Production chronology2005–open
Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.
popular_cohort_family_projection1 year
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Lexus / Model record
LexusIS 300
Production2005 – present
Recorded originJapan
ClassCompact Cars
The Lexus IS is a compact executive car sold by Lexus, a luxury division of Toyota, since 1998. The IS was originally sold under the Toyota Altezza nameplate in Japan from 1998 until 2005. The IS was introduced as an entry-level sport model positioned below the ES in the Lexus lineup. It was the smallest car in the Lexus lineup until the introduction of the CT in 2011.
Chronology ledger
Dates with their meaning intact
US EPA model years2016–2025
Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.
EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years2001–2025
Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Natural Resources Canada ↗15 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2001–2017
First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.
Netherlands RDW ↗17 years