Looks like the Lexus IS will be the 1st victim of the transition to BEV on the new BEV Platform discussed in #133 From bestcarweb.jp: レクサス 新型ISはEVに!? 初のワゴン追加で2025年に登場か!? - 自動車情報誌「ベストカー」 Partial translation: "The next-generation Lexus IS proposes new values with BEV -Lexus IS Sedan/Shooting Brake (Scheduled to appear in 2025) First appeared in RZ, adopting a spindle body that will be the identity of future Lexus. The coupe-like rear view of the shooting brake-style wagon is beautiful. The IS, which appeared in 2013, will carry out a big change in 2020 instead of a full model change. It was a strategy for the next model. The next-generation IS will appear as a BEV. The design is the Lexus Electrified Sedan released in December 2021, and is given the spindle body that appeared in the BEV SUV. A powerful rear with a large diffuser that feels like a sedan version of the LFA II. A taste that does not exist in the present with a relaxed feeling It is said that Toyota's BEV strategy will be reviewed, but it is likely that the platform will be a new platform to replace e-TNGA and will be AWD with two front and rear motors. In addition to the sedan, the next-generation IS will also include a wagon, which has been coveted but has not been included in the lineup until now. The price is expected to be 7.5 million to 9 million yen. ●Lexus New IS Estimated specs ・Length: 4770mm ・Width: 1850mm ・Height: 1437mm ・Wheelbase: 2850mm ・ Vehicle weight: 1900kg ・Motor: Motor ・Maximum output: 360ps ・Maximum torque: 33kgm ・Transmission: ― ・Estimated price: 7.5 million to 9 million yen" The wagon looks cool, but it'll end up in Europe if it stays a wagon. Even though the original announcement from their Executive reshuffling says 2026 for the new EV platform, this is close enough to be affected.
