Articles about Lexus Is

Lexus’s compact sedan gets a massive tech upgrade

The Lexus IS will always have a special place in the hearts of gearheads. The name was introduced more than 20 years ago when it was also called the Toyota Altezza, and its clear taillights sparked a JDM design trend during that

The launch event will go online at 8pm

Lexus showed the new IS to the world just a few months back. Now, we've received word that the refreshed model is almost here. In fact, the launch is already happening tomorrow, November 21, 2020, at 8pm.We haven't received

The local automotive industry was pretty busy this week

The carmaker wants to establish the Lexus Driving Signature with this new sedan

We said we were expecting some big changes when Lexus teased the new IS a few weeks back. Now that the sedan has officially been revealed, it's safe to say our expectations have been met, and then some.The new Lexus

Lexus has given us a sneak peek, and it has us expecting some big changes

A new Lexus IS is set to be revealed soon, and even if the Japanese carmaker gave us just an incredibly small glimpse of the new-look sedan, we're expecting to see some big design changes.Why so? Well, those taillights

Is it an effective daily driver?

Ordinary compact sedans make for great daily drivers, but can the same be said for their premium counterparts? Take the Lexus IS350, for example. It shares the same corporate DNA as the Toyota Vios, but is it as practical (except the price)

Still one of the best bargains in its segment

When the third-generation Lexus IS arrived in 2013, many were surprised by its appealing price point. Despite being fully loaded with creature comforts, it undercut its German rivals by an average of half a million pesos.The Japanese carmaker's advantage

Sriracha is life

If you're viewing this on a mobile device and can't see the video, please click here.It looks like Lexus is still suffering from a very, very serious case of SEMA hangover. The luxury carmaker pulled the sheets off what

We dig the refreshed face

For those who own the current Lexus IS, the good news is that the refresh is minimal overall, so your premium compact sedan won't feel too outdated. The bad news is that the bits Lexus did change are kinda radical, so

Gets turbo engine from NX crossover

By now, you've probably heard of Lexus's new sales hit, the NX200t compact crossover. Packing a high-performance, low-displacement 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the swoopy Lexus delivers rapid acceleration and stellar fuel economy, wrapped in a

The RC sports coupe is here

In a simple and elegant ceremony on Tuesday night, Lexus Manila debuted the RC coupe in its showroom. This exciting two-door model represents the luxury carmaker's return to the premium-coupe category.Well, you might say the IS convertible and

Check out the silhouette

Lexus is set to unveil at the upcoming 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show an "exciting new open-air concept" it has named the LF-C2 Concept.Since Toyota's luxury car brand hasn't disclosed any other details about the car, we

To be joined by GS300h hybrid

Lexus will reveal a new concept vehicle at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.Toyota\'s luxury brand hasn\'t revealed any details about it, however, except for a glimpse of its headlight and the L-shaped daytime running light, which, together

With an IS F Sport as canvas

Lexus has teamed up with online art community DeviantArt to design one IS sports sedan it will display at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas in November later this year.Through an art contest, DeviantArt and Lexus challenged

Check out the prices

Lexus Manila, the official distributor of Toyota\'s luxury brand in the Philippines, has launched the all-new IS350 and IS350 F Sport, the brand\'s contenders in the compact premium sedan market. The cars were first handed to the motoring media

Experience of a lifetime

In October 2011, Lexus Manila formally presented the first LFA to ever arrive on our shores. Sporting a white paint job, the supercar is reportedly the 161st in only 500 LFA units that the Japanese carmaker produced. The dealership then proceeded to

Thailand gets first dibs

Lexus has brought to the ASEAN region the IS300h--the hybrid variant of its entry-level compact car--right after its European (and global) debut at the recent Geneva Motor Show. The car is now on display at the 34th Bangkok International

Would you choose it over the sedan?

Lexus recently revealed the all-new IS luxury compact sedan, which it will reveal at next week's Detroit Auto Show. Now, Toyota's premium car brand is teasing us that it might create a wagon variant of the car.On its

To be officially unveiled at Detroit Auto Show

Lexus has revealed the newest model that not only receives the brand's signature "spindle grille" treatment but also draws inspiration from the LF-CC concept car that debuted at last year's Paris Motor Show: the all-new IS.With its

Inspired by the LF-CC concept car

Lexus has announced that it will debut its all-new IS at the 2013 staging of the Detroit Auto Show in January.Though Toyota's luxury car brand didn't reveal any technical specification or even just a photo of its newest