Editing Lexus IS (section)

=== 2003–2005 ===
[[File:Toyota Altezza Gita AS300.JPG|thumb|Toyota Altezza Gita AS300 (JCE10)]]
[[File:2004 Lexus IS300 SportCross rear 3.30.18.jpg|thumb|left|Lexus IS300 SportCross rear view]]

In 2003 for the 2004 model year, the IS line received a minor facelift (designed by Hiroyuki Tada). On the exterior, was a redesigned 11-spoke wheel design, redesigned fog lamps, and smoked surrounding trim for the headlamps and taillamps. On the interior, a 2-position memory function was added for the driver seat, a maintenance indicator lamp, automatic drive-away door locking system, a storage compartment on the dash (for models without the navigation system) and updated trim highlights.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cars.com/lexus/is-300/2004/expert-reviews |title=2004 Lexus IS 300 | first = Jim | last = Flammang |publisher=cars.com |access-date=10 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513072223/http://www.cars.com/lexus/is-300/2004/expert-reviews |archive-date=13 May 2016 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

An official concept model, the [[MillenWorks]]-built Lexus IS 430 was unveiled at the [[SEMA (association)#2003|SEMA Show]] in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/1797/Lexus-IS430-Project.html |publisher=UltimateCarPage |title=Lexus IS 430 Project}}</ref> The IS 430 prototype was an IS 300 fitted with a 4.3-litre V8 from the [[Lexus GS|GS 430]].<ref name=IS430>{{cite web | url = http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0411scc_lexus_is_430/index.html | work = Sport Compact Car | publisher = Source Interlink Media, Inc. | title= Factory Hot Rods: Lexus IS 430 | url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302032523/http://www.sportcompactcarweb.com/features/0411scc_lexus_is_430/index.html |archive-date=2 March 2008}}</ref> Lexus dubbed the IS&nbsp;430 a one-off with no plans for production. In Europe, [[Toyota Team Europe]] (TTE) installed a [[Supercharger|supercharged]] 4.3-litre V8 into an IS 300 bodyshell, the result was a {{convert|405|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} [[Horsepower#Economic Commission for Europe R24|ECE]] [[Sedan (car)|sedan]].

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