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Re: Perhaps [chris65amg] by navigator89
Jul 12, 2005 (3:41 pm)
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Replying to: chris65amg (Jul 12, 2005 10:46 am)

You're right about the ES being in a weird market position. It's more of a quiet, refined luxury car. Therefore it's competitors are the Zephyr and C Class.
 
Lexus shouldn't make the next ES lose its character, which is being quiet, luxurious and refined all around. Lexus has the IS300 to fight BMW 3 series, A4s, CTS, G35.
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The ES by jchan2
Jul 18, 2005 (8:59 am)
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truely is unique. It's a comfortable cruiser in a sea of "performance" models.
 
Basically the only comfortable cruisers in its price range would be:
 
Lincoln Zephyr
Mercedes-Benz C-Class
 
Back in 2004 you could have added the Infiniti I35 to the list, but Infiniti axed it...
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Re: The ES [jchan2] by navigator89
Jul 18, 2005 (12:10 pm)
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Replying to: jchan2 (Jul 18, 2005 8:59 am)

And the good news for Lexus is they have the ES330 as the quiet cruiser, and the IS350 as the performance sedan.
 
Rumour has it that Mercedes is planning to build a four door coupe (think CTS) on the C Class platform. The picture I saw was pretty nice, but then so was the upcoming C Class. Heard the new coupe would be called the CLE or CLX.
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Re: Eh.... [chris65amg] by vetfanny
Jul 26, 2005 (7:57 am)
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Replying to: chris65amg (Jun 15, 2005 10:35 am)

I was set on an Avalon Limited until I looked at it and drove it.
The engine was not very smooth and the ride was so so.
The interior is like a Buick product, cheap looking.
THe passenger front seat is typical Toyota...not comfortable.
 
After driving my neighbors ES330...the only thing holding me back is the HP and it's a shade smaller than I like. I currently drive an Acura RL
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ES Photos anyone? by calidd
Jul 26, 2005 (12:02 pm)
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Has anyone spotted a sneak preview of the next generation ES? I saw a photo of a Lexus super coupe that is actually a 4-door coupe. It was touted as aimed at the BMW 6-series--like it might be a new model--but I'm hoping, instead, that it's actually the next ES. If Lexus doesn't return to the coupe-look of the 95 with the sloping c-pillar, I'll probably look for another car that combines "coupe look" and "comfortable (and quiet) cruiser" elements.
 
Meanwhile, photo anyone?
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Wrong engine by vatvatsetho
Jul 26, 2005 (12:53 pm)
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I think we are looking at the wrong engine....I think the engine in the GS 300 is going to be the engine for the Camry and ES. It is very logical....because Lexus wouldnt make an engine for only a year of use...and bag it.
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Re: Wrong engine [vatvatsetho] by lexi4life
Jul 26, 2005 (3:45 pm)
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Replying to: vatvatsetho (Jul 26, 2005 12:53 pm)

Perhaps Camry will use it, but not the ES. Toyota has already "registered" the new name of its next ES as ES350. . . But using the 3.0 in the Camry seems a very good idea, since this car doesn't need 260-280hp to be competitive.
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Re: ES Photos anyone? [calidd] by maxhonda99
Jul 26, 2005 (4:05 pm)
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Replying to: calidd (Jul 26, 2005 12:02 pm)

All sedan's have sloping rear C-pillars. How does that give it a *coupe look*? The 1995 ES and the current ES have similar slopes in the C-pillar. What gave the 1995 ES a coupe look was the frameless doors. Frameless doors gave it slim visible B-pillars and therefore gave it a coupe look. We're not going to see the ES 4-door sedan go back to frameless doors, so you might have to look elsewhere.
 
Although I would bet that the next ES will be more aggressive in design and should have a strong family resemblance to the 2006 IS and 2006 GS.
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Re: Wrong engine [lexi4life] by vatvatsetho
Jul 26, 2005 (10:43 pm)
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Replying to: lexi4life (Jul 26, 2005 3:45 pm)

so you think they would only make that engine...just for a Camry? I doubt it...even though 3.5L on a ES would be nice...i think it would be impractical. Because the GS will have that engine too. I think they wouldnt have the same engine used in both models. Also the ES is suppose to give that 'luxury' look and feel to it...not a 'sport' type of feel and look. So i think 3.5 will be with the IS and GS.

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