Technologies and comfort, connectivity and safety. These are the cornerstones of Lexus who aims to “make luxury personal”. The novelty, however, is the first time of battery electric technology for a lexus premium sedan, which combines the full hybrid version
The eighth generation of new Lexus es debuts at Shanghai salon 2025. Many news, both on aesthetic and technological level, with the first time of the 100% electric version. It will also arrive in Europe, starting from the spring of 2026.
Full Hybrid and Electric
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Let’s start with the absolute novelty: For the first time in its history, lexus will have a fully electric versionproposed in two variants. There ES 350E has a power of 224 HP and the front traction while the Es 500E deliver 343 hp with all -wheel drive Direct4. It is a 4×4 traction that regulates the torque distribution in real time on all four wheels and can distribute the torque on the two axes, from 100: 0 to 0: 100, automatically based on the data from the sensors that monitor the acceleration, the speed of the wheels and the steering angle. Full Hybrid versions, on the other hand, are called ES 300h (from 201 cv) and ES 350h (247 HP), both with four -cylinder 2.5 liter engine, both front -wheel drive and all -wheel drive. The platform used is the global one Lexus Ga-K With the new Eaxle that integrate both the power control unit (PCU) and the gearbox. Their design is compact with the high capacity battery positioned under the car’s platform, improving not only the center of gravity but also the internal space of the car.
External and interior
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The new lexus ES is larger than the past generation. The size It is time for 5.14 meters in length (+165 mm), 1.92 meters wide (with front and rear roadways of +64 mm and +82 mm respectively), height of 1.55 meters (+110 mm), while the step is 2.95 meters (+80 mm). On an aesthetic level, the bright signature changes which now has a double “L”, with a thin horizontal grid and open just below the lexus logo for the hybrid version only while the front is completely careful for the electric version. The LED light signature crosses the entire rear of the car horizontally, with the LEXUSUS Retroilluminated logo. With the increased measures, the new ES has a more spacious passenger compartment that can boast 77 mm away between the front and rear seats, all reclining. The dashboard sees two separate screens as protagonists: the first 12.3 -inch has the task of digital dashboard while the largest 14 ” contains the infotainment lexusconnect system, which in turn integrates the navigator, the LexusLink+ app and the OTA updates (Over the Air). The interiors are very accurate as per tradition Lexus, with particular attention to the reduction of external noise to ensure better comfort on board.
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