Vehicle

Lexus IS

The compact executive saloon, and the Lexus most likely to be a conventional petrol car rather than a hybrid — worth confirming, because the 300h that shares the showroom is an entirely different drivetrain. The earlier 2.2 diesel sold in Europe is a Toyota engine and diagnoses as one.

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Generations

XE10 1998–2005

The Toyota Altezza in Japan, and the only IS with the 2JZ straight-six — a different engine family from everything that followed.
- 1G-FE 2.0 L
- JZ (1JZ / 2JZ)
Body styles

Sedan · Estate

Platform

Toyota N
Engines
2.0 straight-six — 1G-FE · petrol

3.0 straight-six — 2JZ-GE · petrol · 157–162 kW (211–217 hp) · 288–294 Nm (212–217 lb-ft)

2.0 four-cylinder — petrol · 3S-GE, Altezza RS200
Transmissions

5-speed W55 manual · 6-speed J160 manual · 4-speed A47DE/A340H automatic · 5-speed A650E automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive
XE20 2005–2013

V6 petrol and, in Europe, the 2.2 D-4D diesel.
Body styles

Sedan · Convertible

Platform

Toyota N
Engines
2.5 V6 — 4GR-FSE · petrol · 153 kW (205 hp) · 252 Nm (186 lb-ft)

3.5 V6 — 2GR-FSE · petrol · 228 kW (306 hp) · 376 Nm (277 lb-ft)

5.0 V8 — 2UR-GSE · petrol · 505–530 Nm (372–391 lb-ft) · IS F, 2UR-GSE

2.2 diesel — 2AD-FHV · diesel · 110–130 kW (148–174 hp) · 400 Nm (295 lb-ft)

3.0 — 3GR-FE · petrol · 300 Nm (221 lb-ft)
Transmissions

6-speed RA62 manual · 6-speed RA63 manual · 6-speed A960E automatic · 6-speed A760E automatic · 8-speed AA80E automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
XE30 2013–present

300h hybrid at European volume; V6 petrol elsewhere.
Body styles

Sedan

Platform

Toyota N
Engines
2.0 turbo — 8AR-FTS · petrol · 180 kW (241 hp) · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft)

2.5 V6 — petrol · 153 kW (205 hp)

3.5 V6 — 2GR-FKS · petrol · 221–224 kW (296–300 hp) · 357–362 Nm (263–267 lb-ft)

2.5 hybrid — hybrid · 221 Nm (163 lb-ft) · IS 300h

5.0 V8 — 2UR-GSE · petrol · 505–530 Nm (372–391 lb-ft) · IS 500

3.5 V6 — 2GR-FSE · petrol · 320–380 Nm (236–280 lb-ft) · GSE31/36/37; IS 300 AWD/350
Transmissions

8-speed automatic · e-CVT · 6-speed A960E automatic · 6-speed A760H automatic · e-CVT L210 hybrid transaxle

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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