Lexus Es Hybrid 2013 Review

No car illustrates both the peril and payoff of a luxurious marque raiding the company components bin fairly just like the Lexus ES. Long primarily based on the Toyota Camry, the front-wheel-drive sedan could possibly be seen as on outlier within the Lexus lineup, and yet it is the brand's hottest car. The ES's blue-collar background and blue-blood badge create accessible luxury for consumers and irresistible income for Toyota Motor Company. It's the drug that neither client nor company cares to quit.

A Brand in Transition

The new 2013 ES Hybrid arrives at a pivotal time for the Lexus model, amidst a philosophical about-face that has produced a 202-mph supercar, birthed a performance sub-brand, and pulled BMW into its aggressive set. The Lexus Hybrid ES's popularity as aloof, impassive, and out-of-place is a liability now greater than ever. As a result of regardless of how rapidly an LFA hits 60 mph or how competent the F Sport models are, the recognition of the ES ensures that it's going to have a serious function in defining the brand.

So Long, Camry

Breaking with custom, the new ES steps off the Camry platform and onto that of the bigger Toyota Avalon. The swap nets a whopping 4.1 inches of additional rear-seat legroom, because the car provides 1.6 inches of additional length. Just like the outgoing mannequin, this new ES bears little resemblance to its Toyota counterpart. Not like the old car, the 2013 model also bears little resemblance to a dinner roll. The recent design follows that of the brand new GS sedan, conveying a way of emotion without being excessively ornamented. The brand new ES gets its extra intense look from its giant, pinched grille; the kinked C-pillar; and the sharp fringe of the rocker panels.