Lexus Australia has introduced the IS
Black Line Special Edition, available in IS 300 and IS 350 guises only. The
former, which is priced from AUD$ 69,707, is available in 105 units,
whereas the IS 350 variant is priced from AUD$ 75,522 and limited to 45
units.
As the name suggests, it gets black
accents for the exterior and interior, starting with the gloss black spindle
grille, black side mirror caps, and gloss black twin-five spoke 18-inch alloys.
Four exterior colours are offered, those being White Nova, Liquid Metal,
Graphite Black, and Cobalt Mica.
For the interior, they get an Exclusive
Black/Grey finish, a colour scheme that extends from the dashboard and door
cards to the seat upholstery. There’s also an Indigo Wood trim on the top of
the F Sport steering wheel, which matches the blue textured trims on the window
switch surround and passenger-side dashboard insert. LED puddle lamps is
available, projecting the Lexus logo onto the ground.
This is on top of standard features such
as bi-LED headlights, heated and ventilated power-adjustable front seats,
power-adjustable steering column, dual-zone climate control, 10.3-inch
widescreen display, 10-speaker audio system, GPS navigation, voice control, and
rear parking sensors.
An Enhancement Pack is available for the
IS 300 Black Line Special Edition, which bundles a 15-speaker Mark Levinson
sound system and moonroof for AUD$ 4,000. The IS 350 Black Line gets
the Mark Levinson unit as standard, but the moonroof can be had for AUD$ 2,500. For safety, there’s lane departure warning+ with sway warning system,
active cruise control, as well as pre-collision system with pedestrian
detection.
Lastly, for performance, the IS 300 is
powered by a 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine which makes 240
hp and 350 Nm of torque, while the IS 350 gets a 3.5 litre naturally-aspirated
V6 engine producing 311 hp and 380 Nm of torque. Both share an eight-speed
automatic gearbox with shift paddles; the IS 300 does the century sprint in
seven seconds, while the IS 350 gets there in 5.9 seconds.
The pair, being sporty variants, shares
the same hardware as F Sport variants. That includes adaptive variable
suspension, high-friction front brake pads, sports seats with driver memory
settings, smart key card, blind-spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert.