Lexus IS (XE20)

For a complete overview of all IS models, see Lexus IS.

Lexus IS (XE20)
2008 Lexus IS 250 (GSE20)
Overview
ManufacturerToyota
ProductionSeptember 2005 – April 2013
Model years2006–2013
Assembly
Designer
  • Sedan: Kengo Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Tada (2003)[1][2]
  • IS F: Kengo Matsumoto (chief designer: 2005),[3] Hiroshi Okamoto (exterior: 2005)[4]
  • Cabriolet: Katsuhiro Suzuki (2006, 2007)[5][6][7]
  • 2008 facelift: Takahiro Kanno (2007)[8][9]
  • 2010 facelift: Masanari Sakae (2009)[10]
Body and chassis
ClassCompact executive car (D)
Body style
Layout
PlatformToyota N platform
Powertrain
Engine
Transmission
  • 6-speed RA62 manual (IS 250)
  • 6-speed RA63 manual (IS 200/220d)
  • 6-speed A960E automatic
  • 8-speed AA80E automatic (IS F)
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,730 mm (107.5 in)
Length
  • 2006–2008: 4,575 mm (180.1 in)
  • 2008–2013: 4,580 mm (180.3 in)
  • Convertible: 4,636 mm (182.5 in)
  • F: 4,661 mm (183.5 in)
Width
  • 1,800 mm (70.9 in)
  • F: 1,815 mm (71.5 in)
Height
  • 2006–2008 RWD: 1,425 mm (56.1 in)
  • 2006–2008 AWD: 1,440 mm (56.7 in)
  • Convertible: 1,420 mm (55.9 in)
  • 2008–2014 AWD: 1,430 mm (56.3 in)
  • 2008–2014 RWD: 1,415 mm (55.7 in)
Curb weight1,558–1,685 kg (3,435–3,715 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorLexus IS (XE10)
Successor

The Lexus IS (XE20) is the second generation of the Lexus IS line of compact executive cars. Sold by Lexus since 2005, the line includes multiple V6 gasoline-powered models, in four-door sedan and two-door coupé convertible body styles. Additional sedan models also feature inline-four diesel powertrains, and an F marque version, the IS F, features a V8 engine. A pre-production car of the second generation IS model was first shown at the 2005 Geneva Auto Show, with the production version debuting at the 2005 New York Auto Show. The second generation was only available as a sedan until the two-door coupé convertible variants debuted in 2008.

The IS is built on a shortened version of the rear-wheel drive midsize platform introduced for the third generation Lexus GS,[11] and also used on the Japanese-market Toyota Crown and Toyota Mark X.[12] The chief engineer of the second generation IS was Suguya Fukusato, a rally driver.[13] The second generation IS sedans were sold until 2013, when the third generation (XE30) debuted; however the coupé convertible model continued to be sold through 2014.

  1. ^ U.S. patent D531935
  2. ^ "多田浩之" [Hiroyuki Tada]. LinkedIn. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  3. ^ U.S. patent D562188
  4. ^ "岡本浩志" [Okamoto Hiroshi] (in Japanese). Chiba University. 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ^ U.S. patent D626887
  6. ^ "Home". Europa (web portal).
  7. ^ "NameBright - Coming Soon".
  8. ^ "Home". Europa (web portal).
  9. ^ U.S. patent D592555
  10. ^ U.S. patent D630556
  11. ^ Lexus IS 250 – The Globe and Mail
  12. ^ Ben Wojdyla. "2010 Toyota Mark X Is The Aggressive GS We Don't Get". Jalopnik.
  13. ^ "Chief engineer, part-time rally driver helped to take next-gen Lexus IS in new direction". AutoWeek. 25 July 2005.