The Lexus ES is set to get an update bringing freshened styling and upgraded technology. Images published on Chinese social media and shared by Carscoops show what appears to be owner’s manual illustrations of the updated model. They reveal a particularly subtle facelift, with a Z-shaped LED daytime running light signature, a new grille texture, and new graphics for the tail lights.
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It’s unclear from the illustrations whether the tail lights now extend across the boot lid, as on the Lexus IS . Inside, the ES appears to be getting the 14-inch infotainment touchscreen found in the NX and RX SUVs. This incorporates climate controls but, in the updated ES, appears to have come at the expense of the analogue clock that sits next to the current model’s 12.
3-inch screen. There also appears to be a fully digital instrument cluster. It’s unclear what mechanical changes will be made with the updated ES.
The current model is offered in Australia with a choice of naturally aspirated or hybrid 2.5-litre four-cylinder powertrains; a 3.5-litre V6 is also offered overseas.
The 2.5-litre hybrid features the previous generation of Toyota’s hybrid system, with its cousin on the TNGA-K platform – the new Toyota Camry – upgrading to the new fifth-generation system. The new Camry Hybrid produces 170kW of po.