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Is the 2023 Lexus IS a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 14 sedans

12thof 14

  • No. Top half on 2 of 5 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 10.8 cu ft.
  • 12th of 14 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (2nd of 20), price (10th of 20).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (20th of 20).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SEDANSA4 All…Audi A4 AllroadModel 3Tesla Model 33 Seri…BMW 3 SeriesMaximaNissan MaximaElantr…Hyundai Elantra NQ50INFINITI Q50WRXSubaru WRXA4Audi A4S4Audi S4S60Volvo S60Ioniq 6Hyundai Ioniq 6ISLexus ISCT4Cadillac CT4G70Genesis G70Alfa Romeo GiuliaAudi A5 SportbackKia StingerMercedes-Benz CLAVolkswagen ArteonVolkswagen Jetta GLINo number12th of 14
20 sedans from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Lexus IS in a class of 20
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$40,08510th of 2053%
Best combined mpg25 mpg11th of 1824%
Most horsepower472 hp2nd of 2089%
Cargo behind rear seats10.8 cu ft12th of 1415%
Rear legroom32.2 in20th of 200%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi A4 Allroad 24.2 cu ft
  2. Tesla Model 3 19.8 cu ft
  3. BMW 3 Series 17.0 cu ft
  4. Nissan Maxima 14.3 cu ft
  5. Hyundai Elantra N 14.0 cu ft
  6. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  7. Subaru WRX 12.5 cu ft
  8. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
Show all 14
  1. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  2. Volvo S60 11.6 cu ft
  3. Hyundai Ioniq 6 11.2 cu ft
  4. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  5. Cadillac CT4 10.7 cu ft
  6. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Audi A5 Sportback, Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Jetta GLI.

Sedans in 2023: 88. The photo shows the 20 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked