I sat in a new es350 today - cerulean blue w/ beige interior. I think the doors are very plain looking and dash is not as ergonomic as the older models. Why are there so many button place holders where the park assist on/off switch is? it really makes the interior look cheap. I did not get to drive it or turn on the ignition.

I think black might be a better color, and while the seats are gorgeous I think the rest of the interior is a bit plain and not really as nice as the previous model. Am I alone in this opinion?

OTOH the GS350 interior with similar design themes looks much, much better. A bit too big for my tastes though.

The perfect car would be the ES350 with GS350 interior

Actually the ES is bigger than the GS...

I agree with the doors being plain looking, overall theres a sizable reduction in plastic quality too IMHO. I disagree about the dash design though, I think thats a big improvement over the previous car.

Lexus removed features for usa market and just leave us with ugly button covers.
here's what we are missing compared to a loaded ES300h in Taiwan




IMHO Lexus should have used button design from the GS, one control module for each trim/pkg so there is almost no ugly dummy button.

Hey! That ES picture you posted has wood on the console! Where is that from?

Taiwan.. its probably the same for Asia countries.

Don't think I'll be missing that ashtray in the armrest much. Ewwww...

Power folding side mirror buttons to the right of the side mirror controls (first pic)...

I wonder how hard it would be to swap over that wood console to a us market car?

I prefer bamboo. It adds to the hybrid Eco-theme and the light color contrasts nicely with the dark dash, even with the 2-tone parchment dash

I think the dash design is a Very Big improvement over the previous one.

I would buy that wood console overlay if it becomes available in Bamboo..