The Lexus IS 2001 is currently available from $5,060 for the IS IS200 up to $8,800 for the IS IS200 Sports Luxury. Wheel size for the 2001 Lexus IS 200 will vary depending on model chosen, although ...

It seems Lexus believes ... the new 2.0-litre IS200 SportCross is a sporty machine aiming to rival the BMW 3-Series Touring and Audi A4 Avant. Looking more like an extended hatchback, it's clear ...

The IS200 t F-Sport is an A-lister looks-wise ... Let's take a look: Many of Lexus' angular designs of late cause arguments in the world of car aficionados - some loving and some loathing.

WHILE I hold the Lexus marque in the highest regard – the GS300 is one of my all-time favourite vehicles – I can't say I'm getting on too well with the IS200 SportCross. For starters ...

As if its intended target wasn't clear, Lexus took the decision to equip the IS200 with a 2.0-litre straight six only, rather than the 2.0-litre four available in Japan. It also looked sharp. A short ...

Lexus gives us this IS200 SportCross, which is not an estate at all but an example of 'crossover styling' and 'a new segment in the luxury car marketplace'. But I'm not fooled. It's for people who ...

Launched in 1999, when most of its competitors had switched to front-wheel-drive for cars of the IS200's size, the little Lexus broke with tradition and used a rear-drive layout. That move was not ...

Like the 3-Series, the Lexus is a compact rear-wheel-drive sedan with power provided by a family of in-line six-cylinder engines, a 2.0-litre in the case of the IS200 and a 3.0-litre for the IS300.

But it doesn't take a genius to work out that Lexus's crosshairs were aimed squarely at an entirely different German prestige carmaker for the first generation IS200. Let's look at the evidence ...

and the car's success paved the way for a raft of new Lexus models - firstly the 5-Series-rivalling GS300 in 1995, then the stunning compact executive IS200 in 1999. The latter's triumph has been ...