If you missed the play on words at the title of this guide, fear not, as it shall be explained soon below right after this short introduction. The Altezza was a luxury sports car, and an expensive one ...

The Toyota Altezza is one of the most iconic JDM vehicles of the late 90s to early 2000s. Built as either a sedan or 5-door wagon, the Altezza never actually made it to the US -- at least, not badged ...

The 1998 Toyota Altezza arrived at the end of the decade looking like just another compact sports sedan, but it quietly reset expectations for what a Japanese four door could be. With rear wheel drive ...

Not a lot of sedans really become iconic tuner cars, and those that do tend to have impressive rallying pedigrees. But the Toyota Altezza, later to be imported to the US as the Lexus IS 300, would ...

When most people think about a sports car or at least a reasonably fast car, they will most likely envision something along the lines of a coupe or perhaps a convertible. Although over the past few ...

When Toyota launched the Altezza in Japan in 1998 and subsequently decided to sell it as the Lexus IS (Intelligent Sport) in Europe and North America, their idea was to make a capable, well rounded ...

18 Mar 2014, 16:59 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu // You might know that the first generation Lexus IS is basically a Toyota Altezza with another badge and a few extras. But the coolest thing about ...

When the IS 300 arrived in the United States in 2000, its television commercials lacked the goofiness and screeching tires of their Japanese counterparts; instead, we see turn-of-the-century women ...

With so much awesome motorsport coverage from the World Time Attack Challenge and our Super Lap Battle, among others, we thought it would be cool to throw it back for you with one of the greatest ...

I have had my Toyota Altezza for three years. The decision to acquire one came after test driving a friend’s and realised it picked up speed faster than the Toyota Mark II Grande I had at the time. I ...

As original as import drag racing is to the United States, top speed runs have been a form of premier racing for many Japanese tuning shops. Unlike drag racing, which usually lasts less than ...