IS (2nd generation, 2005–2012)

Key Features:

  • The second generation of Lexus’s sports saloon
  • Longer and wider than previous IS with longer wheelbase for improved passenger accommodation
  • Launched in the UK with new 204bhp 2.5-litre V6 direct injection petrol engine and Lexus’s first diesel, a 175bhp (177 DIN hp) 2.2-litre unit
  • On sale in the UK from November 2005 to October 2012

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3 September 2019

Lexus Scores Highest Ratio of Which? Car Best Buys and Tops Brand Reliability Table

Lexus takes Which? Car Guide carmaker of the year title.

24 August 2016

Seven-figure success for the Lexus IS

Worldwide sales of the Lexus IS range pass one million.

16 September 2014

Lexus IS 220d Named Used Car Of The Year By What Car?

The Lexus IS 220d is What Car’s executive class used car of the year.

27 June 2011

Lexus Lets The Sun Shine In

Whether the summer turns out to be sun-soaked or typically British, Lexus covers all options with its IS 250C coupe-convertible and a panoramic roof option for the RX 450h SE-I luxury crossover.

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