The 2007 Lexus IS 250 comes with a six-speed manual transmission, which makes it the only Lexus you can buy with a stick shift and a clutch pedal. But one look at the shift lever makes you wonder if Lexus is taking this opportunity very seriously.
While the version of the IS 250 with an automatic transmission gets a beautifully crafted shift lever that looks as solid as the exterior sheet metal, the stick in the six-speed IS 250 appears to have been lifted from a Scion. It's one of the few miscues in a car that does so many other things right, including two new additions for 2007.