Celibon

Just picked up this baby today and I must say I'm in love with it. Everything is so quiet and smooth as I have expected. Didn't press it too hard but at 80km/hr I didn't hear any wind noise from the A pillar so I take it's a good sign.

I noticed that there aren't many blue onyx ES350 on the forum, but this is actually a very nice color. It's a very dark blue, almost black in the pictures. However if you see it under sunlight in person, it's definitely a very nice blue. I think it goes with the cashmere interior nicely. While I was in the car checking things out with my salesman, I could see other customers in the dealership staring and pointing at my car. One couple even jokingly told my salesman that they would buy it.

Anyway, here are some pics.

Celibon

Too bad the Canadian U/L package doesn't include the parking assist.

Celibon

Another pic from behind. It looks like black.

CaBlonde

Congratulations! Awesome looking car.

Celibon

Did I say I'm in love?

ES350LUV

Very..very nice! I thought long and hard about the blk or this color but went with the blk in the end. This color looks classy yet unique. Congratuations!!!!!

Gojirra99

Congratulations for the new ES , good choice of color too

RNM GS3

Congrats ..............The new ES is a very impressive looking car. IMO it would be even better if it had normal sized side mirrors (whats with the SUV style mirrors on the IS, ES, and new LS ) and bigger wheels with smaller fender gap.

Blue Onyx is an incredible color..............I love goin to the gas station at night and just looking at the paint on the car under the light.

dshahs420

The first thing i noticed on the car was the side mirrors and inquired about them at lexus corporate. Their response was that the ergonomically designed sideview mirrors help achieve lower aerodynamic resistance at higher speeds thus improving fuel mileage. At first i questioned this but seeing how people are averaging 26-28 mpg, i am not going to question them anymore. My 06 330 averages 22mpg

dshahs420

ooops i forgot to congratulate you on the car. I also have blue onyx and cashmere leather and i also get lots of compliments from people too. A very sharp color and hope you treat the car well as it will treat you well too!

dp5

Congratulations on a beautiful car in a beautiful color. I was torn between the Blue Onyx and SGM. A SGM UL car came available and I never got to see the Blue Onyx before I made my purchase. I'm extremely happy with my color but I'll admit that the Blue Onyx is gorgeous.

Nextourer

beautiful!

cleblanc

I agree - it is a gorgeous color. When I picked my Ruby Red, I got to see the Blue Onyx and I almost went with that. My husband preferred that color. But in the end, I got the Ruby. This is a great car and looks gorgeous in almost any color, it seems (except maybe for the MSM that people don't seem to like which I have not seen in person).
Congratulations! All these UL packages make me wish I had one too.

Celibon

Thanks all for the compliments. I really think you can't go wrong with this car in any color. I would have been fine with the Black, Tungsten Pearl, Crystal White, or SGM. It just so turned out that my favorite Blue Onyx was available in just 3 weeks time.

Took it for a 2 hour drive late last night. Very impressed with the quiet cabin and smooth trasmission. I also came to find that doing stuff on the navigation screen can be very distracting when driving, especially since I'm still getting used to the car. Best to do it when the car is stopped.

psp

Yes you can. The pink one.

My black one (aka Loudella) is spending the night at the dealer because the ML is acting up. They gave me an 07 ES350 in MSM to ride around in. It has a gray interior too. While many may like this combination I (emphatically) prefer the black on black (I'm trying to be nice here, you may interpret in between the lines).

Also, for what it's worth, Kaius88 made a wise decision going with the UL package. I now realize that I would not be happy with the non-UL version. It is just plain old better.