2026 Lexus ES 500e first drive: A classy sedan with a slow charge
Reviews 2026 Lexus ES 500e first drive: A classy sedan with a slow charge The luxury sedan is priced right and drives great, but feels like it’s built around outdated EV tech. 4, 2026 11:00 am EST Tim Stevens When Lexus sprang onto the American car scene in 1989, Toyota's assault on the luxury car market began with the LS sedan. Staid in design but effortlessly cool and absolutely bulletproof, it became something of an icon for the brand.
- ▪Reviews 2026 Lexus ES 500e first drive: A classy sedan with a slow charge The luxury sedan is priced right and drives great, but feels like it’s built around outdated EV tech.
- ▪4, 2026 11:00 am EST Tim Stevens When Lexus sprang onto the American car scene in 1989, Toyota's assault on the luxury car market began with the LS sedan.
- ▪Staid in design but effortlessly cool and absolutely bulletproof, it became something of an icon for the brand.
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Reviews 2026 Lexus ES 500e first drive: A classy sedan with a slow charge The luxury sedan is priced right and drives great, but feels like it’s built around outdated EV tech. By Tim Stevens Aug. 4, 2026 11:00 am EST Tim Stevens When Lexus sprang onto the American car scene in 1989, Toyota's assault on the luxury car market began with the LS sedan. Staid in design but effortlessly cool and absolutely bulletproof, it became something of an icon for the brand. Today, with sedan sales at an all-time low, the LS is sadly dead. That means the smaller, more attainable ES needs to fill the void by doing more things for more people than before. As part of that effort, it's now available in your choice of hybrid or all-electric powertrains.
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