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Old 05-31-12, 06:29 PM
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this is the 1st review i have seen and i love it..:
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You may want to post this here:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es3...al-thread.html

The review thread.

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cool. thanks..would the moderator delete this thread then..thanks
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Thanks for posting the review, I like what I see and now the challenge is to see if I can get my home CFO (wife) to let me trade in my '11 LOL.
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anyone knows the price for es 300h?
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Originally Posted by 2010es350
anyone knows the price for es 300h?
Am thinking new ES should be between $35,000-37,000. And the hybrid will be cheaper than ES350. I am betting the hybrid will be around $35,000.

What yall think. Lets have a game as to see what you guys think the price should be
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The hybrid will be more expensive without a doubt. Look at every other Toyota/Lexus product with a hybrid option...when has the Hybrid ever been cheaper?

My guess is $38k base for the gas one, $41k base for the hybrid. Fully loaded the 350 will be $46k or so, the hybrid right under $50k.
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One of the early reviews that are out now said the hybrid will be something like $2k-$3k higher than the 350.
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If we look at what the engine choices are for the Camry for 2012 and discount the base 4 cylinder as not being apropos in the North American Market for the 2012 ES you find this:

2012 Base MSRP for 2012 Toyota Camry:

Camry XLE V6 - $30,115

Camry XLE Hybrid - $27,500

So the 2012 Camry Hybrid with the same power plants as the 2012 ES is priced some $2600 less than the corresponding V6 version. I believe there will be a comparable gap with the 2012 ES300 and ES350.

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There is no 4 Cyl version of the ES to compare though.

We'll have to wait and see, but I'd bet you money on this one.
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I hate 2013 ES 350 console, looks ugly, seems like they are moving towards Camry interior. Obviously much better quality, but looks more and more like camry.
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From one of the reviews of the new ES. The prices are estimates so the actual prices might be different:

2013 Lexus ES350
On sale: August 2012
Base price: $38,000 (est.)
Engine: 3.5L V-6, 268 hp, 248 lb-ft
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Drive: Front-wheel
EPA mileage: 21/31 mpg

2013 Lexus ES300h
On sale: August 2012
Base price: $40,000 (est.)
Engine: 2.5L I-4 gas/electric hybrid, 200 hp (net)
Transmission: Continuously variable
Drive: Front-wheel
EPA mileage: 40/39 mpg
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Originally Posted by tolian21
I hate 2013 ES 350 console, looks ugly, seems like they are moving towards Camry interior. Obviously much better quality, but looks more and more like camry.
I don't know what Camry you're looking at, but I have never seen a Camry with an interior like that LOL.

If anything, this is the least Camry-ish ES ever.
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i have heard the ES is now on Avalon platform? moving away from Camry i guess..
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Originally Posted by imherenow
i have heard the ES is now on Avalon platform? moving away from Camry i guess..
It does - See my post from another thread:

Originally Posted by lowrideraz
With the release of the 2013 Avalon, it's pretty clear to me that the 2013 ES is riding on the same chassis. Wheelbases are the same @ 111.0" the ES is a trifle shorter, a bit narrower, but also a bit heavier.

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