This article has the same view as mine
And I loved to share it
this dude was paid off by Toyota lol
this is some next level glazing of a car that is extremely mediocre at best
In case you missed it, the ES is no longer the visual automotive equivalent of a muffin top - the old one always looked awkwardly pudgy - it's now a real looker, at least to my eye.
this dude is blind, or he's probably in the metaverse or smth
a forward-thinking technological showcase for the rest of the Lexus lineup to follow
that was the GS' and LS' job
With that in mind, the Lexus ES is the perfect nameplate to adopt electrification for the Japanese luxury brand. Why not the LS, you might ask? The LS was and is, after all, the Lexus equivalent to the S-Class. It was the billion-dollar car that launched the Lexus brand and
proved Toyota could go toe-to-toe with Mercedes at its peak, and win, so why not take the LS electric? Because the LS is still mainstream. As much as I'm a dyed-in-the-wool fan of combustion, I believe certain vehicle segments can and should be electric. In the realm of ultra-luxury cars, where silence and effortless power are huge selling points, an electric powertrain is perfect.
this doesn't even make any sense
But the ES is an oddball. It was never a core model for Lexus in the same way the IS, GS, and LS were. The former two were the sports sedans; rivals to the 3 Series and 5 Series with F versions to take on the finest M had to offer. The LS was the perfect alternative to an S-Class at a fraction of the price. But the ES? Who knew what that was? It was front-wheel drive, for starters, which always seemed odd.
using this argument then why in the flying f*ck did Lexus kill off the GS, and are putting the IS and LS to pasture?
I've been fortunate to drive thousands of vehicles, but the Lexus ES was arguably the most comfortable. Forget the S-Class, forget the Bentley Continental GT, the ES was the car that delivered pure, plush comfort in a way no other could.
ah! so the luxed-up (TNGA-)K car is more comfortable than a S-Class!! could it get any more hyperbolic? there's just no way--
The ES leans into comfort and quiet in much the same way a Rolls-Royce does.
--oop
And because of that, it's
outlasted the Lexus GS, and it's created a niche for itself as a car that does things differently from its peers.
whoops forgot to fact-check this one
nope, it was because of profit margins and braindead salesmen
Can you imagine if the
Lexus IS 500 F Sport Performance went from the sonorous naturally aspirated masterpiece of a V8 to a silent EV? Lexus fans would riot in the streets. Politely, of course, because Lexus buyers aren't hooligans, but they'd riot nonetheless. I'd be right there with them, for the record, because that
Yamaha-tuned 5.0-liter V8 is a masterpiece that deserves to be preserved, no matter the cost.
*snoring, sound asleep*
*wakes up*
is this guy still going? yeah ok, better start rioting soon bud, because they're going to kill it off, just like they did with so many other RWD Lexus models, but I don't see any outrage from thus uhh *checks author name again* Roger Biermann fella
a model that exists outside the status quo and
can experiment with styling and technology
the UX, NX, RX, TX are all outside the status quo... the status quo are RWD cars, but they don't raise the bar in any way
And just like the Prius, it now looks spectacular, with Lexus drawing influence from concept cars to turn it into a design that says "futuristic" without screaming "alien."
looks butt ugly, comparing this to a Prius is sacrilege, and no, it's drawing influence from the Chinese market, and it did a bang-up job at that too (sarcasm)
Early adopters aside, the mass market no longer wanted to buy EVs en masse; they wanted hybrids instead.
the mass market will not want a car that is compromised at its core, especially if it's a horrendous compromise such as this one, and not better executions like the BMW CLAR platform
But with the ES now offering both hybrid and electric powertrains, it will be a true A-B test scenario for the luxury segment. When given the choice, without the weight of expectation and peer pressure that accompanies a badge renowned for sportiness, what will luxury buyers choose?
this is perhaps the only logical point he made in this entire article
That's why the ES nameplate is so vital here. It has no sporting pretense. It's an out-there model exempt from the pressures of the luxury sports sedan market. It takes social pressure out of the equation entirely.
the GS and soon to be other Lexus RWD cars will rolling in their graves just so buyers of a gussied up Toyota cannot be peer pressured into a car that's exorbitantly, incredibly, monumentally, legendarily mid
The 2026 Lexus ES is proof that, yet again, Toyota's seemingly slow approach to the EV game was a complete masterstroke.
🥱
