌

[@andreknudsne7648]

i like the speedo it looks like a watch .. kinda cool.

[@kiddosyt4451]

What an awesome driving comrade❤

[@PostMortemor]

If you want to see a crazy IS200 with stock power on nurburgring check out Andrea Magilla. Very impressive for a 155hp Lexus.

[@Skreamies]

Best gauge cluster to ever be in a car

[@darius2640]

so they went up in price? in 2015 i can remember clearly like it was yesterday lexus is300 sedan automatic in good condition was 3000 euro, I really wanted it but it was too expensive for me so I bought a civic instead

[@steveeomaster]

Misha i think this the third time that i wrote about your cameras. You should chango from go pro to dji actio , it's much more reliable and stable and the quality is top notch..if you see in carwow the got tired about the inestable go pro and they changed to DJI.

[@DanteJDM]

Which GoPros are you using, Misha? Strange that the dash-mounted one kept dying and I know the 11 is giving a lot of users issues

[@mgcharoudin]

It was the 11

[@DanteJDM]

​@@mgcharoudin That explains it, I guess. I see the new DJI Action 4 is launching soon. Maybe give it a go because it's spec'd very similarly

[@lexusman83]

I’d pay to see him drive a boosted 2j in a is300 like mine on the ring

[@neh4pres]

misha.. i think there is a way to log t he car with a bluetooth odb2 and the torque app on android phones.. for speed throttle position , rpm and other things and super impose that in your videos,

[@danielbermingrud3655]

Misha i comment on alot of videos. but this video was random. i meet a E Amg wagon today and the sounds was no V8. no diesel OM swap. but sounded like i6. no clue if he swap an BMW Engine in it. but such a random video today as it's a i6 swap car.

[@stoneeh]

🦗❤ Hm, really cool sound this car makes. Had to Google it, says it's an I6. Cool engine.

[@volvo09]

It's a very smooth engine (well aren't all i6's...) I got to drive an is200 years ago, nice car. I like this wagon / estate version more. Cool of the owner to manual swap it. I manual swapped one of my old volvos in the past.

[@NegerKim]

It's a 2JZ-GE VVTi, so loads of potential (albeit with skinny rods as stock). I have one as well and is building mine to make around 700 hp. Hopefully Misha can drive it one day on the Ring :-)

[@mgcharoudin]

​@@NegerKimuuuu yesss