The Lexus IS300 has struck a chord with savvy enthusiasts who recognize the car's intoxicating blend of luxury appointments, seductive styling and a robust suspension. There has also been a lot of ...

America’s need for speed has given us the baby Lexus as it should have been. Toyota's luxury division tried to take on the mighty band of the BMW 3-Series range with a one-man show, the IS 200. But ...

There are two different paths that car fanatics follow: quantity and quality. You've seen the guys in the quantity camp; whale tail spoilers, slammed on 12-in rims, every light bulb in the car changed ...

Back in February, we told you about the only Japanese luxury wagon in the U.S. market. That car is the Lexus IS300 SportCross, a very capable, very nimble car that in some ways is superior to the BMW ...

They do not, however, apply to the road manners of the bigger-engined IS300, even though the latter shares its body with the former. In a peculiar -- and, I'm told, strongly resisted -- switch of ...

Sidd started as a freelance writer for TopSpeed back in 2017 and took up a full-time position a year later. 2,100+ articles later, he got into the editorial side of things and is now the sitewide ...

The Toyota Altezza is one of the most iconic JDM vehicles of the late 90s to early 2000s. Built as either a sedan or 5-door wagon, the Altezza never actually made it to the US — at least, not badged ...

The first-generation Lexus IS300 has been on my most-wanted list for ages. Of course, as anyone with such a list knows, a Five Guys will open on Mars before I get around to everything on it. Still, ...

If you loved the Toyota Altezza, you will drool over the Lexus IS, the successor to the Altezza. Shall it fill the Altezza shoes and look even cooler in them? Let us explore. If you are shopping for a ...

We love a good import vs. domestic drag race, and this week, Hoonigan delivered with a shootout between another odd combination of cars. You've got a lowered Chevy C10 with the weirdest bed ever and a ...

If you could assemble the perfect car from parts, what would you put together? A cargo-hauling wagon body maybe, with a stout inline-six that loves boost and a manual transmission. If that sounds like ...