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CAR
|February 2022
Lexus’ spacious hybrid sedan gets the subtlest of mid-cycle nip-and-tuck treatments
Price: R948 400
Engine: 2,0-litre, 4-cylinder, petrol + electric motor
Transmission: CVT
Power: 160 kW@ 5 700 r/min
Torque: 221+e (300) N.m@ 2 000-3 600 r/min
0-100 km/h: 8,9 seconds*
Top speed: 180 km/h
Fuel consumption: 4,60 L/100 km*
CO²: 104 g/km
Rivals: Mercedes-Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Volvo S90
+ solidly built, spacious and impressively refined
- powertrain is rather sluggish
In an SUV-rich automotive market where large sedans have become an endangered species, the Lexus ES not only soldiers on, but has undergone some updates to freshen things up for 2022.
This story is from the February 2022 edition of CAR.
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