2009 Lexus IS Information & Photos
September 03, 2025 Filed under: Lexus IS: 2nd Generation,
Official 2009 Lexus IS photos have surfaced today, along with a promise that the mid-cycle facelift will debut at the Paris Auto Show. Before getting to the photos, though, let's do a full breakdown of the various nips & tucks:
Exterior
- Revised front bumper with reworked lower air intake and fog lights
- Expanded front grille
- Integrated turn signals in the side mirrors
- Revised taillight design with L-shaped reverse lights
- New 17" & 18" wheel designs
- New colors: Amber Pearl & Truffle Mica
Interior
- New instrument panel center cluster design
- Illuminated temperature gauge & side mirror controls
- New color and wood trim combos: Ecru (with golden brown trim) & Light Grey (with Dark Grey bird's eye maple)
- Contrasting stitching on the door panels, console lid & seats
- Carpets & Seat backs set to match color of upper instrument panel
- DC outlet and AUX input positions switched (!!!)
Mechanical
- Paddle Shifting function in D mode
- New VDIM cutoff switch for the IS 250
- Optional 18" wheels on RWD models
- Revised suspension tuning and steering
Here's the first batch of photos, I'll be adding more as time goes on:
Kevin, any idea (1) when the 2009 model will show up on the US website; (2) whether an all-black interior (as opposed to the two-tone look in the picture) will still be offered with Tungsten Pearl exterior; and (3) whether 18" all-season tires will be offered in the US? Thanks!
1) If the 2009 IS is introduced at the Paris Auto Show in October, I imagine the IS would show up in dealerships sometime in November.
2) Couldn't say.
3) From the information given by Motor Trend, that seems to be the case.
If you go to this Asian Lexus Site, you'll get an eyeful of all the IS changes, wheel types and accessories (even dog totes & dog hammocks)... you'll just have to click on all the buttons, in all the categories:
http://lexus.jp/models/is/index.html
Unfortunately, I recently totaled my '06 IS :(
So I went by the dealership in Las Vegas last night, and after I told the salesman my story he told me he would have the '09 IS by the end of September...?
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