I dont know if its the test drivers or a horable manual. But SCC only recorded a .3 sec better in a manual IS300 over the E shift!!! If the stats stay this way you might as well stick with a auto, at least I would.

Yea, i think that's correct, but jeez, e-shifts are crap, any true sports enthusiast would opt for the manual. If you plan on speeding it up at all with any mods, it's worth it. I'm just glad lexus finally put the manual in it, now I'm just waiting for the six-speed..........hehe

I'd like lexus to explore something like BMW's SMGII tranny!

SMG II = switch cogs in 80 milliseconds. Gnarly.