Seventh-generation Lexus ES on sale soon in Europe

After six generations of success in the mid-size sedan category, the new, seventh-generation Lexus ES is coming to Europe.

The ES is renowned for its comfort, refinement and luxury, and the latest model builds on its strengths with an all-new chassis that allows for a more dynamic exterior and better driving performance.

It is a further expression of Lexus’s design direction and commitment to crafting vehicles that provide more excitement, emotional connection and passion, helping bring the brand’s vision for its future to a wider audience,” the company says.

The Japanese firm say traditional buyers will find the new ES more spacious, quieter, and safer, while a new generation of customers will be introduced to a sedan with sharpened performance, class-leading safety technology, and a level of craftsmanship rare in this market segment.

The seventh-generation ES will be the first to be introduced to markets in western Europe. It follows the new, LS flagship sedan and LC coupe, in carrying forward a new chapter in Lexus design that has a much stronger emotional quality.

The eye-catching styling, made possible by the use of an all-new global architecture — K (GA-K) platform, will appeal to customers in the region, together with a more engaging driving experience and better safety provisions.

The range will include the ES 300h, on sale from December, 2018, powered by a new, self-charging hybrid system, together with the ES 200, ES 250, and ES 350 petrol engine models, which will go on sale from September, 2018.

Lexus achieved close to 75,000 sales in Europe in 2017, its highest total yet, marking a fourth consecutive year of growth.

The new ES sedan will be a core model in its line-up, contributing to Lexus’s ambition to reach 100,000 annual new car sales in Europe by 2020.

Yasuo Kajino, ES chief designer, describes the car’s new look as “provocative elegance,” and says that “the ES has always been an elegant luxury sedan. For this generation, we have added daring design elements that challenge buyers’ traditional expectations,” he said.