View Poll Results: Which generation ES is better? (Updated Poll)
ES 250 Gen 1--89-91 (the O.G)
12
1.95%
ES 300 Gen 2-- 92-96 (sporty lookin,10 best winner.)
189
30.73%
ES 300 Gen 3 --97-01 (evolution of 1st gen, nicer details)
281
45.69%
ES 300/330 Gen 4-- 02- 06 (high tech, revolutionary styling)
133
21.63%
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which ES is better?
09-23-07 | 07:47 PM
#106
Driver
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
From: Tennessee
I love the
Second and Third gen. ES300 but I have to say that Ive owned both a 93 and a 98 so maybe thats why I love the second and third gen. best but heres how I see it:
90-91 ES250: Classy late eighties Japanese luxury styling that I approve as a very nice car
92-96 ES300: Very modern sporty looking car for its time with sleek lines and beautiful headlights. It definitely was the @*$&# when it was new.
97-01: This is when the ES became a daily pusher for the older crowd. Reinterpretation of the second gen. ES with more of a luxury flare. Less little anoyances like the dash needles burning out and the interior materials seem to be of a higher grade.
02-06: I have mixed feelings about this car. When it first came out I hated it completely. It reminded me of a pokemon or some other Japanese cartoon. My feelings started to change when I saw this car with 22s and it looked beautfiul. The interior is flawless with beautiful wood and leather but I do prefer the 04-06 facelift alot better.
07-present: I like it alot better than the 02-06 but it has become even more of a older person's car shaking off the original sportiness of the original ES'. I would drive one def. with no problems and the 5th gen. interior is by far the best of any.
Second and Third gen. ES300 but I have to say that Ive owned both a 93 and a 98 so maybe thats why I love the second and third gen. best but heres how I see it:
90-91 ES250: Classy late eighties Japanese luxury styling that I approve as a very nice car
92-96 ES300: Very modern sporty looking car for its time with sleek lines and beautiful headlights. It definitely was the @*$&# when it was new.
97-01: This is when the ES became a daily pusher for the older crowd. Reinterpretation of the second gen. ES with more of a luxury flare. Less little anoyances like the dash needles burning out and the interior materials seem to be of a higher grade.
02-06: I have mixed feelings about this car. When it first came out I hated it completely. It reminded me of a pokemon or some other Japanese cartoon. My feelings started to change when I saw this car with 22s and it looked beautfiul. The interior is flawless with beautiful wood and leather but I do prefer the 04-06 facelift alot better.
07-present: I like it alot better than the 02-06 but it has become even more of a older person's car shaking off the original sportiness of the original ES'. I would drive one def. with no problems and the 5th gen. interior is by far the best of any.
02-20-08 | 02:40 AM
#113
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 895
Likes: 1
From: Under the hood
Later 1mz's are much stronger in stock form than a 3vz though. And I dont know man the 2gr's can haul ***. A gen 2 cant even get close to the ES350. But youre not looking at comparible engines though....
02-21-08 | 08:33 AM
#114
Lead Lap
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 638
Likes: 0
From: New Jersey
I love the 05 es330, but then again it's because I have one. lol. I wish it was faster on the 0-60, but it drives like butter and I melt into the seat when I drive it on the highway. The sound system makes my heart beat harder for it everytime I play a song I love. Perhaps I should get behind another gen es.
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