Lexus ES facelift gets new grille, headlight design
The Lexus ES sedan has received a second facelift in international markets, suggesting that the new, eighth-gen model is still some time away. Revealed at the recently concluded Auto Guangzhou show in China, the refreshed ES gets changes to its exterior design, and less buttons on the inside. Incidentally, the ES sedan is not only a popular model for Lexus in India, accounting for 58 percent of the brand’s sales in October, but it’s also an in-demand model in China, where over 10 lakh units have sold so far. ES facelift gets RX-inspired grille design Gets new 14-inch touchscreen infotainment Remains mechanically unchanged On the outside, the updated ES sports a new design for the spindle grille that seems to be inspired by the RX . There are new, sharper, matrix LED headlights with new boomerang-shaped DRLs. An LED light bar now connects the mildly tweaked tail-lights, which also get L-shaped LEDs. The cabin of the ES now features a larger 14-inch touchscreen infotainment tha