Business Car Manager verdict
If you are looking for a stylish, understated junior exec saloon with decent eco credentials that doesn’t run with the crowd, the Lexus IS300h is just that car.
It’s beautifully finished, and refined, as you’d expect from Lexus. The standard 99g/km SE makes for a competitive package. Then, there’s the F Sport which adds an extra degree of driver appeal without doing too much harm to the green numbers or (key for company car drivers), the bottom line. Would we go for it? We would…
As a credible alternative to the usual suspects, the Lexus IS300h F Sport hybrid states its case.
The Low Down…
| Doors and body style | 4-door sports saloon |
| Engine/gearbox | 2.5 litre,4-cyl petrol/electric hybrid/CVT auto transmission |
| CO2 Emissions | 109g/km |
| Economy | 60.1mpg |
| Power | 220bhp |
| 0-62mph/top speed | 8.3secs/125mpg |
| Insurance group | 33E |
…and what it costs
| P11D Value | £33,440 | |
| Monthly business rental (ex VAT) | From £462 (3yrs/30,000 miles) | |
| Road tax (VED) | Band B | |
| Company Car Tax Bands 2013/14 to 2015/16 | 13%, 14%, 16% | |
| Benefit in kind (BIK) 2013/14 to 2015/16 | £4347, £4682, £5350 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (20%) | £549/£46 | |
| Annual/Monthly fuel benefit (40%) | £1097£91 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (20%) | £869/£72 | |
| Annual/monthly company car tax (40%) | £1739/£145 | |
| Figures correct at time of posting | ||
| For latest figures | Use our company car tax calculator | |
