Lexus deals on Drivethedeal

I recently saw that "Drivethedeal" are offering large savings on the Lexus IS220 SE. As these prices are less than say a Mondeo diesel or a Mazda 3 or 6 diesel, the offer seems quite appealing. Can you hazard a reason why the large savings? Are Lexus about to facelift the model or bring out a new shape, or is it the backlash from the Toyota debacle with their worldwide problems of late leaving them with masses of unsold stock?

Asked on 2 October 2010 by Ben 10

Answered by Honest John

See car by car breakdown. The IS range has just been refreshed, so I guess these will be pre-refreshed. He does say they are 148g/km, which is from before the refresh. Still very tempting, though.

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