At present, the options in the medium and large C-class sedan market can be described as a wide range of categories, not only with 400,000+ BBA, Volvo S90, Cadillac CT6 and Jaguar XFL within 400,000, but also with 200,000 bydry Han, Citroen C6, Trumpchi GA8 and other low-cost models... However, if it is suspected that the non-luxury brands of about 200,000 are not high-end enough, and this budget is not enough for 400,000, then there is a luxury C-class car at the import end that can meet the face and money bag of consumers at the same time, which is Lexus ES.
Don't always think that the domestic market share is not as good as the Audi A6L and other equivalent BBA Lexus ES, it will be a less stable choice. Although it came to the Chinese market later than the "Ashkenazi Imperial Three", it should be noted that the Lexus ES has entered the consumer market as early as 1989 with the V20 generation, and it is even older than the Audi C4 officially renamed "Audi A6".
Of course, going back to history in the consumer goods market is not very remarkable, after all, the streets in China are now full of "century-old stores". But for Lexus ES, the accumulation of more than 30 years has indeed established some of its peer-exclusive advantages, such as this security.
For a long time, we have regarded Japanese cars as "crispy" representatives, but after consecutive best safety titles such as E-NCAP, NHTSA, IIHS and so on, at least this Lexus ES is not a former "street rat".
In fact, from XV60 to XZ10, the appearance visual update obtained by Lexus ES in the iteration is not comprehensive, and the lightning headlights that can cover matrix LED lighting technology, BladeScan Type AHS adaptive far and near light and other technologies are not only personality, the lighting effect is also exceptional; at the same time, the X intake grille covered by the spindle-shaped net, while replacing the flattened new car logo, is also embedded with all-black decoration through the F Sport nameplate, with the two-sided three-dimensional black-edged diversion holes. Lexus ES maintains high-end business while also being compatible with sports visual effects.
With the side rear up, sport rim styles are available with or without the F Sport Sport Look Kit, though the F Sport comes with its own 19-inch black forged wheels, while the regular version is a 17-inch or 18-inch multi-spoke rim.
In the cockpit environment, this is the key renovation project of Lexus ES in the past few years of updates and iterations, which can be seen by the central control alone.
Putting aside the sports accessories brought by F Sport, take the dashboard and the central control screen, F Sport will get an 8.0-inch full LCD dashboard, while other models are instrument combinations with a 7.0-inch LCD display; and the central control screen has two specifications of 8.0-inch and 12.3-inch LCD touch screen, and can realize many functions including CarLife mobile phone interconnection, real-time navigation, road rescue, intelligent voice and so on through the Lexus Zhixing interconnection system. And supports shift touchpad control, and single-disc DVDs will also be equipped with a Maclee Vincent sound system, turning the cabin into an entertainment room.
Regarding the comprehensive comfort of the vehicle, the Lexus ES series is covered with leather seats, while the high-top model will cover the leather seats, the front cockpit supports multi-directional electric adjustment/heating/ventilation and position memory functions, and the rear seat also has electric adjustment/heating and boss key design, with mood lights, multi-layer soundproof glass, rear shading combination, dual-zone independent air conditioning and rear entertainment control, etc., which have become elements of Lexus ES to maintain its own positioning.
In terms of power performance, the Lexus ES born on the TNGA-K platform has three specifications of power options, the 200 model is equipped with a 2.0L self-priming machine, the maximum power is 127kW, the maximum torque is 208N·m, and the transmission will match the CVT stepless gearbox; the 260 model is equipped with a 2.5L self-priming machine, the maximum power is 152kW, the maximum torque is 243N·m, and the transmission is an 8AT gearbox The 300h model will get a 2.5L self-priming machine, and with the front motor to form a THS oil-electric hybrid system, the comprehensive power of the system to 160kW, in the vehicle 8.9 seconds to break the hundred at the same time, but also maintained as low as 4.8L / 100km NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption, performance and efficiency also meet the comprehensive demands of home and business.
Unfortunately, as a luxury C-Class sedan, the Lexus ES is still the most conventional McPherson on the front axle, without further support from the multi-link, double wishbone or more variant suspension structure, and maintains a high level of comfort and handling, but it is still not as stable as Audi in dealing with fierce dynamic changes.
Write at the end
Lexus, which maintains import sales throughout the series, has become more and more popular with domestic consumers in recent years, partly due to the brand advantages established by Lexus in terms of safety. On the other hand, it is also because products including Lexus ES have always adopted a positioning method of "half a level lower than the same level of BBA", which will make the vehicle slightly inferior to The German competitors in terms of size space and configuration specifications, but the pure import status and much lower threshold (294,900 yuan) ensure its competitive advantage at the same level.