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hi I'm Lincoln am here at the 2013 detroit auto show and i'm looking at the new Lexus IS lexus they viewed this car here it's an update from the previous model big update tooth alexis has this new design language would sit ruled out on the GS the ES and the LS and we see it on this car especially in the front end the grill we have the spindle grille that lexus has got on those other cars also the headlights are very distinct they've got these sculpted headlights you see them kind of form around their projectors and also a separate LED parking strip just below that in a totally separate area now the side of the car also shows more sculpting than some of the other cars it's got this nice little kick contour line up towards the back now this is the is 350 model that means it has a 3.5 liter v6 this engine has not changed at all from the previous version they just carried that over but it is a pretty advanced engine it has port injection and direct injection this interesting dual system that they rolled out then still good it's good for over 300 horsepower six-speed automatic transmission standard in fact that's all you get more interesting is Lexus also debuted a hybrid version of this car at the show the is 300h that's a 2.5 liter direct injection four cylinder with an electric motor for extra boost I would expect that to come in at over 200 horsepower that should be a pretty good mix for spirited driving and good fuel economy but lexus is not going to sell that car in the US at least not yet they've earmarked that car for Europe and other markets cabin tech also gets updated in the new is they've actually gotten rid of the previous touchscreen and gone to their Remote Touch system which works kind of like a computer mouse they also get traffic information through HD radio that means it's free for I'm when cutting i'm here at the 2013 detroit auto show