DESPITE the sliding client curiosity of sedans in Australia, Lexus has caught to its weapons by bringing its new, fourth-generation IS mid-sized passenger automobile to market, persevering with a run that first began in 1999 when the first-gen IS arrived to tackle the likes of the BMW 3 Sequence and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
Twenty years later, the curiosity in sedans might not be the identical nevertheless Lexus’ dedication to the sector stays clear with the IS becoming a member of the ES and LS within the model’s sedan line-up.
Lexus has promised improved expertise, dynamics and styling within the new IS, so we took the IS300 F Sport ($70,000 plus on-roads) out to see how far its new-generation contender has come.