LEXUS IS · 250 Business Tech · Sedan · 2008 ‐ 2009

Lexus started manufacture in 2008 of automobiles type IS, modification of 250 Business Tech and finished it in 2009. The weight of the car is 1.6 tons and a length of 4.6 m, It is formed as sedan with four doors, and can be placed in a 5 person with a driver.

«IS 250 Business Tech» have a rear wheel drive automobile with a 6-speed sequential automatic gear shift. This auto can speed up for 8.4 seconds to 100 km/h, with a ceiling speed of 225 km/h, owing to a 6-cylinders petrol motor with a «multipoint injection fuel system», which generate a peak power of 208 horsepower at 6400 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 12.7 l in the urban mode of driving, on the track 7 liters, and the average fuel consumption is 9.1 l per 100 kilometers. Fuel tank capacity is 65 l of petrol, what lets to go approximately 715 km unrefueled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks, 296 mm brakes and attached to the undercarriage using suspension «Double wishbone, independent, coil springs» and equipped anti-roll bar. Back wheels have disks, 291 mm brakes and fixed to the body chassis using suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Tires have the following dimensions - 205/55R16.

In conformity with the data of Euro NCAP crash test, this model of Lexus IS received the higher number of stars - 5, which means that it is a highly safe automobile. In addition to dynamic safety features (ABS, Brake assistant, Traction control, ESP, EBD), it is also equipped with passive systems of safety (side, driver, head/curtain, passenger airbags).