Two years after the facelifted variant was introduced the Lexus IS 250 sedan has received another update for 2011 and as before there are two variants available the IS 250 Luxury and IS 250. no more changes to the powertrain of the rear-wheel drive vehicle which continues to the same 2.5 litre V6 with D4 insertion offering 205 hp at 6400 rpm and 252 Nm of torque at 4800 rpm or the 6-speed auto tranny.
As before the exterior and interior tweaks are delicate – changes include a front grille that has been reworked to create more visual depth while the front bumper and lower grille area now take on a bolder and more 3-dimensional feel. Additionally each side of the lower grille area has an intake shape that is visually affiliated to the brake cooling ducts.
For the Lexus IS 250 Luxury two different interior colours with wood spare are available coordinated with the six exterior colours one of which is new for 2011 – this is a unique finish known as Starlight Black which has photoluminescent glass flakes to as Lexus puts it “give sparkles like a star-filled night sky.”
Unlike previously where the HID headlamps were only specified with the IS 250 Luxury (the IS 250 came with halogens) both variants now feature HID as standard fitment with a dark smoke coating around each headlamp giving a bolder look. New to the car is an arrowhead LED interval lamp with Daytime Running Lights.
At the rear there is stronger contrast between light and blue in the character of the bumper. The rear combination lamps immediately have a more unified colour tone with clear pink-smoked lenses on the indicators and reverse lamps. Also new is the tip of the dual exit tailpipes which is now circular and has thicker walls as well as new 10-spoke design 17-inch alloy wheels with staggered size rubbers (245/45 rears and 225/45 fronts).
Inside the IS 250 now features a dark metallic high-gloss coating on a number of trim panels while the IS 250 Luxury continues to have genuine Bird’s Eye maple wood trim. Metallic ornamentation has been added to areas like the steering rack bezel meter rings and glove box door and the steering rack bezel gets a new silver surface coating which is also to be found on the paddle shifters. Elsewhere the speedometer and tachometer nowadays wear new metallic rings.
Some revisions to the sound systems on offer – things have been scaled down somewhat; the IS 250′s common audio system is a Lexus Premium system with a 6-CD in-dash changer and eight speakers (the 2009 facelift featured a 13-speaker system) with USB and AUX connection points.
Meanwhile the IS 250 Luxury gets the aforementioned 13-speaker Lexus Premium sound system. If you’re wondering where the Mark Levinson 14-speaker Premium smother Sound system has gone well it’s now an option for the IS 250 Luxury and if you opt for this you’ll also have to install the optional Lexus Navigation package – with reverse camera and Bluetooth capability – as the 7-inch display screen is integrated.
As before the exterior and interior tweaks are delicate – changes include a front grille that has been reworked to create more visual depth while the front bumper and lower grille area now take on a bolder and more 3-dimensional feel. Additionally each side of the lower grille area has an intake shape that is visually affiliated to the brake cooling ducts.
For the Lexus IS 250 Luxury two different interior colours with wood spare are available coordinated with the six exterior colours one of which is new for 2011 – this is a unique finish known as Starlight Black which has photoluminescent glass flakes to as Lexus puts it “give sparkles like a star-filled night sky.”
Unlike previously where the HID headlamps were only specified with the IS 250 Luxury (the IS 250 came with halogens) both variants now feature HID as standard fitment with a dark smoke coating around each headlamp giving a bolder look. New to the car is an arrowhead LED interval lamp with Daytime Running Lights.At the rear there is stronger contrast between light and blue in the character of the bumper. The rear combination lamps immediately have a more unified colour tone with clear pink-smoked lenses on the indicators and reverse lamps. Also new is the tip of the dual exit tailpipes which is now circular and has thicker walls as well as new 10-spoke design 17-inch alloy wheels with staggered size rubbers (245/45 rears and 225/45 fronts).
Inside the IS 250 now features a dark metallic high-gloss coating on a number of trim panels while the IS 250 Luxury continues to have genuine Bird’s Eye maple wood trim. Metallic ornamentation has been added to areas like the steering rack bezel meter rings and glove box door and the steering rack bezel gets a new silver surface coating which is also to be found on the paddle shifters. Elsewhere the speedometer and tachometer nowadays wear new metallic rings.
Some revisions to the sound systems on offer – things have been scaled down somewhat; the IS 250′s common audio system is a Lexus Premium system with a 6-CD in-dash changer and eight speakers (the 2009 facelift featured a 13-speaker system) with USB and AUX connection points.
Meanwhile the IS 250 Luxury gets the aforementioned 13-speaker Lexus Premium sound system. If you’re wondering where the Mark Levinson 14-speaker Premium smother Sound system has gone well it’s now an option for the IS 250 Luxury and if you opt for this you’ll also have to install the optional Lexus Navigation package – with reverse camera and Bluetooth capability – as the 7-inch display screen is integrated.
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