The Gentleman Magazine Issue 9 | June 2018 | Page 30
THE ALL-NEW LEXUS ES: A HIGHER LEVEL
OF PERFORMANCE AND SOPHISTICATION
The seventh generation ES will be introduced to the UK from
January 2019. Renowned for its comfort, refinement and
luxury appointments, the new, seventh generation mid-size
saloon, ES builds on its strengths with an all-new chassis that
allows for a more dynamic exterior design and even better
driving performance.
It is a further expression of Lexus’ 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. Traditional buyers
will find the new ES more spacious, quieter and safer than ever
before, while a new generation of customers will be introduced
to a saloon with sharpened performance, class-leading safety
technology and a level of craftsmanship rarely found in this
market segment.
The eye-catching styling, made possible by the use of an
all-new Global Architecture-K (GA-K) platform will have
particular appeal to customers, together with a more engaging
driving experience and higher safety provisions. The new ES is
longer (+65 mm), lower (-5 mm) and wider (+45 mm) than its
predecessor.
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Yasuo Kajino, ES Chief Designer, describes the car’s new look
as “provocative elegance”. “The ES has always been an elegant
luxury saloon. For this generation, we have added daring design
elements that challenge buyers’ traditional expectations,” he
said.
The design features a fast roofline that emphasises the vehicle’s
lower stance and slippery aerodynamics and the rear end is
clean and sharply chiselled. A palette of 12 colours includes
new beige and green shades alongside Ice Ecru which mimics
light reflected off fresh snow and Sunlight Green inspired by
ocean water in sunlight. Two exclusive colours – Heat Blue and
F White – are available for F Sport models.
When designing the look and feel of the ES’s cabin, Kajino’s
team’s starting point was the Lexus Future Interior concept,
which blends a driver-centric cockpit with a spacious and
comfortable area for the front passenger. The driver’s focus
is kept on the road by locating the centre display screen,
instrument panel and head-up display in a tight cluster within
the field of view. The interior of the F Sport models features a
new kind of metallic cabin trim inspired by traditional Japanese
sword-making, the Hadori trim has fluctuating wave patterns.
, Security in Motion”