2026 Lexus IS

[CRSKTN]

Japan just dropped these for an IS 300h

LEXUS、「IS」の新型モデルを世界初公開 | レクサス | グローバルニュースルーム | トヨタ自動車株式会社 公式企業サイト

LEXUSは、9月9日（火）に「IS」の新型モデルを世界初公開しました。2026年初頭以降、順次各地域で発売を予定しております。

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What AI says about the grille.

 

[mikeavelli]

Yeah its feeding from the comments and my youtube video is inundated with “it looks like a camry, corolla, civic_____ insert any car there) lol

 

[mikeavelli]

Hoping to get my hands on it next week, I will keep yall posted.

 

[mikeavelli]

Loaded this up yesterday. Richard talks some of the deets.


2026 Lexus IS 350 F SPORT | In Depth Discussion with Lexus | Petit Le Mans

 

[mikeavelli]

Rear

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[mikeavelli]

Small vid of it moving when it was leaving our cars and coffee

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[b.ba]

The black and white combo looks pretty solid dare I say

 

[Gecko]

Hearing the "forged bamboo" is actually plastic with a "bamboo effect" unfortunately. Interested to get my hands on one and see what it feels like in person.

 

[mikeavelli]

I guess technically bamboo isn’t wood so it must be some plastic layer under it. I’m not sure what to think tho. Seemed fine when I saw it, MUCH better than the plastic in the 14-25 models

 

[LCLFV]

Something interesting I noticed about the new Audi A5, which replaces the A4. The car is essentially the same size or even slightly larger than gen 4 GS. 190.1 inches long vs GS's 190.9 inches, with a 114.2 inch wheelbase vs the GS's 112.2 inch wheelbase, and a width of 73.2 inches vs the GS's 72.4 inches.

The GS would be considered a compact sedan by today's standards. In retrospect it would have been smarter for Lexus to keep the gen 4 GS alive instead of the IS, especially with how large the ES has grown.

 

[mikeavelli]

Something interesting I noticed about the new Audi A5, which replaces the A4. The car is essentially the same size or even slightly larger than gen 4 GS. 190.1 inches long vs GS's 190.9 inches, with a 114.2 inch wheelbase vs the GS's 112.2 inch wheelbase, and a width of 73.2 inches vs the GS's 72.4 inches.

The GS would be considered a compact sedan by today's standards. In retrospect it would have been smarter for Lexus to keep the gen 4 GS alive instead of the IS, especially with how large the ES has grown.

Wow that’s wild. Lexus was pretty odd with the GS. The 1st gen was large for its class about 195” long. The shrunk it to 189” for the second gen which continued 3/4th. GS F is longer due to front overhang, While the 4th gen was nimble it was a few inches shorter than the competitors which grew.

 

[ssun30]

I guess technically bamboo isn’t wood so it must be some plastic layer under it. I’m not sure what to think tho. Seemed fine when I saw it, MUCH better than the plastic in the 14-25 models

Wood interior in modern cars are wood veneers on plastic base layers, no matter how expensive the car is. It's required by crash safety because they don't splinter.

 

[LCLFV]

Wow that’s wild. Lexus was pretty odd with the GS. The 1st gen was large for its class about 195” long. The shrunk it to 189” for the second gen which continued 3/4th. GS F is longer due to front overhang, While the 4th gen was nimble it was a few inches shorter than the competitors which grew.

And now the 5 Series is 199 inches long! Longer than an LS460.

 

[mikeavelli]

Daytona

 

[Kelvin2020]

Daytona
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WHY🤦🏻‍♂️

 

[Tragic Bronson]

Jeff T is at Daytona too