LEXUS HAS LAUNCHED its first convertible in eight years into the Australian market with its new IS 250C promising wind-in-your-hair motoring in an attractive two-door metal-roofed package.

Lexus Australia CEO John Roca says the IS 250C brings a new look and approach to its segment, which Lexus believes will strike a chord with buyers.

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THE 2010 LEXUS IS 250C hasn’t made it to Australian showrooms yet, but demand overseas already has production struggling to keep up.

Due in Australia’s Lexus dealerships in the third quarter of 2009, the Lexus IS 250C - sold internationally in both 250C and 350C guise - is being built at the brand’s Kyushu plant [...]

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LEXUS HAS ALREADY released the IS 250C in Japan - its first convertible since the SC430 - now the topless two-door is set to arrive here in the third quarter of this year.

But when it goes on sale, it won’t be the first time the IS convertible has landed on these shores.

Back in early [...]

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When Lexus launched its first generation IS sedan, it had BMW’s 3 Series firmly in its sights. I don’t suppose it is any accident then that BMW is still being closely tailed as the IS range is expanded.

To prove the point, Lexus has just released details of the IS250 C, a folding hardtop version of the [...]

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Lexus has taken the wraps off its new range of F-Sport performance parts for the IS 250C and IS 350C convertibles, and the IS 250 AWD and GS sedan range. This gives Lexus owners a few more options to coax some extra performance from their luxury whips.

These aren’t your average “performance” mods either. Instead of limp-wristed bolt-on spoilers and [...]

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Move over CLK Cabriolet and 3-Series Convertible, there’s a new player in the luxury drop-top game and it ain’t a German. Lexus debuted its new IS 250C hard top convertible at the Paris Motor Show and has followed up with an Asia Pacific unveiling in Sydney. With its attractive top-down aesthetics, aluminium folding roof and [...]

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Move over CLK Cabriolet and 3-Series Convertible, there’s a new player in the luxury drop-top game and it ain’t a German. Lexus has debuted its new IS 250C hard top convertible at the Paris Motor Show today and with its attractive top-down aesthetics, aluminium folding roof and two-door appeal, the IS 250C should be just [...]

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