Introduction Of Lexus ES 2022 New Car
Lexus ES 2022 New Car. The Lexus es now takes on a bigger role in the Lexus Australia lineup and that’s because the Lexus is which I was quite a big fan of has had an untimely death for the Australian market stricter Australian design rules and regulations around side-impact safety have seen the is and the RC and the ct removed from the Lexus Australia lineup but.
A Misnomer It’s Five Meters Long Lexus
They’re far from the only cars to be affected also the r35 Nissan GTR the alpine a110 the list is long but what it means is that the es is now the smallest Lexus sedan small’s a misnomer it’s five meters long Lexus call it mid-size but effectively under the skin this vehicle runs on the ga-k platform which is the Toyota group’s mid-size front-wheel-drive architecture.
But as we’ll find out in today’s video gak is what gives the es really good driving dynamics this may look like quite a premium proper mid-sized Lexus sedan but it’s remarkably good to drive now the one I’ve brought along with me today is the top of the tree the es 300h sports luxury quite appealing in this sort of cherry red color we’ll have a look at the interior in a moment check out.
The back seats on the boot discuss the running costs of the es which is now available as a hybrid but also as non-hybrid four-cylinder petrol and then I’ll take this vehicle for a drive before summing up my thoughts before we get started hit subscribe below jumping into the shade and inside the 2022 es many components are familiar but.
There Still Is The Lexus Touchpad Down Here
There’s a bunch of things that have been spruced up for this next model year as well and the main one is right here the screen is bigger for 2022. it now measures 12.3 inches but it’s also been brought forward towards the occupants and that’s because it now has touch capability built-in which certainly makes it easier to use there still is the Lexus touchpad down here.
That some love and some dislike but I found myself just using the touchscreen this week plus we now have wired apple car play and android auto so you’re still going to need your cable plugged in down here it’s not wireless unlike Audi and bmw but it’s a step in the right direction in front of the driver we’ve got a mix of analog and digital gauges.
They look cool and one interesting thing is that even though this is the hybrid the digital tachometer doesn’t have a charge meter it just has zero through to eight uh on revolutions per minute which goes a long way to making this car feel very normalized and that’s sort of how it is for Lexus now hybrid is just normal and as we’ll find out when.
This Technology Another New Thing For 2022
We take it for a drive that’s pretty much the experience you get behind the wheel it’s so tightly integrated now this technology another new thing for 2022 is a choice of this extended ornamentation so we now have these wooden inserts in the steering wheel plus you get trim wrapping around the dashboard which looks good now.
This car has a relatively conservative black leather interior it’s soft leather though heated and cooled on the front seats the steering wheel is also heated and we’ve got the optional bamboo inlays which are a little bit more sustainable than regular wood trim particularly because if anyone’s grown up in Australia they’ll know.
How difficult it is to fight off a bamboo outbreak at home so at least here it’s been integrated into the trim of the car the other choices though are two very fetching kinds of wood there’s walnut and also a Sumi black wood and they’re paired with a mixture of interior colors that include cream leather hazel tan and also move.
The Car Is Tight Build Quality No Panel Gaps Soft
Which is quite interesting in terms of other interior components what strikes you is just how well made the car is tight build quality no panel gaps soft down here with your leg rest soft on the dash binnacle doors even down below its not rock-hard plastic you get a lot more give in terms of soft materials below the beltline than in some rivals.
We also have the beautiful mark Levinson 17 speaker stereo in this car the base stereo on the es is fine the 10 speaker unit but the mark Levinson elevates it further and one shout out I’ll give is actually to the quality of the seals on this car and you find that in two ways firstly it’s incredibly quiet this vehicle so the doors are sealed properly.
But also the glass is thick and it’s just super relaxing driving down the road because of that but also if you’re ever on a gravel road and we’ve got lots of those here in Australia and we integrated one of them into our testing for this car it’s insane how smooth vibration-free but also insulated from dust the interior of this vehicle is.
Which Has Reclining Rear Seats
It’s actually uncanny and we’ll put a shot in here where you can see that seal line just completely stopping the intrusion of dust from a gravel road okay so with that out of the way let’s check out the back seat as I mentioned upfront the particular es that we’re looking at today is the top of the range sports luxury which gets all of the goodies but the main thing that differentiates it from the remainder of the lineup is just.
The quality of the leather is beautifully stitched incredibly soft but we also have this center console that is standard on the sports luxury which has reclining rear seats which is very cool so on the way to the airport or whatever you really can tilt those back and relax we’ve also got heated rear seats controls for the media controls for the rear sunshade.
The ES 300 Luxury With Enhancement Package
Which is power and power-adjustable rate temperature zone back here it’s also got cup holders it’s got a flock line space so things aren’t going to scratch around but you can also option outsole on the es 300 luxury with enhancement package and that’s actually a goldilocks spec where you don’t have to spend very much at all because it remains.
The base hybrid but you can add an enhancement pack that has a bunch of desirable features including this console so particularly important if you’re a professional driver but on the sports luxury you just get this included as standard now i think iI could have been finished a little bit better in between the back seats and the boot which sort of has a lockable compartment to get through to the boot there but let’s just put that out of the way and have a look at the comfort so for myself at six foot six-foot is good there’s sort of a cutaway for the sunroof so that doesn’t disturb room’s enormous toe room slightly constricted.
