2009 Lexus IS 220d Photos
September 12, 2025 Filed under: Lexus IS: 2nd Generation, Autoshows, Europe, Photos
Lexus Europe's press release about the new IS 250 C Convertible also included some information regarding the Europe-only 2009 IS 220d:
Refreshed interior and exterior styling represents a further evolution of Lexus’ unique L-finesse design philosophy. Modifications to suspension, steering, transmissions and paddle shift technology offer notable improvements to driving dynamics. Aerodynamics and transmission enhancements have reduced the IS 220d’s CO2 emissions by 3%, and by 8% for the Sport version.
Also attached were some extremely large photos of the upcoming 2009 IS facelift (220d edition) -- in fact, they're so large, I've made an impromptu image gallery:
Does all of that text apply to IS220d? "Paddle shift technology" implies it will be available with an automatic, which would be welcome, but I will assume it is slightly out of context.
Allow me to answer myself, the new Avensis is rumored to become available with a 2.2diesel+automatic (Toyota's first d+a in this class) This 2.2 is a low power version of the 177hp in the current IS220d so maybe an automatic will be in the IS220d as well?
http://es.autoblog.com/2008/09/02/desvelados-los-primeros-detalles-del-n...
Sorry about that, Pond. The software running my site has been giving me no end of grief and I'm not getting comment notifications any more.
I have a feeling that if the IS 220d was going to be offered in automatic, the press release would have been more explicit, especially as you mention it would be a first for Toyota.
Let's see if I can dig up a definite answer.
No criticism intended :)
You are probably right, the Avensis is FWD so they wouldn't share transmission anyway.
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