The Lexus LF-ZC concept was shown in 2023 to preview the next-generation IS sedan, and now, new details have emerged from Japan via Best Car Web on the Japanese manufacturer’s rival to the BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class.
The next-generation Lexus IS to emerge will do so in 2027, exclusively with battery-electric powertrains according to the Japanese publication, and the selection will be comprised of a single-motor rear-wheel drive version, and a dual-motor all-wheel-drive version, the latter said to output up to 500 PS. For the variant with the longest battery range, Lexus is said to be aiming for a figure of 1,000 km.
According to Best Car Web, the next-generation IS is expected to measure 4,790 mm long, 1,880 mm wide and 1,395 mm tall, figures which would make it just 40 mm longer, the same width and 5 mm taller than the LF-ZC, itself 30 mm longer, 40 mm wider and 45 mm lower than the current, 2026 Lexus IS (4,720 mm long, 1,840 mm wide, 1,440 mm tall, 2,800 mm wheelbase).
The third-generation Lexus IS made its debut in 2013, then received updates in 2017 and in 2021. In terms of a performance flagship in the range, the third-generation IS has not featured a full-fledged IS F since the one based on the second-generation car was discontinued in 2014, though it has continued to house the naturally aspirated 5.0L V8 in the IS 500 F Sport Performance.
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Everyday concept but never materialize. When production starts cars looks totaly different. Learn from China lah. When china reveals a prototype, next month or so they start selling the exact same car or better. Ini baru dikatakan effisyen
What kind of battery tech? Solid state? Because there’s no way they can achieve that with current gen batteries, unless they want the car to weigh 3 tonnes.