Will he rev up the engine?

Rumpa Stiltskin But reving the engine is an endless money pit!

Yep, but instead of $52,000 he will pay $5,200 🤣

@@HappyCarReviews At most.

@@HappyCarReviews Lexus looses it value just like any other luxury vehicle. So I wouldn't believe the wive's tale about Lexus holding their value. Residual values are set by the banks and the food chain of auction and dealerships just play along to make as much money as they can out the consumers. Edmunds long term test of the Lexus GS loosing over 1/3 of it's value from MSRP. "Resale and Depreciation: We accumulated 20,940 miles on our 2013 Lexus GS 350. Edmunds' TMV® Calculator valued the vehicle at $47,431 based on a private-party sale. The market did not seem to support this price, as CarMax offered us $40,000 and the best we could muster from a private partywas $41,000. This made for 30-percent depreciation from our paid price of $58,377. We were disappointed

Lexus looses it value just like any other luxury vehicle. So I wouldn't believe the wive's tale about Lexus holding their value. Residual values are set by the banks and the food chain of auction and dealerships just play along to make as much money as they can out the consumers. Edmunds long term test of the Lexus GS loosing over 1/3 of it's value from MSRP. "Resale and Depreciation: We accumulated 20,940 miles on our 2013 Lexus GS 350. Edmunds' TMV® Calculator valued the vehicle at $47,431 based on a private-party sale. The market did not seem to support this price, as CarMax offered us $40,000 and the best we could muster from a private partywas $41,000. This made for 30-percent depreciation from our paid price of $58,377. We were disappointed

Norm T no just search urself

@@Richard-dd3mm Lexus, or any luxury nameplate depreciates like a rock.

Norm T lol. You took the depreciation of the dying GS to apply that to the rest of the models? That’s stupid. We when sold our 2010 LS460 with 60k miles, we had a value of around 20k. The same vehicle was sold at 28k. While the same year, close mileage S-class was sold at thousands less. Let me remind you, resale value is based upon simple demand and supply. Lexus are notoriously known for reliability, therefore they are still desirable years later, on top of that, the supply of used Lexus vehicles are far smaller than any other luxury manufacturers because of how reliable they are, so people tend to keep them far longer than other luxury manufacturers. The GS is one of the exceptions, including the RCF as well. At any rate, the GS still has good resale value for what it is because people knows it will run. 🙄

@@huythai1222 That quote was from Edmund's longterm test of a Lexus GS from...2013. Residuals do not matter much when you overpay in the first place. A new Land Cruiser is $76K while an Escalade is $64K on cars dot com. While a 2009 with less than150,000 miles the LC is $26K and a Escalade is $17K. A new LX570 3-row is $92K while a 2009 is $27K. So the LC drops $50K and the Escalade only drops $48K. Toyota LC is not luxurious and should not have that depreciation compared to another luxury marque.the LX is more like a luxury vehicle in it’s high depreciation of $65 in the last decade.

LEXUriouS Kirk - if you are going to “blend” your 2 models namely the GS and ES, might as well carry over the AWD system as well for that price

@@Soorma1988 not that simple. The blending my guess will be the IS and GS to make one sports sedan not two. ES is a fwd platform with the ability to add e-awd.

LEXUriouS Kirk - I thought when this new model ES came out the GS was officially discontinued. Btw the IS is in need of a redesign

@@KirkKreifels 100% agreed. Funny thing is, there are some people (by that I mean 1) that are trying to say that the mediocre Buick LaCrosse is the "segment winner".

Meh. That infotainment system is a complete abortion.

@@M1911jln Most people find that turning the controller sensitivity all the way down makes it much better... Voice control also works very well...

Why not just get an Avalon then and save money while getting a working tech interface?

M1911jln Most people who drive these will never use the infotainment system.

M1911jln who cares about infotainment system when purchasing ES. It’s all about ride quality. Quietness and comfort.

Welcome to lexus family! Just bought my 1st lexus rc350 too!

@@troytruong8246 nice..my dream

Beautiful car..fully loaded it is still cheaper than the base german cars that come empty and it is much more comfortable and much higher quality in material and mechanics

notformebeaky Says the guy who watched the video,browsed through the comment section & listens to country...Nice try kiddo...Tread lightly.

notformebeaky How would you know if you can’t afford or have never owned one?... You wasted your time to view a video about a product you claim that’s “boring” & went through the comment section searching for people who actually have their OWN money & can afford what they want to make a comment... Btw,boring in what terms? Do you live on a track? Are you trying to impress your boyfriends in the small town or village you’re from by going to 0-60 in 2 seconds?...Listen kid,go back & listen to your boyband music & keep watching your videos of money pit German brands...

notformebeaky So instead of watching your top German brands or Italian brands that’s not boring,you came to watch a video about a Lexus ES? 🙄...Buddy stay listening to your seapony music lol & keep out of grown folks wallets.

notformebeaky lol you obviously never owned one. We had two 3 series, 5 series, x3, two c class, one e class, A6, other than the c class, all German piece of shit. Boring to drive, loud and noisy, lot of road noise, half the car broke down less than 5 years of drive with full dealership maintenance, cost a fortune to repair. Sold them as rubbish since resale is pathetic. Changed to three lexus now, NX, RX, IS and a Volvo SPA XC90. way more fun to drive, much more comfortable and smoother, much less road noise. Made those german crap looked like toys. Will give Porsche a try some day but I’m prepared to be disappointed again. Lexus are miles ahead in refinement. We still had the 2016 E200 and x3 when we had the NX and RX, NO ONE ever wanted to drive the X3 and E class, they sat there gaining dust before we sold them cheap because of terrible resale value, why is the resale value so bad? German engineering!

notformebeaky oh, one absolute crap thing about Lexus is their infotainment system..... gosh it felt like they try by all means to be the worst..... definitely need tons of improvement.

notformebeaky Thanks, I needed that.

Amen to that

He's really good

he and redline reviews are the most knowledgeable and professional, they know their shit 100%

It has a standard transmission?

CVT is going to go away due to so many problems

NO_EYES_ON_ME I want to believe you but got a source?

you know why? because having dual clutch 9-10 speed transmissions are more expensive and better and that's why lexus stays reliable, they're old shit toyotas are still using 10 year old technology or even older just polished up... idiots like you think V6 and "normal transmissions" are good until you realize how mcuh you are missing out by still paying $50k but getting product thats 20 year old technology

@@Rhyme905 but it is reliable ! Done

how? It sells very well

Alex ran, he ran so far away.

Lexus looses it value just like any other luxury vehicle. So I wouldn't believe the wive's tale about Lexus holding their value. Residual values are set by the banks and the food chain of auction and dealerships just play along to make as much money as they can out the consumers. Edmunds long term test of the Lexus GS loosing over 1/3 of it's value from MSRP. "Resale and Depreciation: We accumulated 20,940 miles on our 2013 Lexus GS 350. Edmunds' TMV® Calculator valued the vehicle at $47,431 based on a private-party sale. The market did not seem to support this price, as CarMax offered us $40,000 and the best we could muster from a private partywas $41,000. This made for 30-percent depreciation from our paid price of $58,377. We were disappointed

@@normt5463 Guerantee that a BMW would lose over 1/2 of its value or more in that period of time. People who buy Lexus keep their cars for a while.

@@andybub45 there was some good lease deals on BMW's before Covid. A X3 vs NX on Edmund's loan pages gives the Lexus 3% enter residual than BMW. Or $1,500 on a $50K car. Not really that much at this price point.

Unless you plan on keeping it for more than 5 years. Then, the regular V6 is much more reliable and doesn't need a $6,000 battery.

Ehh hybrid is a little to pricey. I think the base with options is best deal.

@@thisismagacountry1318 , at some point this is true.... but i know 3 people with Toyota hybrids. they are all between 8 & 11 years old. no new batteries yet. its very important to maintain the hybrid systems air filter. heat kills.

@@googoo-gjoob Yep, you could almost start a business doing just the filters and the other filters too.

Which one you could tell better. ES sport or Audi A6 ?

Same. Regular ES with Navigation & Panoramic Sunroof 😍😍

i've not had any issues with mine.....there was an update that i did have to go in for, but otherwise....zero mechanical complaints.....oh yes, i did have to go in to get a new battery.....which they changed....it was because the new es has so much electronics on the car that apparently sometimes you need a new battery but mine was covered....

@@johnmartinez5472 Even my 22.5 yo Lexus is hard on batteries. Thanks.

If you want a rear drive Lexus, get a GS!

Touchscreen is in 2022 ES...

I like FWD. Maybe it doesn’t handle as good but you won’t have much trouble in the snow.

Lexus looses it value just like any other luxury vehicle. So I wouldn't believe the wive's tale about Lexus holding their value. Residual values are set by the banks and the food chain of auction and dealerships just play along to make as much money as they can out the consumers. Edmunds long term test of the Lexus GS loosing over 1/3 of it's value from MSRP. "Resale and Depreciation: We accumulated 20,940 miles on our 2013 Lexus GS 350. Edmunds' TMV® Calculator valued the vehicle at $47,431 based on a private-party sale. The market did not seem to support this price, as CarMax offered us $40,000 and the best we could muster from a private partywas $41,000. This made for 30-percent depreciation from our paid price of $58,377. We were disappointed

Dull to drive , horrible cvt gearbox, doesnt sound right , and slow, I would pick a 5 series over this any day

@@normt5463 because you chose a GS...the one that holds the least residual value 😂

Only the hybrid has a cvt

Might be waterproof

Just close the cover

Huy Thai i agree, but price difference is almost the same between cadenza and maxima yet he compared it to this lexus. all i want is to see him compare cause i love his reviews. Best car youtube channel period

2022 ES has touchscreen...

Cancerous?

if u want classy maybe go buy a Buick or Mercedes, lexus is trying hard to sell to those under 65 years of age

I can give you a few, the only key differences I can find between the Lexus ES300h and Toyota Camry V6 are interior details and sound systems. That's about it. Both are equally comfortable but the ES is around twice the price. Even the basic 4 cylinder Camrys are hard to disappoint when it comes to comfort. However the V6 Camry is already on another level over the basic version but not so much.

Go for a less expensive LaCrosse with torque vectoring AWD. Lexus looses it value just like any other luxury vehicle. So I wouldn't believe the wive's tale about Lexus holding their value. Residual values are set by the banks and the food chain of auction and dealerships just play along to make as much money as they can out the consumers. Edmunds long term test of the Lexus GS loosing over 1/3 of it's value from MSRP. "Resale and Depreciation: We accumulated 20,940 miles on our 2013 Lexus GS 350. Edmunds' TMV® Calculator valued the vehicle at $47,431 based on a private-party sale. The market did not seem to support this price, as CarMax offered us $40,000 and the best we could muster from a private partywas $41,000. This made for 30-percent depreciation from our paid price of $58,377. We were disappointed

It's probably going to depend on how well this ES does.. Too much sales cannibalization and Lexus would probably drop it to save costs

Already killed off in Europe. Rest of the world likely to follow.

The GS is going nowhere, this doesn't rival the 5 series and E class. Lexus will redesign the GS, but not at this moment. carbuzz.com/news/lexus-tells-us-it-will-keep-the-gs-and-gs-f

I still hope they redesign the GS and yes they said they will keep them but there is no word of a full design GS. It’s being in the market for seven long years and it’s pointless to keep manufacturing for every year without internal changes. It looks really outdated

@@LacoteCohen I don't think Lexus needs a 5/E rival. Their customers by and large clearly don't care, and haven't for years. If anything, it would be to take the fight to Genesis, whose G80 conquest sales have largely come at Lexus' expense. Fortunately Toyota just replaced the Crown, so at least the platform investment is already accounted for.

YediydeYah O. Allen Yes, But no one asked for your humble opinion,did they?

Luxury brand has a different car sales and service environment.

YediydeYah O. Allen He probably assumes a company wouldn’t compete with its own divisions

Because ES is the most popular model that they buy, GS might not be back and it's smaller, IS is smaller and LS is more expensive.

Lilrick96 they have been complaining since the last generation ES. If ES is AWD it will have a hump, the hood will be bigger so all those will make rear smaller. Also GS is comparable size wise to E and 5 Series. A sporty AWD sedan can’t simple be as big as an ES.

@@seannguyen593 when you say "it will have a hump" We assume you are referring to the trans hump on the floor below the rear seats. So it does have that hump. Everyone else has AWD so no one is complaining they just want to see Lexus to bring to the table what is standard with other brands. Word on the street is Lexus will offer AWD in the ES.

i was speaking to a lexus dealer this week, AWD for ES will probably be available but not till 2021 model year

@@seannguyen593 Because the segment winner, Buick LaCrosse, offered torque vectoring AWD.

F Sport's only exist to please handling obsessed automotive journalists.

was it painful?

@notformebeaky you're an idiot!

@notformebeaky That has nothing to do with the original comment. If this is fake, I'd like to hear what you think is real luxury.

notformebeaky You Know you just named some of the most UNRELIABLE cars on the market in your top of the line Luxury mark right?....The depreciation of the cars you mentioned are a JOKE...These German brands & Especially That Land Rover you mentioned are always at the bottom of the reliability section...Who’s going to spend money on those cars when in a matter of 5 years they can buy a Honda Civic for the same price?...The problem here is you came to watch a video based in North America where Reliability is a key factor (& a video on a brand you dislike,that says lots about your time)...Keep to your side of the world & what you like & let others buy what they want with their money,after all it is their money & not yours (if you have any).You think people are actually going to buy some unreliable pos,you claimed there are videos about poor quality from Lexus & American brands when there are videos about BMW & Mercedes,Audi as well of being unreliable garbage....So at the end of the day it’s others money & go view a German brand video to preach your nonsense.

@notformebeaky What? The reviews I've seen praise Lexus for the best materials in its segment, even better than Mercedes. They also praise the new design, even the ones that previously disliked the spindle grill. They call the speed modest rather than slow. It's only 0.2 seconds slower than a 2019 RWD E class. The only complaints are about the unintuitive infotainment system and mediocre handling. Sounds like you're just spouting random bullshit because you can't afford the car.

@notformebeaky Also, I live in one of the wealthiest cities in the US. I don't need you to tell me what you think the tiers of luxury are. The brands battling for the top spot are Mercedes/Lexus/BMW. And it's commonly known that BMW has the worst interiors of the three. Here, people who want real luxury get Mercedes/Lexus.

Either way they both are amazing vehicles..the avalon is amazing

Very true but Lexus looks better all around in & out to me that’s worth the extra cash

The ES is a front wheel drive where the LS is rear wheel drive. You can make best use of interior space with FWD platforms at the expense of true luxury motoring or a true sporty drive. Even passengers can notice torque-steer as the driver accelerates really fast. Even the GS is prefered by proper luxury car drivers. LS, GS and IS have proper drivetrains for luxury cars. I guess you can get away with an ES as long as you don't drive it on backroads.