flipside909

This process was first introduced on the New IS.

DallasLex

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Hmm, I guess it does not keep it from being scratched easily.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...ight=scratches

4TehNguyen

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april or may

jrock65

I'm sorry... that center stack looks like a giant you-know-what.

DallasLex

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ROFL... Man, you don't know how many people have said the same thing. I guess there must be a resemblence!?

morris

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a what?????

morris

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\\Very good point

GS3rdwow

http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto...289.A9994.html

New 2007 Lexus ES350 Shifts Into Performance
by Paul A. Eisenstein (2006-02-08)


With the 1989 launch of its LS400, Lexus vaulted itself into the luxury wars. Now, with the debut of the redesigned ES sedan, the Toyota brand hopes to redefine the entry luxury segment. In its early years, Lexus was not a brand that appealed to the emotions, acknowledged General Manager Bob Carter. The new sedan was "designed to appeal as much to one's heart as to one's head," he asserted, with Lexus putting more emphasis on exterior design, interior comfort and performance. To deliver the latter in the new ES350, there's a new 3.5 liter V-6 delivering 272 horsepower, and capable of leaping from 0-60 in just 6.8 seconds. Mated to a six-speed transmission, the powertrain delivers a combined 25 mpg, more than the old ES330. A more expressive design follows the lines of the new L-Finesse styling theme that has also influenced recent offerings such as the GS, IS and the upcoming LS460. The wheelbase of the '07 ES has been stretched two inches, its width by an inch. And though total length is unchanged, Lexus engineers were able to squeeze in significantly more interior space, a big plus for backseat passengers. The ES is "the anchor" of Lexus' unusual, two-entry-model strategy, paired with the more sporty IS sedan, which was updated a year ago. Carter said Lexus hopes to sell an average 70,000 ES sedans annually, slightly less than the brand's previous peak. But combined with 40,000 IS sales each year, that would give Lexus a larger share of the entry-luxury market than the segment's current leader, BMW.

TheRupp

I'm VERY interested to see what the Moon Shell Mica looks like... sounds very intriguing much like Glacier Frost was, and I'm still not disappointed in the least bit with the GFM

GS3rdwow

The moon shell mica is already on a lexus car..i saw the color pallette at the lexus display of all the colors they off on their vehicles..moon shell mica was one of them...it is like the glacier frost but more cremer. Does not have as much as shine like the glacier but similar though.

GS3rdwow

Does anyone know if the new ES is built on the camry /avalon platform? I could have sworn i read that somewhere on this thread.

DallasLex

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If I remember correctly, the Avalon platform was mentioned in a couple of articles on the net.
Isn't the Avalon platform a little stretched version of the new Camry platform anyway?

Lexusfreak

Correct. Several auto magazine atricles have mentioned that as well.

jerseylady

Does anyone know who makes the premium (standard) Audio system? I would love the Mark Levinson (still have my first preamp - ML1) but if the price of this new ES ends up to be close to $50,000 with that option, I will have to forgo the luxury ML audio. :cat

S L I C K

When you're spending $40,000+ for a car, what's the extra $2,000 for Mark Levinson going to do. Get the Mark Levinson, it's definately worth it. I think the $50,000 price tag ( if it even goes that high ) is with the Ultra Luxury Package.