The 2018 Lexus IS SPORTS LUXURY is a rear-wheel drive four-door sedan that was released to the Australian market on 306th November 2016
classified as a GSE31R. The Lexus IS is regarded as a 4d sedan built in Japan with prices from a dealer as a used car starting at $35,300.
The Lexus IS is a rear-wheel drive 4 door with 5 seats, powered by a 3.5L V6 engine that has 233 kW of power (at 6400 rpm) and 378 Nm of torque (at 4800 rpm) via an Eight-speed Automatic. Lexus claims the IS SPORTS LUXURY uses 9.7L/100km of Premium Unleaded Petrol in the combined city and highway cycle while putting out 225g of CO2. It has a 66L fuel tank, meaning it should be able to travel 680km per full tank.
The Lexus IS measures 1430mm (56.3 inches) in height, 4665mm (183.7 inches) in length, 1810mm (71.3 inches) in width with a 2800mm (110.2 inches) wheelbase that brings about a total of 1685kg (3714.8 lbs) of unladen weight. The IS SPORTS LUXURY comes standard with 225/40 R18 front tyres and 255/35 R18 rear tyres. It requires a service every 12 months or 15,000 km, whichever comes first. It has a 48 month, 100km warranty.
The 2018 Lexus IS SPORTS LUXURY has a 121mm ground clearance with a 1500kg braked and 750kg unbraked towing capacity. It has a final gear ratio of 3.133.
The Lexus IS has received a 5 star rating from ANCAP. The VIN number can be found on the Centre Eng Bay Scuttle and the compliance plate is located on the Lower Driver Side B-Pillar. An example VIN number would be similar to JTHBE55D220000011.
