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The Lexus IS is expected to be reborn as an all-electric vehicle as the car manufacturer shifts to a BEV-only brand by 2035.
Information out of Japan indicates that the successor to the current IS will be underpinned by the same e-TNGA platform as the Toyota bZ4X and Lexus RZ and that it will be offered in a handful of different body styles, including as a sedan and as a Shooting Brake.
Best Car Web reports that the new-age Lexus IS range will include a dual-motor powertrain with all-wheel drive and that it could launch as soon as 2025. The report goes on to state that the new vehicles should also get electric torque vectoring to control the power to each side. There’s a chance a two-speed transmission may also come standard. While limited other details about the new IS range are known, it is expected to take inspiration from a series of concepts that Lexus unveiled in December 2021.
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Lexus concept sedan, shooting brake and convertible unveiled in December 2021
Two years ago, Lexus previewed four all-electric concept cars that appeared to come from the same family. These concepts consisted of a sleek sedan, a Shooting Brake, a high-riding Shooting Brake version, and a four-seat convertible in a similar vein to the current Lexus LC. Very few details about these concepts were announced at the time but it seems likely that they were previewing the future IS range. The report from Best Car Web makes no mention of the high-riding Shooting Brake model or the four-seat convertible.
All four concepts had dramatic exterior designs that made them look far sleeker than the current IS. Key common themes across all four concepts included sharp LED headlights, large grilles and air intakes, and vents on the tapered hoods. The sedan also had a seductive rear end but the two Shooting Brakes arguably looked even better.
