Doha: Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co. (AAB) has unveiled the all-new 2021 Lexus ES in Doha.
After nearly three decades of unprecedented success in the luxury segment, Lexus is forging a new and more ambitious path.
Long known for its unparalleled comfort, refinement, and luxury appointments, the all-new Lexus ES builds on its strengths with an all-new platform that allows for a more dynamic exterior design and even better driving performance.
The all-new Lexus ES has been built to deliver a fundamentally higher level of performance than any of its predecessors.
The vehicle’s foundation is the newly developed GA-K platform. It is an exceptionally rigid front-wheel-drive chassis made from several grades of high-strength steel.
The GA-K platform also incorporates far more structural adhesives than the previous ES platform, as well as laser screw welding – a construction method shared with the LS sedan, which is used in 120 locations throughout the GA-K platform to further solidify the already robust structure.
Additional measures were used to improve front-end stiffness, including a strut tower brace, multiple reinforcement panels for the strut towers themselves, and new radiator support braces.
One of two major additions to the all-new Lexus ES lineup includes the ES 300h, an electrified hybrid model, which combines two power sources consisting of a petrol engine and two electric motors.
The class-leading hybrid electric model enables customers to contribute to a sustainable future while enjoying increased driving satisfaction and engagement provided by its advanced technologies and cabin quietness, as well as its acceleration smoothness, especially when starting off.
The introduction of the all-new 2021 Lexus ES continues the expression of the brand’s design direction and commitment towards crafting vehicles with heightened excitement, emotion, and passion, expanding that vision of the brand’s future to a broader audience.
Complementing the all-new Lexus ES emotional design is a thrilling drive personality imbued by three powertrain options. The ES 350 is powered by a 3.5-litre V6 engine that is designed to deliver commanding acceleration along with an invigorating sound.
With an update to the D4-S fuel injection system, the impressively smooth engine now produces 300 hp and 36.4 kg-m of torque, while the ES 250 is powered by an all-new, high-efficiency 2.5-litre 4-cylinder engine that produces 204 hp and 24.8 kg-m of torque.
The two power trains on ES 350 and ES 250 are mated to a new eight-speed direct-shift automatic transmission.
This uses an ultra-thin torque converter and a multi-plate lock-upclutch to more efficiently transfer power to the front wheels, and has been tuned to deliver crisp, precisely-timed shifts with quick pedal responses.
