For those of you who are interested, http://www.lexus.com has posted official pics and a little info about the 2002 IS300 5-speed manual and SportCross wagon.
-
Adrian

 

where?? Looked over the site and did not see it talked about.

 

It's on the site. Its under something that reads summer blockbuster releases. It reads like this:

Lexus announces two new versions of the IS 300 for 2002: a five-speed manual and the versatile SportCross. Both models will be available in August 2001. Lexus will offer the five-speed manual transmission IS 300 as a separate model that will also feature slightly firmer suspension tuning than the automatic model. The IS 300 SportCross combines the performance of a sport sedan with the greater utility of a wagon. Nevertheless, the automatic-only SportCross avoids some of the conservative styling cues that define most wagons. "We wanted to preserve the image of dynamic performance with the IS 300 SportCross," says Nobuaki Katayama, chief engineer for the car.

 

A lot of official pics are stored here:

http://www.wieck.com/public/*wieck_search

Here's mine...without the chassis:eek: