Lexus IS facelift - spy shots

Lexus will unveil a facelift version of the IS compact this autumn at the Paris Motor Show.

The facelift include some minor visual tweaks centering on the front end – hence the disguise around this prototype’s snout.

Lexus will also revise the range structure, with a simpler model ladder and we hear the current range of engines (a 2.5- and 5.0-litre petrol, plus 2.2-litre turbodiesel) will be only lightly revised.

Lexus expects to sell around 8000 units a year.