Lexus IS 2018 Car Review

Lexus IS 2018 Car Review

The Lexus IS is a concise executive car sold by Lexus since 1999. The IS was originally sold within the Toyota Altezza nameplate in Japan from 1998 (the term Altezza is Italian for "highness"). The IS was introduced being an entry-level sport model positioned below the ES inside the Lexus lineup. The Altezza name remains used sometimes to refer to chromed car taillights like those designed to the first-generation model, called "Altezza lights". The first-generation Altezza (codename XE10) was released in Japan in October 1998, as the Lexus IS 200 (GXE10) made its debut in Europe in 1999 along with North America because the IS 300 (JCE10) in 2000. The first-generation, inline-6-powered IS featured sedan and wagon variants. The second-generation IS (codename XE20) was already released globally in 2005 with V6-powered IS 250 (GSE20) and IS 350 (GSE21) sedan models, then a high-performance V8 sedan version, the IS F, in 2007, and hardtop convertible versions, the IS 250 C and IS 350 C, in 2008. The third-generation Lexus IS premiered in January 2013 and includes the V6-powered IS 350 and IS 250, hybrid IS 300h and performance-tuned F Sport variants. The IS designation is short for Intelligent Sport.