2021 Lexus ES AWD Ultra Luxury | Serenity & Luxury
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- Back in the day people used to think of Lexus as a boring but comfortable and quiet luxury car. This Lexus ES reminds me of the old Lexus models with it's quiet and comfortable ride while still providing the luxury features you'd expect, minus this 4-cylinder engine.
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TIME STAMPS
0:00 - What to expect
0:46 - Exterior
3:30 - Trunk space
4:46 - Smart key and front seats
6:30 - Back seats
8:28 - Interior
12:30 - Mark Levinson sound test
15:20 - Under the hood
16:18 - Initial driving impressions
17:35 - POV driving
23:14 - Closing thoughts
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What do you think of this Lexus ES? It's almost classic in the sense that quietness and comfort come before power and performance...it's almost refreshing but still a bummer to only get this 4-cylinder. Aside from that, it was a nice drive!
Check out the POV drive here: th-cam.com/video/CQ4ETuOww5M/w-d-xo.html
Here's the night video! th-cam.com/video/aXOMZg6Afos/w-d-xo.html
I drove both the ES250 AWD and the ES350 with 6-cylinder a few weeks ago. I prefer the ES350 for sure! Disappointing that this 2021 ES does not have the touch screen on the NAV. Lexus HAS CORRECTED this on the new 2022 ES though and given you both options!
I Love It!
If this was a Acura we would pan it lol
Needs V6 for that price
I have a 2020 ES300h Ultra Luxury model. I've been a Lexus owner for years and this one is, by far, the best one I've had and for all of the positive reasons you've highlighted. This is a truly great ride with excellent amenities and great mpg's. Thanks for your review.
It´s the best Premium Midsize Sedan from Japan.
Es not made in Japan for noth American marker
@@rodneylacey4570 True, this model is made in Georgetown, KY.
That’s a lie. The TLX eats its ass. This can’t even stack up to Mazda 6 Signature
@@rahimi4762 I think that the ES is more comfy and silent.
@@rahimi4762 man, did u hear him clearly ? He said that ES is not about performance but luxuriuos and comfy
Thank you for showing I am going Friday to get mine and I am so excited
I just purchased a 20221 ES250 Luxury model. Absolutely love it.
The only "disappointments" for me with the 2022 V6 ES350 has to do with torque steer. The car really should have awd available, or a limited slip for the times I floor it. But...simplicity of operation, durability, reliability, serenity, and comfort is what this car is all about for me. My wife and I have a Miata and GTO, both with manuals and I've had Porsches, and several pickup trucks and SUV's. For comfort, the ES350 makes sense and takes the cake.
Lexus all about that smooth ride
That's one stunning car
Excellent video, thank you. You show a complete description of this car, pointing out its strengtht and weakness. It is very objective. It is nice to listen to a young man saying good stuff about a non-sport car. Driving enthusiasts also like peaceful driving. Congratulations from Mexico.
Well said Francisco! *claps*
Thank you Tom. It is nice to know that I am not alone in this hectic world.
Beautiful
I live in Australia there are a lot of place's in the country area's where the music from the infotainment system drops out there is no music for periods of time, thats where the cd player is great, works well and there are periods where the radio reception is poor.
Lexus is “Luxury with reliability”, that’s what people need to know about luxury cars , don’t think about the brands and show off think about good investment, what a great review you just made thanks dude and keep it up 👍🏽
Lexus isn't the only relaible luxury brand. THAT'S what people need to really know.
@@ELP1125 the only other reliable luxury brand i know other than lexus is acura
@@thepcuser5469 i've heard good things about volvo if your not trying to push for 300+ miles
Nolan - great job here as usual: and I like that you introduce yourself at the beginning. I had complained that another pair of reviewers just opened up and started talking and never said who they are or anything. Good job!
The m you very much. Glad you liked it. I’ve gone so long to without ever really saying my name except the little text at the bottom but I figured I should do that and see if anyone says anything lol. Thanks again
@@PrimeAutotainment you bet! I think it’s super helpful and like saying welcome to my video. It’s just a nice professional touch that I think your viewers will appreciate.
I got the 21 hybrid model and I just found out it plays dvds when the car is parked. 🤩
Excellent Review!
Thank you!
Beautiful car
Great review
Thank you!
Finally got one of our own! Went with the 300H and love it.
My dream car 🥺
I felt the same way at 1st..
Not until i discovered a better and affordable way of buying this Machine...
Cant wait for midyear to grab my hands around it..
Great Review!!!
Thank you!
I love this Ride,
Wish my funds are enough.
Awesome
Hey Leo!
I would have to get the v6. Nighttime drive great too. Good stuff.
Nice
It's alright, but it's a must for me to feel the power and thrill as I drive. I'm not trying to go to sleep while driving 🤣. Appreciate you Nolan. How's everyone?
There’s definitely no power or thrill factor in this one unfortunately haha. A snooze fest for sure.
All good hear! How’s everything with you going sir?
@@PrimeAutotainment - All is very well here friend.
You're 12 of course you don't want this car. You want a bad ass 800hp 200mph beast that does QM's in 10 seconds.
And it is more than you can afford also.
Lexus needs to add a 6 cyclinder AWD ES the 4 cylinder is inadequate especially for a $54,000 luxury vehicle
I agree, i would just get the FWD V6, don’t need AWD anyways
thanks for the review. I bought one! ES250 Ultra Lux. But in my market area no AWD, FWD only with 2.5L. The power is ok, but like you say its all about the Luxury not HP.
A great lookin car, but I want a V6, tried and true.
Ultra luxury without the panoramic roof.
Perforated seats with no cooling are not completely useless. Since leather can retain heat, the perforations can help disperse heat and allow more air flow when you move around. I went from at car that didn’t have them, to one that did. I can tell you it made a big difference.
Yes, perforations are definitely needed for heated seats as well. All cars that have heated seats have them. Don't eat crumby food in your car.
Honestly the only reason I like the Lexus ES350 is the grille 😍😍😍
Love it prob would get the wheels changed that’s to many spokes to clean for me lol
I hear ya there lol
Not true!! There isn't much brake dust being emitted! At all! I had a AUDI and it was the WORST!! every 20 miles you would have to CLEAN THOSE BLACK WHEEELS!! ha! I have a 2019 ES 350 and it is not bad at ALL!!! I could go 200 miles before you would really even see ANY BRAKE DUST ON THE WHEELS!!!! Seriously, dude!!!
Wow👍.
The same what Nissan did to Altma, AWD for 4 cylinder but no AWD for Maxima, same here with Lexus but regardless all ES are excellent vehicles!!!
I enjoyed your review. I'd be interested in your review of the V6, because the four cylinder's coarseness is unacceptable to me in this level of luxury.
Thank you! I’d love to get ahold of one. I’ve driven the IS 350 with that V6 and it’s very smooth and sounds great. It would be perfect in this ES...it’s a shame it can’t come with AWD and V6 though
@@PrimeAutotainment Yeah, I imagine Toyota has a financial reason to put a I4 with AWD, because it makes little market sense. The AWD version of the IS--a smaller, lighter car--uses the V6. Figure *that* one out. ;)
There’s no V6 because not only it’s a Camry platform but also since LS has V6 they need some differentiation.
@@gtb5 You're mistaken. The V6 is standard in the ES 350 version, although it'll go away in late 2024 never to return.
Other testers including Car and Driver agree with you that the V6 is a basically smoother, more luxurious experience and the best way to enjoy the car.
Nice but an AWD V6 would be more compelling Good review
Absolutely! Thank you!
And they'd be unable to make it on the Camry/Avalon platform, which would doom it to being as impractically expensive as the terrific but slow-selling and now extinct AWD V6 Lexus GS.
The remote start function cancels when you touch the drivers side door handle meaning the engine shuts off and you have to manually restart the vehicle Thank you very much for bringing this to my attention as this will be a dealbreaker for me in buying this Lexus ES 360 unless the downloadable Lexus Enform app remote start does not do this however I cannot get anyone to answer this question for me not even the Lexus dealership
I have complaints about it shutting off as soon as you unlock the door. That is a security measure put in place to avoid someone stealing your car while you have it running to get the interior temp right, especially in winter time.
The holes in the back seat would help with comfort and natural ventilation.
Not true!! A SMOOTH all leather seat is much cooler AND comfortable!! You slide in and out easier and your pants don't hmm GRAB as much as those perforated seats do.
Cant wait to get mine in a few more weeks
By the way, we’ve got the heated back seat here in Taiwan
Traded in my 2014 Hyundai Azera for a 2020 ES. Very nice car but numerous shortcomings - particularly the pretty useless remote starter which turns the car off as soon as you open the door as you pointed out. Glad I made the trade but there are several great features I miss that were standard in the Azera (a greatly underrated chariot).
Well that’s a dumb design but car will be cooled or warmed when you get in car and start it up again.
Does the awd not come with a panoramic roof option.
I was thinking "ES doesn't have AWD" then I realized the ES250 exists 😆
Forget the 250 exists. It's not worthy of the badge or the price.
Need a comparison between the 350. Ride quality, noise, smoothness and fuel consumption
I suggest you watch the several ES videos by Savagegeese.
Hi Prime, Do you know the difference between Luxury and ultra Luxury? All of the options offered on the ultra can be added to the Luxury model for almost 3k less than the base price of the ultra Luxury.
Except the rear sunshades
You're mistaken about the price. Once comparably equipped, the prices are almost a wash.
This might be a dumb question but how much better is the comfort v the 2.0 Honda. I love the Honda but want more luxury drive and feel
TH-cam's Savagegeese tested both. I asked him this question and he was kind enough to answer personally. He basically said the two cars have similar strengths, and the costiler ES is "15% better across the board."
I have a 2019 es . My question: I am obsessed with complete quietness and I find that my"ventilated" seats are hmm rather "annoying" with the fan noise. It's that constant hum. I just don't know if they could ever fix that "normal mechanical" sound. Did you find through your research that they made this 2021 model ... anymore quieter?? Boy , I sure wish they could make that "fan noise" DISAPPEAR!! Thanks!!! I also tested the 2021 es3oo, ! I found d that my 6cylinder,s ventilated seats cooled MUCH BETTER than the hybrid with its BATTERY.
That's one of the few complaints that I have about my ES..the fan in the cooled ventilated seats works fine, but the sound is irritating..
@@alanhumphrey4198 Hey thanks for the reply on my comment I comment about the ventilated seats the sound. Thanks! Yes that fan noise is very irritating it's high pitched and I don't like it at all! And does it really cool I don't know..
Midyear...
Wow
I think, if i should start saving, it should be in 6months time from now.
wats a center passs thru?? the seats dont fold down... thats a drag
seems rather noisy ...or is that your mic amplifying road /engine noise
Wow listen to that 4 cylinder scream! I would bet my next paycheck that the 4 cylinder engine actually puts out an easy 220 HP and just over 200 lb ft of torque. Sure seemed to get up and go to 60 pretty quickly to me.
Still baffled why the Lexus doesn't have rear heated seats when they are available in the Toyota Avalon! Go figure.
My personal suspicion is this: Separate teams developed the two cars. The Avalon team had the job of adding things that made the car worth more than the Camry next to it in the showroom. The ES team was trying to hold down costs with the all-new, nicer-driving car to stay near the old ES's price points.
Why this car doesn't have a rear-seat infotainment system while the other review I've watched has it?? Is it becos of 2.5L or something?
😻💘😻💘😻
Infiniti Q 50 you got everything in the Lexus and more plus more power with the six cylinder Infiniti Q 50 hands-down best option
Minus reliability and quiet comfort.
🥰😍
These days, all luxury cars should come standard as either AWD or RWD. You should have that option, regardless of the engine. It's frustrating that Lexus doesn't make a V8 anymore, and now their V6 is probably on the way out too. I'm not against electric or hybrid cars, but if you're going fully gas in a luxury car, a naturally aspirated V6 should be the minimum if not a V8. No turbos. Sports cars have turbos, not luxury cars. I find it hard to believe they can't make a fuel efficient V6 or V8 these days. All this technology and they can't make a smooth, naturally aspirated luxury car. Or maybe they can - they'd just rather wimp out. Again, hybrids and electric cars are fine in a luxury car. But if it's not one of those, I don't want to see a 4 cylinder gas engine in a luxury car.
Taking your AWD/FWD comment to its logical conclusion, "all luxury car buyers should be denied the choice of an FWD luxury car." If so, buyers would be denied the ES formula of using volume-car cost efficiencies to deliver a convincing big-car luxury experience for $10,000 less than comparably equipped 5 Series, E Class, A6 or G80 competitors. Why?
They do have panoramic roofs just yours didn't!
It’s not available on the 250, which is the one he reviewed, it’s only available on the 350
This car is designed for seniors, it’s not gonna have ingress/egress issues!
Thank you, but HOW I WISH you had talked about and demonstrated the Navigation Mapping system. Lexus is said to have a DYNAMIC NAVIGATION system, where the maps are updated off the air so we don't have to go to the dealer and fork out $180 every year for new maps. But in the Enform Dynamic Navigation, free for 3 years, after that you pay $170 every 2 year for membership. Also, I SO WISH you had demonstrated the Lane Keeping feature and the Auto Cruise control.
Thanks for demonstrating that you have to really PUSHHHH the engine to get powerful acceleration! Hard to believe because it puts out 300 horsepower (weighs 3690 pounds), whereas the NX SUV only puts out 235 ponies. It weights 3940 pounds.
206 HP
You have to push the hybrid, but the V6 in the ES 350 is exactly the opposite: smooth and effortless. Consensus on the nav is that it's not worth it. It's grossly inaccurate, and you're better off using CarPlay.
@@tonysterbenc yes I always have a USB A to C cable plugged in for Android Auto. Bit of a pain, but the Lexus Nav system is a much bigger pain! 😄
@@OnlineMD I hear you. I've gotta be honest: I'm so old that I'd rather deal with the inaccuracy of the Lexus nav than the learning curve of Apple Maps and Google Maps. I've tried fumbling with their interfaces with very unsatisfying results.
The car shuts off when you open it when it’s been remote starter that’s for safety incase someone not the owner got in to steal the car
Every other brand has the vehicle shut off if someone tries to drive it or shift. It doesn’t need to shut off as soon as the vehicle is unlocked or the door opens.
Is not slow!
what I think about the new Lexus ES ? Get a used Lexus LS.
That's fine, but strap it on when it's time to pay the parts costs.
What's the quietest car you ever been in and the smoothest suspension?
LS430
@@SVTJayJay The LS 430 was incredible. One of the finest luxury cars ever made, at any price.
I own the hybrid. The ride is super comfortable and the cabin is very quiet, until you really step on the gas, at which point the 4 cylinder engine sounds like an 80s Corolla. The hybrid is made in Kentucky and is NOT made as well as the one I had previously that was made in Japan. Worst of all: the standard stereo system is AWFUL. Completely front-biased, no matter how much you try to fade it to the back. It was designed that way, they say. It also sounds like it belongs in an 80s Corolla.
Haha I love the 80s Corolla comparison. So true. That’s a shame about the stereo..annoying. Glad it’s comfy and quiet for you though and thanks for sharing!
For a luxury car, it shouldn't have exposed trunk hinges. Even cars like the Ford Fusion and VW Passat have protected hinges.
Agreed!
3.5 is better engine
I think this is 2022 not 2021
This is the 2021. 2022 has a few changes
Is Like a Toyota Avalon
You broker is different from mine,
I'll chat up on WhatsApp to invest some more..😉
Please sir. I don't want to see you....
I want to see all about the Lexus..its driving..it's features..you are showcasing yourself...very sad
This is 24 minutes of detail about the Lexus, not about me. I don’t think you watched more than The first :30
Old person car
"Yes," said the old person who owns one. It's for old people of all ages -- buyers who want a car that's quiet, comfortable, trouble-free and not especially nimble. Those not looking for those attributes should look elsewhere.
Looks ridiculous
Ouch
17 inch rims on this car at any trim level is an injustice .Need bumper fog lamps.Ugly trunk lid and clumsy spoiler.Door panels ruined by that big blank different colored piece upholstery .Ugly rim spoke pattern.
I see you won't be buying one of these.
Can't believe how boring car interiors are these days.. so retro, so uninnovative, so old-school... BOOORING
super ugly they have stopped innovating long time ago never investing a penny for R/D
Actually Lexus still spends a lot innovating and you’d know that if you check out Kirk Kreifels channel after you watch Nolan’s reviews here. Kirk focuses on the innovations coming out of the Japanese manufactures. Lexus IS introducing so many new models and getting into electric cars in a huge way!
No thats not true ...
You can invest in crypto and get rewarded in no time.
E-Class Mercedes is much better than this Lexus!
And for $15,000 more, it damn well better be.
OMFG, the oerforations in the seats are to keep you from sliding side to side!!