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In production since 2018 for 2019, the seventh-gen Lexus ES is preparing to enter the 2024 model year with minor improvements. Priced at $43,190 – including $1,150 for the destination freight charge – the luxury sedan is expected to arrive in dealer showrooms nationwide later this summer.
New for 2024, customers are presented with available 18-inch noise reduction wheels featuring a Vapor Chrome finish. Said alloy wheels can be specified on the Luxury trim levels as an option, whereas Ultra Luxury grades get them as standard.
Base, Luxury, F Sport Design, and F Sport Handling trim levels can be furthered with the available Technology Package, which includes a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system running Lexus Interface. A SmartAccess Card Key and a head-up display are included in said package. No fewer than 11 exterior colors are offered for 2024, of which Ultra White and Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0 are exclusive to F Sport grades.
The remainder comprises Iridium, Cloudburst Gray, Eminent White Pearl, Caviar, Obsidian, Matador Red Mica, Sunlit Green, Moonbeam Beige Metallic, and Nightfall Mica. Front-wheel drive by design, the ES can be equipped with all-wheel drive as long as you're fine with the ES 250 specification.
250 stands for a 2.5-liter engine of the naturally-aspirated variety, which produces a healthy 203 horsepower and 184 pound-feet (250 Nm) between 4,000 and 5,000 revolutions per minute. Not as slow as the ES 300h in terms of top speed, the ES 250 is the slowest to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour). More specifically, it needs 8.6 seconds and tops 131 miles per hour (210 kilometers per hour) compared to 8.1 seconds and 112 miles per hour (180 kilometers per hour).
The 250 slots nicely between the front-driven 350 and front-driven 300h. The 350 hides a dual-injected V6 under the hood, which belts out 302 horsepower and 267 pound-feet (362 Nm) at 4,700 revolutions per minute. The 350's base spec is 110 pounds (50 kilograms) lighter than the AWD-only 250.
As for the 300h, it combines a 2.5-liter engine with a small electric motor and a hybrid transaxle for 215 ponies at full chatter. Located underneath the rear seat in order to free up trunk space, the small battery of the 300h enables an EPA-rated combined fuel economy of 44 mpg (5.3 l/100 km).
A whopping 14 trims are offered for 2024. The most expensive of the bunch are the $53,480 ES 300h Ultra Luxury, $52,080 ES 350 Ultra Luxury, and $52,080 ES 250 Ultra Luxury.
Twinned with the discontinued Avalon and the soon-to-be-refreshed Camry, the ES mid-size luxury sedan is built around Toyota's GA-K platform. The Japanese automaker sold 41,735 units in the United States last year, down from 45,406 deliveries back in 2021.
Base, Luxury, F Sport Design, and F Sport Handling trim levels can be furthered with the available Technology Package, which includes a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system running Lexus Interface. A SmartAccess Card Key and a head-up display are included in said package. No fewer than 11 exterior colors are offered for 2024, of which Ultra White and Ultrasonic Blue Mica 2.0 are exclusive to F Sport grades.
The remainder comprises Iridium, Cloudburst Gray, Eminent White Pearl, Caviar, Obsidian, Matador Red Mica, Sunlit Green, Moonbeam Beige Metallic, and Nightfall Mica. Front-wheel drive by design, the ES can be equipped with all-wheel drive as long as you're fine with the ES 250 specification.
250 stands for a 2.5-liter engine of the naturally-aspirated variety, which produces a healthy 203 horsepower and 184 pound-feet (250 Nm) between 4,000 and 5,000 revolutions per minute. Not as slow as the ES 300h in terms of top speed, the ES 250 is the slowest to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour). More specifically, it needs 8.6 seconds and tops 131 miles per hour (210 kilometers per hour) compared to 8.1 seconds and 112 miles per hour (180 kilometers per hour).
The 250 slots nicely between the front-driven 350 and front-driven 300h. The 350 hides a dual-injected V6 under the hood, which belts out 302 horsepower and 267 pound-feet (362 Nm) at 4,700 revolutions per minute. The 350's base spec is 110 pounds (50 kilograms) lighter than the AWD-only 250.
As for the 300h, it combines a 2.5-liter engine with a small electric motor and a hybrid transaxle for 215 ponies at full chatter. Located underneath the rear seat in order to free up trunk space, the small battery of the 300h enables an EPA-rated combined fuel economy of 44 mpg (5.3 l/100 km).
A whopping 14 trims are offered for 2024. The most expensive of the bunch are the $53,480 ES 300h Ultra Luxury, $52,080 ES 350 Ultra Luxury, and $52,080 ES 250 Ultra Luxury.
Twinned with the discontinued Avalon and the soon-to-be-refreshed Camry, the ES mid-size luxury sedan is built around Toyota's GA-K platform. The Japanese automaker sold 41,735 units in the United States last year, down from 45,406 deliveries back in 2021.
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