The new Lexus ES – Refined look and features!
The revised Lexus ES takes premium to the next level – boasting a sportier visage, bolder rear styling, refined interior and enhanced dynamics.
According to Glenn Crompton, Vice President of Marketing for Lexus,
“The ES has established an enviable reputation for space, ease of driving, value for money and sheer comfort. The designers have now successfully built on that by making the latest incarnation more elegant, and endowing it with an altogether sportier, fresher attitude. We’re confident that the new Lexus ES will remain the leader in its class while attracting considerably more driveway attention. The fact that it’s offered at an even more attractive starting price, is just a bonus.”
The rejuvenated facial features of the new Lexus ES comprise of the trademark spindle grille – framed in brilliant satin chrome and a pair of newly designed headlights. The shape continues with the Lexus ES’s sleek roofline – leading into a modernised tail-light design – evoking the “L” shaped theme. To complement the impactful new form, two new 17-inch wheels with directional spoke patterns have been developed.
New exterior colours join the Lexus ES palette: Sonic Quartz (white), Black and Deep Blue. Each featuring Lexus’ innovative cutting-edge paint technology, designed to allow the paint’s clear coat to heal itself even from light damage.
Other stand-out features include:
- Wall-to-wall leather – with high quality stitching and new embossed pattern.
- Nano-e climate system
- Moonroof
- Remote keyless entry
- Power seats with seat heaters
- Electrochromatic mirror
- Back guide monitor with smart camera
The Lexus ES is powered by a smooth 2.5 litre Dual VVT-i twin-cam, four-cylinder engine. With output of 135 kW at 6000 RPM and 235 Nm of torque at 4100 RPM. With the standard six-speed auto, the Lexus ES dispatches the obligatory 0-100 km/h sprint in under ten seconds, (9.8s to be precise!)
On the safety front, the new Lexus ES provides a wealth of advanced features, including:
- 10 airbags
- Blind Spot Monitoring
- Lane Change Assist
- Vehicle Stability Control
- ABS brakes with EBD and Brake Assist
- Rear Cross Traffic Alerts
- Hill Assist Control
The updated Lexus ES actually comes in at a reduced price! They’ve managed to cut some costs on unnecessary features, reducing the price by around R15,000.
Lexus ES 250 – R464 200
Lexus ES 300h – R549 100
As with the rest of the Lexus range, all models in the ES range are covered by a four-year/100 000 km warranty – 8 years and 195 000 km warranty on the hybrid battery for the ES 300h. On the maintenance front, the ES 250 and 300h come standard with the Lexus “Distance Plan Plus”.