Hey, im looking to get my first car but i cant decide on what to get. I am a beginner driver and i REALLY like the lexus but the 250 only has 204 hp (and being in college, i wanna impress my friends with a powerful car). The 350 has much better HP but its only RWD and my friend said that as a new driver, i would kill myself if i were to drive it.

The other two cars, i have not read much about yet but people ahve recommended it to me.

Has anyone tested the IS 250? How do you think it performs? speed, acceleration wise. Not to sound offensive but im a male in college and a car that is powerful enough for a soccar mom, i might want something more powerful.

Also, do you think a begginner driver can handle a RWD car with 304 hp?
Note: When I ask, what you think of the IS 250, i mean, Do you think it is too weak? Does it accelerate too slowly? Etc.

http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/comparison/results.html;_ylt=Ar59M_n6eUiox_qBTZWoVgMTc78F?car id0=18601&carid1=18637&carid2=18016&carid3=18303&pagetitle=specifications

My first car was a RWD LS sedan. It was really fun to drive but can be dangerousin the winter. If you live in an area without snow, RWD is not that bad. I would perfer all wheel drive but it depends if you want to race in your new car sometimes.

I haven't driven the IS, but everything built by Lexus is very solid and a nice ride. I have driven the G35 and the 350 and although I had a blast in the 350, the G35 is one of the nicest cars I've driven. I'm older than you, so that may play into that opinion. I have driven a lot of fast cars, and the G is just a great balance of smooth, fast and fun.

The G35X is all-wheel drive, which gives it a traction and safety advantage. The A4 is a great driving car and is also available with awd. I've driven several, but I'll tell you... they are expensive to fix and not as reliable as the others.

I'd give the IS the edge in looks and luxury. The 350 gets the edge in sporty. But a G35X (second only to an M3 BMW) is my idea of the ideal car.

screw gettin anything other than rwd. if you really wanna learn to drive, rwd is great. it has so much more possibility than awd or fwd in my opinion. then you can impress your friends with drifts an stuff but you gota be used to your car for that an probably dont wanna do that in a new car. if you are in the south it is fine. but if you live in a snowy area then you probably will want something other than rwd if you are just learning. what you really need to do is test drive them. personally i would have gotten a mercedes but you seem to know what you want

if its your FIRST car..i wouldn't get anything high end..the cost to fix these cars are bank! but im a current owner of a is250..and i drove the previous model..the is300..my current car is250 is very nice it seems to pull like the is300. if you wanna impress your friends the is350 anit bad, rwd anit all that bad and plus its manual. the is350 only comes in auto.

other cars to keep in mind EVO9 and STI ;] BOTH AWDs. both having GREAT power and acellertion..it would probaly beat on all the other cars you listed.