Lexus’ redesigned ES sedan can be electric or hybrid

Lexus’s mid-sized ES luxury sedan is getting a redesign for its eighth procreation that includes immoderate edgier styling and a important level alteration that accommodates some an all-electric drivetrain and a regular hybrid one.

Revealed astatine the Shanghai Auto Show today, the 2026 ES is Lexus’ 2nd electrical conveyance aft the RZ, which was conscionable refreshed successful March. The bolder-looking ES borrows its “spindle” beforehand styling, spicy angles, L-shaped daytime moving lights, and swooping rear from the LF-ZC concept revealed successful 2023 astatine the Japan Mobility Show. Lexus says it volition contiguous “a broad reimagining” of its marque astatine the amusement this October.

The ES uses a modified mentation of Toyota’s EV level called the TNGA GA-K, which includes reinforcements for amended stableness for some the hybrid oregon EV versions. It tin accommodate a new, lighter-weight 2.5-liter hybrid strategy that comes with much artillery capableness for the 350h model, which present includes an AWD option.

The level tin besides location a large EV artillery connected the level of the FWD 350e and AWD 500e models without making the interior little comfortable, according to Lexus. The institution estimates that the ES 350e has 300 miles of scope per complaint erstwhile equipped with 19-inch wheels.

Inside the ES, you get a 12.3-inch instrumentality show and a 14-inch infotainment touchscreen that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, positive the quality to link to 2 smartphones via bluetooth simultaneously. The doorway panels person a bamboo look made from 3D printed materials and the compartment has ambient lights and Mark Levinson situation dependable audio.

Lexus plans to motorboat the caller ES earlier March 2026, including successful the US. In the aforesaid timeframe, it plans to merchandise different EV, which could beryllium based connected an upcoming three-row SUV that genitor institution Toyota has cooking while it works to get much superior astir EVs.