bennowolves

thanks for all your info it certainly food for thought. I do on average 12000 miles per year of which 60% is normal driving to and from work etc and the rest is motorway miles. I would defo prefer a auto and it seems this is the right choice. Surprised to hear that deisel was not as effective comparable to other makes.

Thanks for all your replies gents, much appreciated! After reading them all my conclusions are as follows. Please feel free to comment if you disagree. 1) 220d does 40mpg standard, more on motorways but seems to have some problems with the model 2) 250 auto does between 26-34mpg depending on driving style. Upto 40mpg on motorways. Solid good car Which one would you choose?

So its the 250 auto all day long for you then! What is the actual fuel economy of the standard automatic. My manual car at the moment does 29mpg. Thats about 18 mile per day to and from work non motorway, all roads.

What do you mean 220d disaster!

I am looking to purchase lexus in next few months so I am doing some research. Would ideally like an automatic but have noticed thay dont do a deisel automatic. Is this correct? If not, any ideas of what the MPG is for both manual diesel 220d and pentrol 220 automatic. Cheers

I am looking to buy an IS 220d but was wondering if a new model or facelift was coming out any time soon. As it is 3years+ old. Any idea cheers