Lexus loaner experience/ES250 review
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The ES should just never have come with this engine.
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Got my 460 back. My god it's nice to drive this again! It feels like I have endless power on tap lol, didn't even hit 2000 rpm and it STILL moves better. The on ramp was actually fun vs annoying this time around, they did a good job as usual and it tracks amazing out to 130
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I suppose the one advantage of the 250 over the 350 is no torque steer, which was a big complaint for many people. It still boggles my mind that Lexus never designed the 350 to be equipped with AWD.
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It still has it, pulls to the right slightly if you send it full power. It's slight but 100% still there to a degree, nothing like the V6 sure but it's not a RWD bias at all and you can tell that easily. The system catches itself but you CAN feel it pull off right at the start
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I figured it would be better in a gray or something, I like that black interiors wear well but they are very drab.
I'm convinced many that say the ES is bigger/why buy the LS have never driven an LS lol! This car would be SO much better with a turbo 4, I hate having to wind engines out to get a car moving.
I'm convinced many that say the ES is bigger/why buy the LS have never driven an LS lol! This car would be SO much better with a turbo 4, I hate having to wind engines out to get a car moving.
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I said it and I've driven both. And it wasn't just because its bigger inside. The few advantages the LS has over the ES aren't well executed, so I understand why people don't spend the extra money. The redesign made it more piggie size GS than LS. Not really a true flagship luxury car anymore.
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This is true. People don't realize how the engine choice changes the entire feel of a vehicle. Great example is the E350 loaner I had from Mercedes, it was TERRIBLE. I hated it, but you drive an E450 spec'ed otherwise the same way and it just feels much better and more compelling. Weight over the front wheels of the larger engine will help the ride too.
The ES should just never have come with this engine..
The ES should just never have come with this engine..
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...y-the-numbers/
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I have also driven both many times, and that's just absurd. Like you I would not buy an LS500, but if I had to choose between the LS500 and an ES I would choose the LS500. I would also (and did) choose the GS over the ES every time because that additional quality and sophistication existed in the GS too. There is no circumstance where I would ever buy an ES at this point in my life.
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That's the problem though, if Lexus customers truly cared about that extra bit of refinement and ability, the GS wouldn't be dead. I don't think anyone will argue that the LS isn't better than the ES, but for the money, it's easy to see why the ES has outlived the GS and continues to thrive while the LS continues to sink.
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