No, this is NOT a belt-based CVT. Toyota Synergy Drive is a power split transaxle that connects 2 motors, the engine, and the wheels to simulate gear ratios. Much more robust than even traditional automatics since there are no friction wear parts or solenoids.
I wish toyota / Lexus would have dropped the C V T out of naming the eCVT.. they should have named it The Planetary Drive System .. a couple mechanics thought my hybrid needed CVT fluid which is totally incorrect..
I just hit 160k on mine. I drive the piss out of her 80 mph on cruise control, drive on construction sites and crap roads 5 days a week (about 25-30k per year). After all this i get 36.5mpg and zero issues after 4 years of this, what a car… try doing that with an audi or bmw
@@aross924 I bought it used, but the window sticker was $49,200 when new. This one has every option you can get, I believe. It has the Ultra Luxury Package and the Mark Levinson sound, which were hard options to find because most were not specced out that way when ordered.
Awesome car! Has many features mine doesn't have, but you are missing 3-zone climate control. It will say 3 ZONE where yours says DUAL, and the controls for the rear are in middle armrest of the back seat when folded down where yours has cup holders.
I’m seriously considering one right now as my daily, but my biggest gripe is the same as what you pointed out, that horrible infotainment system. I really enjoy CarPlay and that mess is a nightmare to upgrade. Lexus really dropped the ball on that part alone.
I have it before 2015 toyota camry le hybrid , good car, I give it away to my son 250.000 miles, and I purchased 2016 lexus es300h with 124.000 miles and I love it more comfortable and I love the sport mode run very fast like V6, I drive uber in NYC so now I have 295.000 miles I'm very satisfied with this car...cheerrssss.
Bought the luxury pkg version es300h last yr 2023 love the car super super smooth and a joy to drive long trips. Be prepared to throw away the OEM Bridgestone tires though and spend another 1600 for Goodyear Assurance or Michelin Premier. The Bridgestone tires are simply awful.
There. Is one thing I don’t like about the bamboo steering wheel is that it gets super cold on cold days and very hot in the summer when parked. Of course the steering wheel will warm up and cool off in the winter once you’re driving. I keep a wash cloth with me for the very cold days and the very hot days when I start the car from the parked position
That’s true. The wood definitely gets hot or cold, depending on the season, and seems to be that way maybe longer than a traditional leather-wrapped wheel, but it’s hard to resist how nice it looks. Unfortunately, even if you have the heated steering wheel option, like on mine, it only heats the parts of the wheel that are not wood. I do wish it heated the entire wheel, but a minor inconvenience, I suppose.
Hey, just wondering how your es300h is doing now. I'm considering getting the same 1 but I am concerned about having to replace the battery, because I know that can get pretty costly
Honestly, the battery is still the same as it was tens of thousands of miles ago. It's not a big concern of mine. The car now has 130,000 miles on it, and still seeing around 36-37 mpg out of it. It will eventually need replaced, but not acting like it yet.
I have worked at a Lexus dealership for 10 years in the service department, and I have NEVER seen a hybrid battery failure. We have a few customers with over 300k miles on their 2006 RX400h s and they’re still going. Since the ES hybrid has only been around since 2013, I use the RX400h as a better example of the hybrid battery life. By all means: GRAB ONE if you can, especially if you can get your hands on a 2019 or newer with Apple Car play. 45 mpg on the highway is VERY realistic; I’ve done it any time i’ve picked a customer car up for service that required any amount of highway driving. Oh, and put it in sport mode and you get an extra kick of torque off the line. 215 hp vs 200 hp for the 2018 and earlier models.
@@8corymix8 I’m looking at one of these rn, just looking for a second opinion on two I am deciding between- one is a 2013 at 65,000 miles and one is a 2016 at 100,000, but the one with 100,000 is in a bit better condition and I personally like the colors a lot more. They are the same price. If you were me, which would you go for?
Ended up with the Toyota version an Avalon. 160k miles. It was dealer maintained whole life. Getting 40+ mpg. Left BMW to go this direction. Very happy with the change. I checked the voltage and resistance on all the battery cells. All were 16+ volts and all were .03 ohms of resistance. There was no variation between any of the cells. It is going to be interesting how long the battery lasts. I am betting on 300k.
Pretty car. Wish the gas mileage was more. My fusion hybrid gets around 42 with stupid aggressive driving and a lot of highway 😂 176k miles on the dash for a '13. I love hybrids. Something like this would be nice for my line of work as an Uber driver. Thanks for showing it!
Thanks for your comments. Honestly, it would get better mileage if it was smaller and lighter, but I'm happy with what it gets given it's size and weight. This is a true luxury car, and it is heavy and it is large, but it's so comfortable because of those things, and I'm willing to sacrifice some gas mileage for the comfort it provides.
@@8corymix8 hi Paul. I didn't compare my car to a Lexus or any luxury car which the ford is not. I have owned mostly luxury cars all my life. Including a $120k BMW. I was merely stating what I owned. And yes, my car has actually averaged 44 mpgs its whole life of almost 210k miles. If you drive it normally and not like some asswipe doing hard acceleration every stoplight you actually get close to the epa estimate.
@@johnc9541 Lexus is a fancy Toyota and same goes for Lincoln. Just a fancy ford. Btw, my fusion's hybrid powertrain was developed by Toyota. So. Luck has nothing to do with it. I could buy the car shown in this RU-vid video cash. Could buy a brand new one. Lexus definitely markets better to the older folks but even as a 30 year old I can appreciate the style and reliability. I've owned over 20 different cars in my short lifetime, almost all the brands. I'd buy a Lincoln mkz hybrid over the model shown in this video. I owned a 2016 Lincoln mkz 3.7. nicer than a Lexus. I actually had a Lexus owner park behind my Lincoln when I had it a few years ago. They walked around my car and ogled it. And they had a brand new Lexus 😂😂
You’re right that it wouldn’t be as much fun as far as the ability to drive it more “spiritedly “, but as a commuter or long distance driver this car is quite comfortable and has lots of features to keep you comfortable. Mine now has 142k on it and still averages 37-38 mpg. In certain conditions it’s even higher. It runs on regular gas and the maintenance costs are very low. Still haven’t had it in the shop for anything other than normal service in all the years we’ve owned it.
Not yet. As far as I can tell the battery seems to operate at almost the same level as it did 80,000 miles ago. There is maybe a little less impact from it, but it's barely perceptible. The biggest tell-tale sign of that would be gas mileage. We can still hit 40mpg regularly with it if we don't drive aggressively, which is the top of what the window sticker states it can get. I'd estimate maybe at 200K miles it would be near the end of its useful life, but that's just a guess.
@@nealp885 It's about right. Mileage can be affected by the state of your battery's charge, and of course, by speed. It takes more horsepower to move it along a 75 mph than it does at 70 mph. I'm usually going 70-72 on the highway, so my mileage would be slightly better. If your battery is low you won't get quite as good gas mileage as you would if it's fully charged. Keep an eye on it and see how the mileage varies if you vary your speed a little. This is a large heavy car, so it does take a bit of horsepower to move it along at 75 mph vs. 70 or 72 mph.
I wonder if living in an extremely hot or cold climate would shorten the life of the battery. I’ve only seen a handful of lexus that needed it replaced and those were mostly early ones from 07-09
These are just built like tanks. Quality over everything. I own IS 300h (also 2015) and I love it. It has same powertrain as your ES. Interesting though that while ES is a much larger car, I think IS has a bigger booth and the rear seats fold strangely enough.
I think the battery is placed differently - probably under the rear seat in the IS, like in many Toyota models. In the ES it's behind the rear seat, which means a smaller trunk than non-hybrid models, and no space for a pass through, let along fold down rear backrest.
@@gzhang207 My Lexus dealer told me Lexus doesn’t have a set life expectancy for the hybrid battery pack. There are numerous sensors in the battery pack that would start going off and lighting up the dashboard if the battery started to fail in some way. Mine is still working at 145,000 miles.
