Vehicle
Lexus ES
The front-driven executive saloon, mechanically a Toyota Camry of its generation in a quieter body — which is the useful fact, because Camry knowledge is plentiful and ES knowledge is not. The 300h is the Camry Hybrid's drivetrain, so its hybrid codes read the same way.
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Generations
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VZV21 1989–1991
The ES250, and the only Lexus ES sold with a manual gearbox. A Camry V20 underneath, and the car that opened the marque alongside the LS400.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 2.5 V6 — 2VZ-FE · petrol · 116 kW (156 hp) · 217 Nm (160 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed A540E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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XV10 1991–1996
The ES300, and the generation where the MZ V6 replaces the VZ. Japan kept a 2.5 for its own tax classes.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 2.5 V6 — 4VZ-FE · petrol · 128 kW (172 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — 3VZ-FE · petrol · 138 kW (185 hp)
- 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 140 kW (188 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed A540E automatic · 4-speed A541E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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XV20 1996–2001
The generation whose 1MZ-FE sludge history defines the era, and the one that moved from the A541E to the U140E part way through.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 2.5 V6 — 2MZ-FE · petrol · 147 kW (197 hp) · 244–245 Nm (180–181 lb-ft)
- 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 149 kW (200 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 4-speed A541E automatic · 4-speed U140E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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XV30 2001–2006
ES300 then ES330, on the Camry K platform, and the first ES with a five-speed automatic.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 3.0 V6 — 1MZ-FE · petrol · 145–162 kW (194–217 hp) · 248–304 Nm (183–224 lb-ft)
- 3.3 V6 — 3MZ-FE · petrol · 168 kW (225 hp) · 288–328 Nm (212–242 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed U151E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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XV40 2006–2012
The ES350, and the ES240 sold in Asia with a four-cylinder — the only ES of this era that is not a V6.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Engines
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- 2.4 four-cylinder — 2AZ-FE · petrol · 123 kW (165 hp) · 220–224 Nm (162–165 lb-ft)
- 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 203 kW (272 hp) · 336–353 Nm (248–260 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed U660E automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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XV60 2012–2018
300h hybrid and 350 V6.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Toyota K
- Engines
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- 2.5 four-cylinder — 2AR-FE · petrol · 126–134 kW (169–180 hp) · 226–235 Nm (167–173 lb-ft)
- 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FE · petrol · 200–234 kW (268–314 hp) · 336–353 Nm (248–260 lb-ft)
- 2.5 hybrid — 2AR-FXE · hybrid · 112–118 kW (150–158 hp) · 206–213 Nm (152–157 lb-ft) · ES 300h
- 2.0 — 6AR-FSE · petrol · 123 kW (165 hp) · 199 Nm (147 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed automatic · e-CVT
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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XZ10 2018–present
TNGA platform; 300h in most markets.
- Body styles
- Sedan
- Platform
- Toyota TNGA-K
- Engines
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- 2.0 four-cylinder — M20A-FKS · petrol · 128 kW (172 hp) · 209 Nm (154 lb-ft)
- 3.5 V6 — 2GR-FKS · petrol · 221–224 kW (296–300 hp) · 357–362 Nm (263–267 lb-ft)
- 2.5 hybrid — A25A-FXS · hybrid · 131 kW (176 hp) · 221 Nm (163 lb-ft) · ES 300h
- Transmissions
- 8-speed automatic · e-CVT · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed Direct Shift automatic · K120 CVT with physical first gear
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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