'98 Toyota Altezza
The Lexus IS, known in Japan as the Toyota Altezza, is a compact executive car produced by Toyota since 1998. Designed by Tomoyasu Nishi and engineered by Nobuaki Katayama, the IS was designed as a competitor to European luxury sedans and featured an emphasis on sportiness and performance typically not seen on Japanese luxury vehicles. The IS in the name stood for "Intelligent Sport". Production ended in 2005 with the introduction of the next generation of IS; for the next generation onwards the Altezza name was d…
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'98 Toyota Altezza is listed with Car Culture: Modern Classics as its first catalog lane. The production window shown here is 2023 – Present. Known designer credit: Mark Jones. Use the Description, Versions, Gallery notes to confirm the casting before you price it.
- 2023 First Released
- Mark Jones Designs
- Licensed Hot Wheels
- Toyota Cars
- Car Culture
- 1990s
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