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. 30 | The Gentleman Magazine “Powered by 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”