After a dozen years in production, the Lexus IS 350 continues to breathe easy

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Star, M. T. S. t. t. (2026, September 26). After a dozen years in production, the Lexus IS 350 continues to breathe easy. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/life/autos/after-a-dozen-years-in-production-the-lexus-is-350-continues-to-breathe-easy/article_79acc48d-ab0c-47a5-ab19-444a3a550c16.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-26 · by Michael Taylor Special to the Star

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The article focuses on the 2026 Lexus IS 350 AWD, highlighting its interior design with a Radiant Red color scheme that contrasts sharply with its light grey exterior. The car's seats are praised for their comfort, support, and luxury features like heating and ventilation, which are covered in NuLuxe, Lexus’s synthetic leather alternative to real leather.

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The 2026 Lexus IS 350 AWD continues its production after a dozen years with an updated Radiant Red interior that contrasts sharply against its Wind pearl metallic light grey exterior. The seats, which are wrapped in NuLuxe (a premium synthetic leather), offer exceptional comfort and support with features like heating, ventilation, and eight-way power adjustment. This model aims to provide a luxurious driving experience from the moment one enters the vehicle, enhancing the daily commute or drive.

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📰 Lexus IS 350 Production Continues

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🔮 This luxury SUV feels more spacious than its compact category classification might suggest: There’s plenty of room for front-seat passengers; the large fixed glass panoramic sunroof adds to the cabin’s sense of airiness; and the Inteluxe seats, with perforated inserts, are large and comfortable (Inteluxe is Cadillac’s version of synthetic environmentally friendly faux leather). And this is no run of the mill driver’s seat.

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Lexus NuLuxe Radiant Red Wind

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If you want to start your day with a bang, just open the door and climb inside this 2026 Lexus IS 350 AWD.

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

After a dozen years in production, the Lexus IS 350 continues to breathe easy · assertive framing

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If you want to start your day with a bang, just open the door and climb inside this 2026 Lexus IS 350 AWD. asserted

you → want → AWD

The red and black seats, red and black dash and red centre armrest really pop, in a good way. asserted

seats → pop → way

Not only do the seats look good, they feel good too. asserted

they → look → ?

They are extremely comfortable, supportive, heated, ventilated and eight-way power adjustable. asserted

They → ventilate → ?

They are wrapped in NuLuxe, which is what Lexus calls their premium synthetic leather. asserted

Lexus → wrap → what

It is supposed to be more durable and easier to maintain than real leather. asserted

It → suppose → leather

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