Well, that will teach me to get sick!

The Lexus IS 250C was unveiled early this morning at the Paris Motor Show, and with it came plenty of interesting information. First thing's first, there's a ton of official photos, more details in my next post:

It was only days ago that I posted a Flickr photo, but this new set from 360° Forged photographer William Stern (see previous feature here) is beyond stunning:

The wheels are 360° Forged Mesh Eights, matte black and super. You can see the rest of the set here.

(In fact, this car/wheel combo is right in line with my future car purchase, though I'm planning on the GS hybrid.)

Been a while since I featured an image from Flickr, and this photo of the Lexus LF-A by j.hietter is a perfect way to get back on track:

The colors are great in this picture, the LF-A just seems to photograph so well, from any angle.

Having debuted last year, the announcement that the Lexus LF-Xh concept would be at the Paris Auto Show didn't really elicit a reaction from me -- that is, until I saw this stunning photo released by Lexus Europe to mark the occasion:

(Be sure to click on the image to get the full version, it's very impressive. I made sure to post it for anyone wanting to use it as a desktop wallpaper.)

Huge fan of the matte black paint, which we saw earlier this year when it was displayed at the Toyota MegaWeb in Tokyo. I'm of the opinion that Lexus should offer this as a standard color, as least on the IS-F. (The Five Axis IS-F surely proved that.)

Lexus Europe's press release about the new IS 250 C Convertible also included some information regarding the Europe-only 2009 IS 220d:

Refreshed interior and exterior styling represents a further evolution of Lexus’ unique L-finesse design philosophy. Modifications to suspension, steering, transmissions and paddle shift technology offer notable improvements to driving dynamics. Aerodynamics and transmission enhancements have reduced the IS 220d’s CO2 emissions by 3%, and by 8% for the Sport version.

Also attached were some extremely large photos of the upcoming 2009 IS facelift (220d edition) -- in fact, they're so large, I've made an impromptu image gallery:

Bader Bouarki's photo of the Lexus IS is fantastic, and the description is even better:

I Told my friend to drive, i went to the second car and sit in the trunk, it was 120KM/H,
i added the cloud as a part of a beauty...

Sitting on the trunk of a car going 120kph (75mph) certainly puts a different spin on The Passionate Pursuit of Perfection.