Id just like to add im sick of seeing bad comments about the 220d on this site. I have a 06 is220d se-l with mm for nearly 12 months now and i have to say WHAT A CAR. I get between 35 to 40 mpg mainly on regional roads and thats not trying, Its a weekend car for me so im not trying to get every mpg i can. The car is extremely comfortable and quiet and as for loaded with gadgets there is nothing it doesnt have. I have heard comments about bmw on here and im sick of it, my girlfriends parents bought a new 320d last year and i was disgusted with it nearly 40 grand (euro) for the most uncomfortable car i ever sat in, it felt like there was a steel bar sticking into my back and as for the interior how boring and outdated is that. I cant see the attraction to german cars i really cant and dont even talk about the reliability factor because it doesnt come into it. The german cars is what is keeping motor factors going and this is a fact. I really dont believe the 220d is letting lexus down its far from it. This is just my two cents on the matter and im a lexus owner for the last five years with my previous car being an altezza rs200.