Lexus have added convenience, safety and luxury features, the new front design adds 15mm to length with the new spindle grille treatment, rear gets a minor redesign around the light cluster and new alloy wheel designs but the big news is inside with a new climate control panel and 10.3 inch screen for the multimedia system.
All models add the Lexus Safety System + package with its pre-crash safety system, dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert with steering assist, sway warning and automatic high beam. Bi-beam LED headlights are also standard with F-Sport and Limited grades getting a three lens system. The rear suspension is a new multilink arrangement and the front has a new aluminium bottom arm with upgraded damper rates, bushes and sway bars to sharpen up the handling.
The model range is unchanged with three IS200t models with a 2.0-litre turbo-charged 4-cylinder 180kW engine (200t, 200t F-Sport, 200t Limited), two IS 300h choices with the 2.5-litre V6 hybrid powertrain with 164kW (300h and 300h Limited) and the range topping IS 350 F-Sport with the mighty 3.5-litre 24 valve V6 and 233kW.
Full details in our April issue
