The Lexus IS 300 AWD is an all wheel drive car, with its engine placed in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.5 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 260 bhp (264 PS/194 kW) at 6600 rpm and 320 N·m (236 lb·ft/32.6 kgm) at 2000-4800 rpm respectively.
The power is delivered to the wheels through a 6 speed automatic transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1745 kg.
Its maximum speed claimed is 230 km/h, which is 143 mph, officially stated fuel consumption is 19/26/22 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2800 mm | 110.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1580 mm | 62.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4709 mm | 185.4 inches | |
| Width | 1839 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Height | 1440 mm | 56.7 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 140 mm | 5.5 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.68 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1745 kg | 3847 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 55% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 65.9 litres | 14.5 [17.4] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.29 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Toyota | ||
| Engine code | 2GR-FKS | ||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.5 litre 3456 cc (210.898 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 83 mm
3.7 × 3.27 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.13 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE net) |
264 PS (260 bhp) (194 kW) at 6600 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE net) |
320 Nm (236 ft·lb) (32.6 kgm) at 2000-4800 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE net) |
56.1 kW/litre 76.3 ps/litre 75.2 bhp/litre 1.23 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE net) |
92.59 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.8:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1163.6 kPa (168.8 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 576 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | 6.1 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 230 km/h (143 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 151.07 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 PS/kg 111.11 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 kW/kg 149 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.15 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 9 kg/kW 15.03 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19/26/22 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 12.4/9.0/10.7 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 8.1/11.1/9.4 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 22.8/31.2/26.4 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 19.0/26.0/22.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | 2.750 | ||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 8½J x 18 | ||
| Tyres front | 235/45 R 18 | ||
| Tyres rear | 235/45 R 18 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 335 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 297 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.58 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.77 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 741906 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.9 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2022 Lexus IS 300 AWD added 2022-05-31. Last modified 2022-06-01. |
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