Since the beginning of 2024, the Vietnamese car market has witnessed many car product lines silently discontinuing business such as Mazda BT-50, Toyota Yaris or Suzuki Ciaz.
Recently, in the product portfolio of the luxury car brand Lexus , the Lexus IS sedan has also silently disappeared. Lexus has not yet announced the cause of the disappearance of this car line.
The disappearance of Lexus IS leaves the product portfolio of the Lexus brand in Vietnam with only 7 names, including NX, RX, GX, LX, ES, LS and LM. At the same time, the price range of Lexus models in Vietnam will range from 2.62 to 9.61 billion VND.
Before disappearing from the product portfolio, Lexus IS was the cheapest car model of this brand in Vietnam with prices ranging from 2.13 billion to 2.8 billion.
Lexus IS is launching a new version in the Vietnamese market in 2021. The car has 2 engine options. In particular, the low versions use a 4-cylinder gasoline engine, 2.0L capacity, giving a maximum capacity of 241 horsepower and maximum torque of 350 Nm, accompanied by an 8-speed automatic transmission.
In the high-end version, the car is equipped with a hybrid powertrain with a 2.5L gasoline engine and an electric motor for a total capacity of up to 220 horsepower.
