Facelift again! The front styling of the car has been adjusted, and the official picture of the new Lexus IS has been released to be launched overseas next year

Recently, Lexus officially announced the new Lexus IS (parameter |Inquiry) The official picture of the model. Compared with the current models on sale, the new car has made slight adjustments to the front part, and at the same time optimized the configuration and driver assistance system of the model, and only the “300h” and “350” versions will be available in terms of power. It is reported that the new car will be launched overseas in early 2026.

In terms of appearance, the new car has made slight adjustments to the design of the front surround, using a single strip air intake opening + large-area ventilation grille, and equipped with a diamond-shaped mesh grille embellishment, the overall design highlights Lexus’ classic spindle front face design, and the two sides are also equipped with special-shaped ventilation openings and black panels. In addition, the LED style of the light cluster shape of the new car has not changed; However, the neutron gray car color is optional.

On the side of the body, the new car has not changed much, and it is still a front fender with a wide-body design with a raised door rib line and waistline, with black exterior mirrors, showing a very dynamic visual effect. In addition, the new car will also offer new dual five-spoke 19-inch wheels and red brake calipers. In terms of size, the new car is 10mm longer than the current model due to the change in the front surround, and other aspects have not changed.

At the rear, the new car can be equipped with an optional black rear spoiler, the taillight cluster still adopts a through-type design, and the light sources of the taillight clusters on both sides present a “check” style, which has a good recognition after lighting. In addition, the rear surround of the new car adopts a layered two-color design, and is equipped with a two-out exhaust layout on both sides and a decorative panel for the rear diffuser.

In the interior part, the new car is equipped with dual 12.3-inch full LCD instrument clusters and central multimedia touch screens, and the air conditioning control panel in the center console area has been stylistically adjusted, the analog clock function has been canceled, and the circular air outlet has been replaced with an angular air outlet design. In addition, the trackpad inside the new car has been eliminated, and seat heating/ventilation buttons, volume knobs, wireless charging panels and Type-C ports have been added. In addition, the door panels and seat wraps of the new car are made of more environmentally friendly materials.

Elsewhere, the new car has been updated with an electric steering assist system with variable gear ratios and is equipped with AVS electromagnetic adaptive suspension. In terms of safety, the new car has upgraded software and hardware equipment on the active and passive safety system, including front collision warning, active braking, blind spot monitoring and early warning, rear collision warning, transparent chassis and other functions; At the same time, it is equipped with an upgraded and improved driver assistance system, which can support a high-speed driver assistance system that includes adaptive cruise + lane keeping + automatic lane change functions.

In terms of power, the new car will only be available with a 3.5-liter V6 naturally aspirated engine with model “350” and a 2.5-liter hybrid system with model “300h” (but maybe update the 2.4T hybrid?). ), the former has rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive options, and the latter is only available in rear-wheel drive version; In addition, the new model will no longer offer a naturally aspirated V8 engine.