---
title: "This Lexus IS Sriracha Commercial is Perplexing and Entertaining"
description: "What do the two even have to do with each other?"
date: "2016-12-22"
modified: "2017-01-05"
authors:
  - name: "Caleb Jacobs"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/caleb-jacobs"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/6659/this-lexus-is-sriracha-commercial-is-perplexing-and-entertaining"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Car Commercials"
  - "IS"
  - "Lexus"
  - "sedan"
  - "sports car"
  - "Sriracha"
---

# This Lexus IS Sriracha Commercial is Perplexing and Entertaining

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/archive-images/lexus_sriracha_hero_image.jpg>)
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This really is a strange combo. In this commercial, Lexus gives us a chuckle by combining an unlikely partner in sriracha along with their new IS300 -- making for what you see here. It's gained an, erg, unique name and is painted in bright orange to resemble -- well, what else? Is there a real reason that the two companies? I'm not sure. But hey, it gets them attention. I can dig it.

https://youtube.com/embed/U2mtILDZRgI

## Author
Caleb Jacobs is The Drive’s senior editor. When he’s not searching for stories or poring over copy, he’s usually driving his dump truck or wishing it was running so he could drive it. He was born and raised in the Missouri Ozarks, and he lives there today with his family.

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