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A five-speed manual – the six-speed manual from the 2-liter model was not designed for the torque put out by the larger 2JZ-GE engine – was made available in the US in 2001 for the 2002 model year. [13] The manual option was not available on the SportCross wagon. Lexus aimed for 15 percent of American IS 300 sales to be manuals. [13]
The wheel-mounted paddle shifters allow for gear shifting while steering, and a manual mode can be selected for added control. The 8-speed transmission also improves fuel economy, [ 40 ] with lower overall consumption than BMW, Mercedes, and Audi rivals, [ 38 ] [ 40 ] and avoidance of the U.S. Gas Guzzler Tax .
Full-size sedan: II LS 400 Celsior UCF20 4.0 L 1UZ-FE V8: 1994–2000 Full-size sedan: III LS 430 Celsior UCF30 4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8: 2000–2006 Full-size sedan: IV LS 460 LS 460 L LS 600h LS 600h L USF40/41 UVF45/46 4.6 L 1UR-FSE V8 4.6 L 1UR-FE V8 5.0 L 2UR-FSE V8: 2006–2017 Full-size sedan: V LS 350 (China-only) LS 500 LS 500h GSF50 VXFA50/55 ...
The ES also features Apple CarPlay as an option. Other options include the Mark Levinson surround audio system and navigation with Amazon Alexa support. [112] Originally, only the ES 350 and ES 300h were offered. In 2020, for the 2021 model year, the ES 250 was added that also introduced Toyota's AWD drivetrain previously known as All-Trac.
In the early 1990s, [6] following the début of Lexus, automotive press reports indicated a forthcoming Full-size Lexus coupé to compete with other luxury GT coupés of other marques like the Mercedes-Benz CL, Acura Legend coupe and later the Acura CL, Mazda Eunos Cosmo, Buick Riviera, Cadillac Eldorado, Lincoln Mark VIII, Jaguar XJS, Bentley Continental, Maserati Shamal/Ghibli, Ferrari 456 ...
The Lexus GS (Japanese: レクサス・GS, Rekusasu GS) is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) manufactured and marketed by Lexus across four generations — launched in 1991 as the Toyota Aristo in Japan and as the Lexus GS for markets outside the Japanese market beginning in February 1993.
1996 Toyota Mark II Grande G (X90) shown with a 1JZ-GE. The 1JZ-GE is a common version, with a 10:1 compression ratio. Output for the early non-turbo, non-VVT-i (1990–1996) 1JZ-GE was 125 kW (168 bhp; 170 PS) at 6000 rpm and 235 N⋅m (173 lb⋅ft) at 4800 rpm.
Manual – the driver has to perform each gear change using a manually operated clutch; Automatic – once placed in drive (or any other 'automatic' selector position), it automatically selects the gear ratio dependent on engine speed and load; Basically there are two types of engine installation: