While the $43,750 asking price of the, er, “base” ES350 Ultimate Luxury represents an excellent value, start adding the extras and the $54,050 sticker on our tester sounds a little ambitious. An excellent safety package with features like blind spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert costs an extra $1,900. Optional features like a 17-speaker, 1,800-watt Mark Levinson audio package with an enhanced nav system will set you back $3,000. Yes, you can doll-up the ES350 to reach true luxury status. In fact the latest diamond-quilted-leather Genesis G70 totally out-luxes the Lexus for less money.
While that Ultra Luxury title is way over the top, the package does endow the car with such niceties as perforated semi-aniline leather seats that are heated and ventilated.Īdd to that, acoustic side glass, the aforementioned power rear sunshade, along with manual rear-door shades, and a hands-free power trunk lid.Īnd that’s about it. At least our test car was painted a rather exotic-sounding shade called Nebula Gray Pearl.įor the seventh generation, and mightily-improved, version of its strong-selling ES sedan, Lexus decided buyers needed reminding that the Camry-based ES really is all about premium luxury. Welcome to the 2020 Lexus ES350 Ultra Luxury, the high-falutin’ flagship of Lexus’s midsize premium sedan line-up. When you badge your car “Ultra Luxury” you really do need to lavish it with a few more baubles than a power rear sunshade and rain-sensing wipers. Maybe even a Swarovski crystal chandelier dangling from the dome light. I expected at least 24-karat gold leaf on the shifter.