SPYSHOTS: Lexus ES facelift captured on trailer - Paul Tan's Automotive News
Inside, the Lexus ES facelift features a new three-spoke steering wheel, a new gear selector design with leather boot and a 4. 2-inch TFT LCD colour multi-info display, embossed seat upholstery and a new “Enter” button to complement the mouse-like... Aside from additional sound-deadening material, the Lexus ES facelift will solider on with the same mechanical bits. That equates to a a 2. 5 litre 2AR-FE four-cylinder engine with 181 hp at 6,000 rpm and 235 Nm of torque at 4,100 rpm in the ES 250 Premium and Luxury. 5 litre 2AR-FXE Atkinson cycle four-cylinder mill paired to a 105 kW electric motor for a total of 202 hp motivates the ES 300h. Unfortunately, we won’t be getting the all-new 2. 0 litre direct-injection 6AR-FSE mill currently employed in the... Those interested in plonking down for the new ES, take note. Prices, as mentioned, begin at RM259k for the ES 250 Premium while the Luxury variant goes for RM279k. The ES 300h model is priced from RM355k – all prices quoted are inclusive of on-the-road costs sans insurance. He appreciates the simple things in life – a simple car with nothing but back-to-basics mechanical engineering and minimal electronics on board. The Lexus, well, it is a Toyota. Source: paultan.org
