Next Gen Lexus ES is New Level of Performance & Sophistication
New Lexus ES design builds & expands upon its strengths, reflecting new dynamic capabilities with provocative elegance.
After six generations of unprecedented success in the entry-luxury sedan category, the next-generation Lexus ES is forging a new, more ambitious path. Long known for its unparalleled comfort, refinement, and luxury appointments, the seventh-generation ES builds on its strengths with an all-new chassis that allows for a more dynamic exterior design, and the introduction of the first ES F Sport.
Representing the third vehicle in the Future Chapter of Lexus that started with the LC coupe and LS sedan, the new ES expands that vision of the brand’s future to a broader audience. Traditional buyers will find the new ES more spacious, quieter, and safer than ever before, while a new generation of customers will be introduced to a sedan with sharpened performance, class-leading active safety technology, and a level of craftsmanship rarely found in this segment.
The New Dimension of ES Design
Built on the all-new Global Architecture–K (GA-K) platform, the new ES pushes the limits of design in the luxury sedan class. This ES is longer (+2.6 inches), lower (-.2 inches) and wider (+1.8 inches) with wheels that are pushed closer to the corners thanks to a two-inch longer wheelbase, and wider tracks front (+.4 inches) and rear (+1.5 inches). Its stance and proportions reflect its newfound performance capabilities and give the ES the kind of eye-catching appearance that will make owners take a second look as they walk away.
“The ES has always been an elegant luxury sedan,” says Project Chief Designer, Yasuo Kajino. “For this generation, we have added daring design elements that challenge the traditional expectations of buyers.”
To create a dynamic yet fluid shape, Kaijino’s team used the low hood enabled by the new ES platform to produce a distinctive silhouette emphasized by an aggressive downward slant. Up front, the ES offers two dramatically different grille designs. The standard ES 350 and the ES 300h use elegant vertical bars that radiate out from the center, while the ES 350 F Sport model adopts a blacked out pattern consisting of L-shaped clusters with corresponding cut outs at each corner of the fascia.
In a break with ES models of the past, the seventh-generation design uses a fast roofline that emphasizes its lower stance and slippery aerodynamics. The rear end is clean and sharply chiseled, with LED tail lamps that wrap around the quarter panels to provide a continuous styling line from any angle. F Sport models add a rear spoiler, additional rear badging, and a dark lower valance to further refine the look. There are three different wheel designs (standard 17-inch, two 18-inch) for the ES 350 and ES 300h, while the ES 350 F Sport gets standard 19-inch wheels with a design similar to that found on the LC coupe.
A dozen colors make up the exterior paint palette including two new shades, one green and one beige, that are anything but typical. Moonbeam Beige Metallic was designed to mimic light reflecting off fresh snow, while Sunlit Green replicates the color of ocean water brightened by the sun. F Sport models get an exclusive Ultra Sonic Blue Mica 2.0 color that complements its high-energy design.
