This is how the 1990 Lexus ES 250 served as Toyota's luxury division's entry-level offering
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- 1990-1991 Lexus ES 250
Going on sale in 1989 for the 1990 model year, the Lexus ES 250 had a reworked interior and exterior than that of its JDM Prominent cousin.
For the North American market, there was a single drivetrain option, the 2.5 L V6.
The first-generation ES 250 served until the second-generation arrived for the 1992 model year, the highly acclaimed ES 300.
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I work at a Honda dealership, and a few years ago, we had a 1991 Lexus ES250 as a trade-in vehicle. It was immaculate with only 25K miles on it. The previous owner was an elderly driver who barely drove it. Not only was it rare to see an early ES250 that clean, but also rare with that many miles on it. Eventually, one of the sales managers actually bought that car, and he still has it today.
Cool. It would be nice to own one of these with only 25k.
Never driven one, but I have seen 1 or 2. The ES300 was so cool looking back then with the projectors. I don't remember any car having them before it 🤔
Yeah I remember when the second ES came out in mid 1991 it was so groundbreaking for its time especially with those projector lenses.
My aunt had a 90 and I loved it she sold it to my oldest sister in 2022
Glad to hear it’s still running!
I remember as a kid in the early 90s when Lexus first came out I marveled out how modern and cool the ES and LS were
Yeah especially the LS!
Both my cousin and I owned es250s. Cool car at that time!!
Yep, cool cars indeed.
Coming from a 1986 Nissan Maxima SE 5 speed, I test drove a 1991 Lexus ES 250 5 speed. Lexus wanted to sell them badly and they offered a goody bag just to come in and test drive one. 2 things I remember from the test drive: it felt much slower than my Maxima. It was so much larger inside than I expected. Later that year, I Test drove an Acura Vigor, Honda Accord, Infiniti M30 and Nissan Maxima. It was close between the Acura and Nissan, but in the end horsepower won. I ended up buying a loaded 1992 Nissan Maxima SE. In hindsight, I should have bought a 1992 Lexus ES 300 or perhaps an Acura Legend.
I got my first drivers license in 1992 and drove an ES250 (unsure of the year) for my driver's test. I now drive a 2001 ES300.
Nice. The ES300 with the frameless doors is a beautiful car even by today’s standards. Glad to hear you own one.
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Awesome, glad to hear you find value in them. Stay tuned, more to come.
I just saw a es 250 in the parking lot of Olive Garden had to go check it out! Such a cool looking car. I want one now haha nice video I’ll subscribe for more!!
Nice. I haven’t saw an es 250 in quite some time. More vids to come.
Man this car is so beautiful. It really gets overshadowed by its big brother but it only makes sense. If I could have one of these with some nice A/C and my city pop playlist, I could probably die happy haha. Thanks for the very knowledge/entertaining video. Cheers!
Yeah it’s beautiful. I just picked up a 1992 ES300. If I can find a 90 or 91 250, I’ll get that as well.
Quite informative. I looked the footage from the Japanese market as well. I remember these as well. It is interesting how far Lexus as come. I liked the information you shared compared to Nissan as well. I know Honda was already doing its thing with Acura and then they got passed up over time. Things are really different in 2023.
Thanks for watching again. Lexus and Infiniti were virtually doing the same thing so the ES and M30 had a similar story.
Loved the review, keep up the good work
Cool. Thanks for watching.
Most of these old ES250s are probably crushed by now
Yup
This was good. I've been binge watching your videos. Could you do an upload of the early 2000's Toyota Camry or Honda Accord? Those cars are still on the road today, 20 years later.
Yep another Accord episode is already planned. Good cars, I still see them everywhere.
This was an amazing video. I loved the history aspect and great voice narration. I clicked on this video, because I am the proud owner of a 5th gen ES on the XV40 chassis. It is such an amazing car with 138k on the odometer. I've owned it for a couple of yrs, and just recently dropped 5k on some replacement parts. Drives almost brand new again.
I wish there were videos like this for my '11.
Gonna check out some more of your videos. Really well done video.
IMHO.
Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching. Yes, I like the ES-series in general. Very reliable machines. It’s the often forgotten ‘ES.’ Most younger people often assume the 92 ES300 was the first of the ES generation.
It's very rare compare to ls400, Thanks for the review
Agreed.
I presently have one, have it about 7yrs now, drives beautiful, suspension is still tight however I'm in need of a paint job hopefully that'll be by the end of the year, maybe I'll start a TH-cam channel to show the rebuild.
If you start a channel, let us know. Glad to hear you was able to find one-they are becoming increasingly rare nowadays. I personally like the ES250 for what it is-an upmarket Camry.
You totally should! I’ve been modifying mine & I’ve been loving it so far! Definitely my favorite car at the moment🙏🏾
@@JasonNguyen I drive mine about once a month and I get a lot of attention,I watch you guys videos and it’s inspiring me to put mines out there.
I’m interested in buying one. Are they reliable considering the age?
@@colincadogan7212 it’s such a beautiful car. All my friends are into modern JDM but to me this car looks classy and nice for its age
Love the LS 400 more!
Apparently so did everyone else haha.
Should’ve changed the sheet metal a bit, at least the front before the A pilar. In relation to its Toyota reliability, I believe it would have sold better.
First video on this channel about a Lexus model. More specifically the ES 250 was their entry level model until the Lexus IS (Glorified Toyota Altezza) came to North America for the 1998-1999 model year as their proper entry level model while appealing to JDM enthusiasts. I'm surprised the Lexus ES is still in production today, largely due to it always being a glorified Toyota Camry.
I can tell you like the word "glorified". 😏
The ES250 is one thing, but the ES300 is a different situation. The heightened engineering standards of the '92 ES benefited the Camry, not the other way around.
@Anthony Rivera yep when the IS came out here in the U.S. it was more of a proper 3-series/C-Class competitor. Yeah I still see a ton of recent ES models on the road-don’t think that model is going anywhere anytime soon.
The ES was the perfect car for Lexus. Lexus targeted luxury over sport vs Infiniti then....That strategy worked.
What kind of car is that at 1:29?
A Toyota Camry Prominent. It’s the generation after the one on which the ES250 was based.
Great vid! Haven't seen a "original" ES250 in quite a while. I had a really clean 90 Camry v6 briefly and I agree the build quality on these cars was amazing....Even if it was a bit...80s boxy lol.
Yeah the ES250s are a rare site these days. It really wasn’t such a bad car, I guess customers at the time just wanted something more unique. Thanks for tuning in.