The Lexus IS Thread

Lexus IS 300h F Sport Mode Black (2025) Price & Specs

Lexus South Africa has quietly launched a “Mode Black” version of the IS sedan, available exclusively in F Sport trim. Here’s how much it will cost you in Mzansi…

The 3rd-generation Lexus IS has been on the market in South Africa since way back in 2013, though the Toyota-backed brand has at least handed it subtle updates over the years. The latest revision? The quiet arrival of a fresh version of the F Sport grade known as the “Mode Black”.

Thanks to a friendly heads-up from our good friends over at duoporta.com, we know the Lexus IS 300h F Sport Mode Black (to use its full name) is priced at R1 199 900, making it R89 400 more expensive than the “standard” F Sport derivative it effectively replaces. As a reminder, local buyers also have the option of the IS 300h in SE trim, which is priced at R1 080 400.

So, what makes a Mode Black? Well, as you might have worked out from the name, this fresh derivative adopts a dark finish for various elements, including its 19-inch alloy wheels (wrapped in 235/40 R19 tyres up front and 265/35 R19 rubber at the rear), side-mirror caps and bootlid spoiler.

Inside, the IS 300h F Sport Mode Black is set apart by a heated 3-spoke steering wheel featuring a black wood finish (for its upper portion, anyway), a treatment repeated on other interior trim. Furthermore, this variant’s seats are upholstered in a mix of synthetic leather and “ultra suede”.

Though the IS 300h F Sport Mode Black is fittingly available in Graphite Black exterior paint, local buyers also have the option of selecting White Nova, Sonic Titanium, Sonic Chrome, Sonic Iridium, Solar Storm Red, Poseidon Blue and Titanium Carbide Grey.

What does the Lexus IS 300h F Sport Mode Black cost in SA?

Lexus IS 300h F Sport Mode Black – R1 199 900

The price above includes a vehicle warranty and maintenance plan each spanning 7 years or 105 000 km, along with an 8-year/195 000 km battery-specific warranty.


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is this shape:
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a lot bigger than this shape:
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FiestaST said:
Both work well imo.

The current long-serving Gen was a rather daring design that has hardly dated.
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sorry maybe my question was phrased badly, what I meant is the newer shape physically alot larger than the old one I referenced.
My thinking was that fro example a 2010 A4 is much smaller than a current A4 and thats the general trend with the other German sedans as well (C class, 3 series). Is this also true for the IS?
 
ronz91 said:
sorry maybe my question was phrased badly, what I meant is the newer shape physically alot larger than the old one I referenced.
My thinking was that fro example a 2010 A4 is much smaller than a current A4 and thats the general trend with the other German sedans as well (C class, 3 series). Is this also true for the IS?
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I had a 2nd gen IS (2006) and now a 3rd gen IS (2015), they are pretty much the same size.
 
I cant afford one without bankrupting myself. I bady wanted a IS250 back in 2009. And here I am today none the better off.
 
Sarg3_ZN said:
I had a 2nd gen IS (2006) and now a 3rd gen IS (2015), they are pretty much the same size.
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thats good to know. always liked the older shape, would be nice to have one day but I dont wanna drive a boat.
 
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