lexus es review uk

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Get all the best car news, reviews and opinion direct to your inbox. Lexus says the tech aims to reduce this movement, but we found it didn’t. The ES could make an excellent chauffeur car.
However, it does make great sense as a company car with lower BIK than the lot.

Overall, it’s luxurious, comfortable and relaxed while also surprisingly good to drive with an extensive standard kit list.

Driver assist features are plentiful on the Base trim, and easily accessed on the steering wheel or within the instrument panel display, where you can adjust the level of warning sensitivity. Claimed fuel efficiency stands at 53.2mpg with emissions at 119g/km, the ride is comfortable enough and in Takumi spec there’s lots of equipment. Bauer Media Group consists of: Bauer Consumer Media Ltd, Company number: 01176085, Bauer Radio Ltd, Company Number: 1394141 There are driving modes available – selected via the rotary switch protruding from the top of the instrument cluster. Cribbed from its flagship LS platform with an elongated version for the ES, the suspension provides that signature Lexus cloud-like ride.

Lexus actually calls them ‘Digital Side-View Monitors’.

The EV mode enables you to crawl along for short distances on battery power alone.

We’d suggest leaving it in Normal most of the time, or switch to Sport if you’re feeling a little more excitable (don’t bother with Sport S+) – but the ES is best left just getting on with the journey. Takumi models offer a reclining backrest for extra comfort, but even normal models are comfortable.

Lexus’ Safety System+ 2.0 provides pre-collision warning and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control with lane-centering, lane-departure alert with steering assist, auto high beams, and road sign assist. Exterior features include 17-inch wheels, bi-LED headlamps, LED taillamps, daytime running lights, and a backup camera. The Mark Levinson Premium Audio Package ($2,900) adds a 12.3-inch monitor and navigation with voice command, Lexus Enform Destination assist for three years, and a 17-speaker surround-sound audio system. There are still a couple of black marks.

They state, ‘Lexus came top in our 2018 Driver Power owner satisfaction survey and the ES comes loaded with active and passive safety features’. Not figures to set the world alight, but punchy enough for most drivers, with a reasonable 0-62mph time of 8.9 seconds. Lexus now provides Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity to access apps from your phone, and new for 2020, Waze can be accessed for directions and real-time traffic alerts. team.

Lexus Safety System+ is standard, offering plenty of protective tech and systems - sat-nav, matrix LED lights, a power tailgate and head-up display, heated and cooled leather seats and a reversing camera that displays on an eight-inch screen are all standard. February 8, 2019.

Today, we find out how convincing the ES is in execution. The Top Gear car review: Lexus ES.

Company Number: LP003328 Registered Office: Academic House, 24-28 Oval Road, London, NW1 7DT. Not that us Europeans would necessarily know as much, because this seventh-generation ES is the first of its line to be sold this side of the Atlantic. Terms of use. Prices are far lower than the outgoing GS and undercut its rivals, too, but with a vast list of standard equipment thrown in. If ignoring the Germans is your plan and you’re considering something else like the Volvo S90 or Jaguar XF, the Lexus ES should also be one of your alternative options – especially as the new hybrid drivetrain is a good one. The infotainment is displayed on this central screen but uses an infuriating touch pad that makes it very difficult to find and select the option you want – it’s better to use either Android Auto or Apple CarPlay tech, which Lexus now offers. Followers 1. What the ES does offer in its seventh generation is a sharp look (would you expect anything else from Lexus? For example, with a conventional mirror your eyes’ focal point is some way behind you at the point you have learnt to look for after years of using conventional mirrors.

Full details are in our, Find your perfect approved pre-owned Lexus, Discover the benefits of buying an approved pre-owned Lexus. The 215bhp 2.5-litre four-cylinder hybrid powertrain is quiet most of the time, the CVT automatic gearbox keeping revs relatively low and managing the two different power sources smoothly.