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Showing posts with label Lexus IS. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Lexus Chief Engineer Says New IS' Goal is to Overtake the BMW 3-Series

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For close to three decades now, the BMW 3-Series has been the benchmark for premium sport sedans. Over the years, many luxury carmakers tried but none has really succeeded in knocking down the 3-Series from its throne.

After GM and the new Cadillac ATS, it's the Toyota group's turn to take another swipe at BMW's best-seller with the completely redesigned 2014 Lexus IS.

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

First Official Photos of All-New 2014 Lexus IS Sedan in F Sport Guise

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We don't know when exactly Lexus was planning to share official photos of its hotly anticipated IS, but today, we discovered a full set of images of the executive compact sedan, less than a week before the car's public debut at the Detroit auto show.

Albeit in low resolution, these images afford us our first unobstructed view of the Japanese carmaker's third attempt to rival the BMW 3-Series, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class and the Audi A4.

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