Upclose and personal: ’09 IS F Terra Cotta
Just a few weekends ago, the NorCal Lexus community gathered for the
record breaking 7th annual EOS (End of Summer) Meet at Lexus of Stevens
Creek in San Jose, CA. The meet consisted of the NorCal locals
including a large group from Southern California. There were also those
that came from the neighboring states of Oregon, Nevada and Arizona!
Our friends at Lexus HQ wanted to showcase a few of their goodies
including a full packaged IS250 F-Sport 6MT, the SEMA 07 VIP Auto Salon
LS460 and an exclusive 2009 Smoky Granite IS F w/the new Terra Cotta
trimmed interior.
Now what is terra cotta you may ask? For you green thumbs out there,
you will be very familiar with this color! According to Webster’s
Dictionary:
Terra Cotta (n) –
- a glazed or unglazed fired clay used especially for statuettes and
vases and architectural purposes (as roofing, facing, and relief
ornamentation) ; also : something made of this material - a brownish orange
For 2009, Lexus is offering a 3rd interior color option for the
performance beast, the IS F. Terra Cotta will accompany the all Black
w/blue stitching, the Alpine White/Black combo w/blue stitching. Terra
Cotta cannot be mistaken with the other 2 IS F colors as it will also
have the same contrasting blue stitching on the black surfaces, but
have black stitching on the Terra Cotta. You will find this color
accenting all 4 seat positions in the center sections including the
lower section of the steering wheel.
Piano black has made it’s way to the center cluster face of the
Navigation, HVAC and Radio controls. Chrome accent hugs the nav screen
and clock areas. Newly styled center upper vents sit atop the center
nav cluster. New revised buttons accompany the sides of the nav screen
which give the 09 interior a more luxurious feel. New toggle moonroof
controls replace the euro-style circular controls of previous and the
power window and lock buttons attain a new look, very to what you see
in the 3rd generation GS. The power mirror switch is now illuminated,
so you can change mirror positions in the dark without having to squint
and turn on a light. Deleted is the chrome accent on the door trim
panel hand grab and refinished with a gloss piano black finish. Many
have complained in the past that the center console DC plug and Aux in
ports were mounted too high for cell phone adapters and pheriperhals.
Because of this, it was almost impossible to close the center console
armrest when these items were in use. To fix that, designers finally
dropped the DC plug and Aux In ports about an inch lower to accomodate
the length of the adapter plugs. Now you can charge your phone or Ipod
and still make use of the convenient center console armrest.
The exterior remains unchanged for 2009.
More photos and discussion can be found HERE.
Copy & Photos by: Flipside909
