LEXUS IS · 250 Sport · Sedan · 2005 ‐ 2009

Make of automobiles IS, modification of 250 Sport started producing by Lexus from 2005 and terminated in 2009. This vehicle has 4 doors, the body chassis is in the form a sedan, weight 1.6 tons and length 4.6 meters, that can seat 5 person total.

«IS 250 Sport» is a rear-wheel drive car with a 6-speed sequential automatic transmission. This vehicle can be accelerated for 8.4 s to 100 km/h, with a top speed of 225 km/h, thanks to a 6-cylinders petrol motor engine with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak output of 208 hp at 6400 rpm.

Fuel rate is 12.7 l in the urban driving mode, on the highway 7 liters, and the medium fuel consumption is 9.1 liters per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 65 liters of petrol, what provides to drive approximately 715 km unrefueled.

The front wheels of this automobile have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the body chassis with help of suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped with sway bar. Rear wheels have disks, 291 mm brakes and fixed to the chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with anti-roll bar. Tires have the following size - 225/40R18.

In conformity with the information of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Lexus IS gained the higher quantity of stars - five, which means that it is a very safe car. In addition to dynamic safety (ESP, Traction control, Brake assistant, EBD, ABS), it is also equipped with passive safety (head/curtain, passenger, driver, side airbags).