Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Like the 3-Series, the Lexus is a compact rear-wheel-drive sedan with power provided by a family of in-line six-cylinder engines, a ...

Like the 3-Series, the Lexus is a compact rear-wheel-drive sedan with power provided by a family of in-line six-cylinder engines, a 2.0-litre in the case of the IS200 and a 3.0-litre for the IS300.

Launched in 1999, when most of its competitors had switched to front-wheel-drive for cars of the IS200's size, the little Lexus broke with tradition and used a rear-drive layout. That move was not ...