Editing Lexus IS (section)

{{Short description|Compact executive car}}
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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Lexus IS
| image = 2021 Lexus IS 300 AWD, front (2) 3.26.21.jpg
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| manufacturer = [[Toyota]]
| aka = Toyota Altezza (Japan, 1998–2005)
| production = October 1998 – present
| model_years = 1999–present
| class = [[Compact executive car]] ([[D-segment|D]])
| predecessor = [[Lexus GS]] 460/F (for IS 500 F Sport Performance)
| layout = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]]
  | [[Front-engine, four-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, all-wheel-drive]]
  }}
}}

The {{nihongo|'''Lexus IS'''|レクサス・IS|Rekusasu IS|lead=yes}} is a [[compact executive car]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1132197_review-update-2021-lexus-is-350-f-sport-stands-out-from-the-turbocharged-crowd|publisher=Motor Authority|title=Review update: 2021 Lexus IS 350 F Sport stands out from the turbocharged crowd|date=2021-05-10|access-date=2021-11-04}}</ref> ([[D-segment]] in Europe) sold by [[Lexus]], a luxury division of [[Toyota]], since 1998. The IS was originally sold under the {{Nihongo|'''Toyota Altezza'''|トヨタ・アルテッツァ|Toyota Arutettsua|lead=yes}} nameplate in Japan from 1998 until 2005 (the word [[wiktionary:altezza|''Altezza'']] is Italian for 'height' or 'highness'). The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model positioned below the [[Lexus ES|ES]] in the Lexus lineup. It was the smallest car in the Lexus lineup until the introduction of the [[Lexus CT|CT]] in 2011.

The first-generation Altezza (codename XE10) was launched in Japan in October 1998, while the Lexus IS&nbsp;200 (GXE10) made its debut in Europe in 1999 and in North America as the IS&nbsp;300 (JCE10) in 2000. The first-generation models were powered by a [[Straight-six engine|straight-six]] engine and available in sedan and wagon variants. The second-generation IS (codename [[Lexus IS (XE20)|XE20]]) was launched globally in 2005 with [[V6]]-powered IS 250 (GSE20) and IS 350 (GSE21) and [[Diesel engine|Diesel]]-powered IS 200d/220d (ALE20) sedan models, followed by a high-performance [[V8 engine|V8]] sedan version, the [[Lexus IS (XE20)|IS F]], in 2007, and [[coupé convertible]] versions, the [[#IS C|IS 250 C]] and [[#IS C|IS 350 C]], in 2008. The third-generation Lexus IS premiered in January 2013 and includes the V6-powered IS 350 and IS 250, [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] IS 200t/300, [[hybrid vehicle|hybrid]] IS 300h and performance-tuned [[Lexus F|F Sport]] variants. The IS designation stands for "Intelligent Sport".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.lexus.com.au/range/is |publisher=Lexus |location=Australia |title=IS Intelligent Sport |access-date=12 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201194120/http://m.lexus.com.au/range/is |archive-date=1 February 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Kristian |last=Alexis |url=http://www.askmen.com/cars/car_reviews/42_exotic_car.html |title=Exotic rides: Lexus IS F |publisher=AskMen.com |access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/lexus-launches-the-all-new-is-350-is-350-f-sport-models.html |title=Lexus launches the all new IS 350, IS 350 F Sport models |publisher=AutoIndustriya.com |first=Vince |last=Pornelos |date=31 May 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref>

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