2024 Lexus ES 350 Review | The Most Reliable Luxury Sedan!

In this video I'll go for a test drive & completely review the NEW 2024 Lexus ES 350! I'll test out acceleration, braking, steering feel, cargo space, rear legroom, sound system, exhaust clip & much more!
Big thanks to Bobby Rahal Lexus in Mechanicsburg, PA for allowing me to check out the NEW 2024 Lexus ES 350! For more information on their inventory please feel free to visit their website below!
www.BobbyRahalLexus.com
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[@mohammedalgheryafi7784]

My son has had an ES 350 since 2015. It has been running like a Swiss watch. I say if you want a sedan and can afford it, buy an ES 350.

[@yangyijane]

which trim is to buy?

[@mohammedalgheryafi7784]

@@yangyijane The one you can afford. You can't go wrong.

[@chonghwang8028]

In case you can’t afford, buy a Camry or a Corolla.

[@andybullkicks6414]

Aye huge fan of the channel! Love that you got this new ES 350 from a Rahal dealer! Im a sales person at Rahal Honda across the street from there, keep up the good work Gold Pony!

[@Thebusdriverandgamermorefan790]

Amazing review bro.

[@zk6087]

Been driving my 2023 ES350 since April. I have the premium version. Seats are extremely comfortable. At first I thought that the no fold rear seats was going to be an issue, but honestly how often do we fold them down. Base stereo is made by Pioneer. No issue there too. Front tires do spin. But again how often would you floor an ES? If like me you don’t want an SUV, this is perfect for a family of 4 for comfort and room.

[@paulwatson4574]

Awesome thanks for sharing.

[@BUY_YT_VIEWS_m067]

You guys nailed it! Bravo!

[@Jasona1976]

4 days ago i bought my second ES. Love them. 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@dsdddsd4543we]

I've had the F Sport version since June. It has been a pleasure to own. Extremely comfortable car to drive. The sound system and cabin are excellent, whisper-quiet, and the cargo space is great. For some reason, the rear seats aren't heated or ventilated. The only Lexus sedan that has it is the LS. The SUVS all seem to have it at a certain level.

[@robertkight3666]

Great job 👏 quick and to the point 👍

[@goldpony]

Thanks!

[@Aschoolbusandsimulatorfan2219]

Insane new Lexus ES350 sedan I can own.

[@JoeyMartz]

Just got one in blue.... I absolutely Love this car.

[@shawnharris7747]

Love your channel love your personality and your handsome aa hell 😅😊

[@tdo7054]

Just bought a red ES 350, 2024, very exciting!

[@jfscotch]

Congratulations! Looking at these now. In 4 months of ownership, what are your thoughts?

[@MrBigBoy4Life]

Nice car, solid review!

[@alphaleaugebrick9001]

I bought the 2024 Es 350 platinum edition not the F series. Good thing about it is it takes regular gas. I love this car! I got the sun lit green color...

[@johnconnors5123]

What area are you in? I saw a youtube video on platinum model. Has more features than US Ultra Luxury model .

[@mrgurulittle7000]

I love this car.

[@aaronburns6354]

Just got an ES and so far I love it.

[@goldpony]

Amazing car! Congrats! 👏

[@e99783]

Forward parking camera?

[@grotesquecat]

Is there a new gen coming soon?

[@btk6357]

I used to own a ‘19 ES and the things I can’t stand are that gauge cluster and the non-LED turn signals

[@njackson18]

So u hated every car before LED came out?

[@CalgaryGuy71]

Are you Anjuna fam?

[@howardmativetsky7770]

Do you prefer the F sport seats to Volvo seats? I’ve never had more comfortable seats than my Volvo. Let me know. Thanks and always enjoy watching your videos!

[@ilyaberler5543]

Which Volvo?

[@fanglies6095]

kind of late but would you happen to know if the 2024 es350 has an oil cooler/transmission cooler

[@tonysterbenc]

Some quick searching suggests it does not have an oil cooler, but it doesn't generally need one either. You can search old Toyota Tacoma truck forums for an aftermarket oil coller installation some enthusiasts have done because they were hopping up their truck engines with aftermarket turbochargers. But the stock engine, known as 2RG-FKS, is outstandingly durable just as it is.

[@Buck58]

Just tuned in to see if the es 350 had gone to a 4 cyl, that's what I heard ,and that would of been a deal breaker, for me at least.

[@gudalawrence3746]

Love this seat color than the red in the F-sport.

[@njackson18]

Good Review. However i always found the F-Sport to be a waste. This car is a luxury car and no matter what you do you can never make it handle even with the F-Sport. It's still bad, but its not designed for that so why ruin the ride which is one of the main reasons you buy this car in the first place.

[@andresmattos7541]

NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) reached a settlement potentially worth $150 million to resolve U.S. class-action litigation tied to recalls of about 3.36 million Toyota and Lexus vehicles whose defective fuel pumps could cause engines to stall. A preliminary settlement was filed on Wednesday night in federal court in Brooklyn. It requires a judge's approval. The settlement covers owners and lessees of dozens of Toyota and Lexus vehicle models manufactured in the 2013 to 2020 model years and equipped with Denso low-pressure fuel pumps.

[@minipandora22]

Super nice #ES350

[@martinvargas1346]

Been doing a lot of research because I’m really wanting to go to a Lexus. One really useful bit of information is that they take regular for some reason I just assumed Lexus take premium too

[@vapeking466]

Most Lexus do require premium fuel but for some reason not this model.

[@martinvargas1346]

@@vapeking466 oh man your crushing my dreams over here don’t tell me that. Just hope the 350h I eventually save for isn’t premium

[@msonufriychuk]

ES 350 does not require premium fuel

[@martinvargas1346]

@@msonufriychuk I’m interested in the 350H

[@johnconnors5123]

The best ride is with reg ES350 ! Pass on F Sport !

[@njackson18]

My feelings exactly.

[@yangyijane]

which trim do you recommend? thanks

[@njackson18]

To me either the base with the premium and Tech package with 18 inch wheels or the ultra Luxury. Ultra will give u better stereo and some LS features like vapor chromes rims, little nicer seats etc

[@johnconnors5123]

@@yangyijane Any in Regular ES350 V6 with options that you want. Lexus puts certain options with different trim levels . Premium, Luxury and Ultra Luxury. The Ultra Luxury has all Factory options installed. You can pick port installed accessory’s through dealer if car is not built yet.

[@See6H12O6]

OCD in me doesn't like the dash slant / display slant nor the driving mode selector sticking out like that, especially that the front dash layout [e.g. vents] is asymmetrical. I have a 22 Honda Pilot touring at the moment and looking to possibly trade it in for a Lexus sedan while the V6 NA is still available, but as extremely well built and reliable as the sedan is, I just couldn't deal with looking at the dash area for years....at least there's NO piano black to drive you crazy with hairline scratches. Steering wheel looks awesome, you can kinda feel it's heft and sturdiness through the video. Great review, thanks!

[@timothybracken1728]

Does it ride smoother than the e class ?

[@sktoh4469]

I'd like to know too.

[@vapeking466]

In my opinion yes but some who own Mercedes beg to differ so perhaps it's more personal opinion.

[@laurenzdeganos9875]

I thought Lexus discontinued the ES? Good too still see it. I always liked the ES it was the always the rare one of the models and the GS. The iS and LS were always the ones advertised.

[@luxuryelegance7319]

Lexus discontinued the GS. I honestly see more IS’s and ES’s on the road than the LS and GS

[@trieunguyen5897]

This car is nice and smooth but prepare for wheel slip if you have a lead foot.

[@victorvalenzuela6949]

Can that high beam feature be turned off?

[@goldpony]

Yes 👍🏻

[@susantibak4853]

why doesnt anyone actually show the navigation to see how big the map is on the screen??? I would think thats a major point to cover.

[@EyeCdaVibe]

Can someone tell me the difference between the F sport and the base model? And also what’s the difference between the ES350 from 2023 to 2024

[@rainbowsix7959]

Mostly interior choices lol but get the hybrid that’s what I’m getting

[@njackson18]

F Sport has stiffer suspension which does not make the car really handle much better. The seats are also different and the exterior and wheels are also different . Exterior has colors specifically for the F sport. It does have a sharper look but the ride ruins the car. There is an "F Sport design" which has the looks without the suspension. U get the best of both worlds with the "design" option. This ES350 in general is a Gem

[@shujayethossain6554]

Any idea why some ESs are built in Japan while most of them are built here in the US?

[@njackson18]

Only the older ones are Japan. newer ones are Kentucky. For 2025 its going back to Japan due to the redesign

[@vapeking466]

They used to say it was based on an Avalon frame is it still now that Avalon is discontinued? Is this why they need a 2025 redesign?

[@peterouuu]

@@njackson18some are made in Japan for the current gen. on the front bumper of the japan made ones, you’ll see two cutouts in the front (each side of the grill)

[@theUltimateLord]

I find it absolutely hilarious that the outgoing avalon had rear heated seats but you dont get that in this car....

[@jakommer]

Imo the fwd disqualifies it as an luxury car. The GS was on another level.

[@gerardm.5047]

What if the engine lasts twice as long?

[@tonysterbenc]

Unfortunately, it was another level in sales too, 10 times lower.

[@SoBe80s.]

I just don't understand why reviewers spend so much time talking about the performance of a car that One purchases for a comfortable isolated luxurious ride and not for the speed. Speed may be of concern to the reviewer but not to those typically purchasing this vehicle so I don't know why so much time is spent on discussing that aspect

[@JayCapo]

I still can't decide between the Is 350 F sport or the E350 F Sport Design!! Someone help!

[@cornellsmith5116]

How much interior space do you prefer?

[@kjk4795]

ES is prettier.

[@encompassvideo5429]

My 2019 has buttery leather seats and a butter-smooth 6. The new ones have a wheezy turbo 4 and plastic leather. No thanks.

[@jimmylackey]

You can still get the ES 350 with a V6 and buttery, leather seats!

[@tonysterbenc]

@@jimmylackey Yep. This will be the last year for the V6. Come and get it.

[@jimmylackey]

@@tonysterbenc We have a new ES 350 Ultra Luxury at the house! My wife loves it!

[@johnconnors5123]

Pass on the ES250 get the ES350 with the 3.5 V6 302HP . Car is fast runs on regular fuel to boot. Get the ML sound system . The standard radio is lacking .

[@thebig12conference73]

Engineering Background here coming form my reliable Toyota Camry. What are the advantages of going with F Sport Handling vs the luxury non F sport? I don't mind $49,000 but I might get it a couple of years used so I could get it for $35,000. If I get the Luxury it will be cheaper but it will come with leather seats and wood grain. I would have to put in leather seats and wood grain if I go with the F sport handling. F sport won't make your ES turn into a Maserati or a Porsche. I do like the front and rear stabilizer bar on the F sport handling.

[@mlo5083]

When Lexus first came out they actually advertised it as equivalent to a Rolls. People actually believed that and the first LS500 (I think) was at that level. But no longer. Still good, but not quite. The original cars were built for the luxury older market. They were never designed for the road racers and people to transport 2by4's. Lexus owners had other people deliver the materials. The biggest design criteria/consideration at that time was SILENCE. The early models were "as quiet a a Rolls". But not quite anymore. The seats not folding down is a vestige of that. It remains, like us humans once had tails. Now we don't but the origin is still there. You will know when you fall on your rear end. The seats are like that to keep them "sealed". No cracks for sound reduction. That mutes road noise intrusion into the cabin. As to the F-sport, that is an abomination foisted on Toyota/Lexus by a never ending chorus of motor journalists that insisted on "performance". That resulted in Toyota surrendering to the baying hounds and now we have a non sporty car trying to be sporty. It doesn't work. It defeats the concept and I suggest to stay away from the F-sport thing. It was never meant for Lexus and was added in under duress. And it shows. Like that extra room you add on to your 30 year old house. It works, but does it really? Someone will still buy the house though. My suggestion to Toyota. Give us the normally aspirated V6 with rear wheel drive with a limited slip diff. Build it like you do, and see sales go through the roof. A man can dream eh!

[@tonysterbenc]

I agree with your basic premise that Lexus is not about performance, but some of your facts are not quite correct. First, I have no recollection of Lexus ever promoting the original LS 400 with noise comparisons to Rolls-Royce; I only remember Ford's LTD doing that in the 1960s. Lexus's (unstated) real target was Mercedes-Benz. Second, the reported (and apparently actual) reason for the ES's non-folding rear seat is to reduce NVH, but but not because it's "sealed"; in fact, due to the presence of a ski pass-through, it is not. The reason is because the ES adds a trapezoidal structural brace behind the rear seatback that blocks most of the opening. (This is why the ski pass-through is the size it is, instead of full-sized.) The brace indirectly reduces noise by increasing structural rigidity, but in a different way than you suggest. Third, Lexus did almost exactly as you suggested, building a sporty and powerful luxury sedan with a naturally aspirated V6 and rear wheel drive. It was the GS, and it died ignominiously with U.S. sales 20 times smaller than those of the ES.

[@mlo5083]

Tomatoes, Tomaytose. How old are you? I was living in South Africa when Lexus was launched. They built brand new SEPARATE dealerships for one car. And said it was the BEST CAR IN THE WORLD. "Whisper quiet" was the word they used, " like a Rolls Royce". And priced it accordingly. Maybe your American experience doesn't always account for everything. I am sure it was different here. Thanks for the rear seat explanation. I'll give you that. I used the word "sealed" in inverted commas. Loosely, so people can understand. You saw that right? The secret here is more or less noise. Not noise and no noise. @@tonysterbenc

[@tonysterbenc]

@@mlo5083 To answer your question, I'm old enough to have clear, adult personal memories of Lexus's launch in 1989. I paid attention to it in great detail, so much so that I clearly recall predicting to a colleague on a business flight that Lexus would cut Mercedes' US sales by half in Year One (they did not, but in Year One they did equal Mercedes' US sales themselves). I also own and have read the book Lexus: The Relentless Pursuit, a history of the brand and its products, as well as numerous other sources between then and now. I don't know how Lexus was advertised in South Africa, and neither of us knows how it was advertised in Belgium, but I do know how it was not advertised in the new brand's principal target market, the US. I never disputed the "best car in the world" part of your claim one way or the other, only a callout by name of Rolls-Royce. As for your quasi-admission about the back seat, you're welcome.

[@tonysterbenc]

@@mlo5083 One impressive part you got right: Yes, they built a whole chain of separate dealerships for the LS's debut as a 1990 model (although, in the US at least, they hastily added a lightly massaged Camry as the ES 250 so those dealers had a more affordable sidekick to sell). There were other notable distinctions about those dealerships, too. For one thing, Toyota took the opportunity of the new brand to hold the dealers to stricter conduct standards than the industry had ever seen, right down to naming the dealerships after their municipality rather than after themselves so they'd be easy to find. For another, Lexus supported those dealers and cars with the industry's first nationwide computerized parts network. I owned a German car at that time and waited a week for my dealer to scour the nation by phone for a $20 part. After Lexus, never again.

[@dragster2932]

You could buy 4 ls500s or 8 ESs for the price of a rolls

[@PMoneyPatrick]

Don’t hurt somebody holding the steering wheel like that.

[@eagletalon9735]

I hope their rain sensing wiper system is better than Ford's. Ford's is downright infuriating

[@jimmylackey]

Mine worked great this past week!

[@RisemyMinions]

I have them and they are "OUTSTANDING"

[@zk6087]

They are good but sometimes not quick enough when the heavy rain begins to fall. Have to manually adjust to a faster speed.

[@RisemyMinions]

The are out standing

[@johnconnors5123]

Have on our 2024 Ultra Luxury model . Wiper’s work flawlessly in rain sensing mode.

[@kellyaustin7487]

So its the old Toyota Avalon 🫣🤫

[@jgrab1]

I feel like when they designed it their mantra was "How can we make it bland enough so that it won't offend anybody?"

[@tonysterbenc]

When they released it, Car and Driver described it as "a wonderfully elongated form... quietly dramatic... you're likely to actually remember seeing it." Sounds like your opinion isn't unanimous.

[@adams2430]

Just a recommendation : can you please 🙏 talk slowly?

[@esteban1487]

can you listen faster?

[@adams2430]

@@esteban1487 no , because English is not my native language.

[@blaskable818]

You can turn the playback speed down

[@TheLORDNIGHTSHIELD]

So they took 3.5 from RX and left it in ES? I do not understand it. RX is bigger and needs it. Do not see logic here.

[@tonysterbenc]

Because you're basically wrong. They took the 3.5 from the RX when they changed over to the new model. They're taking the 3.5 from the ES when they change it over later this year.

[@wurly164]

Then get the 250 with the 4 cylinder. People want power, so they get the v6

[@TheRealA-A-ron]

Why buy this when you can get a Chevy Silverado & bounce around for $85k

[@kirkmanning6232]

Why try to drive it like a race car??! That’s not what it is….

[@riosafado]

Front wheel drive sucks

[@kenschneider2100]

it's a Camry with leather seats. The 2024 Volvo S-60 is why more sexy and classy inside. S-60 headrests drop down for better rear view.

[@rasmusansin3273]

This model is not based on the camry

[@MrTopdog27]

the chinese purchased volvo years ago

[@zk6087]

Reviews for the Volvo not the greatest as of recent.

[@Fanta....]

Buying a chinese car is like handing the house keys to your home intruder.

[@LoL-xm8hw]

2019 = 2024 😡

[@tonysterbenc]

What's your point? Most automakers have a 5 or 6 year cycle for new models now, just like this one. Besides, if you don't like this one, the new one is less than a year away, so what's the problem?

[@johnconnors5123]

They have done a number of upgrades since 2019 model . Last was the infotainment system . No more mouse pad . Touch screen is awesome!

[@tonysterbenc]

@@johnconnors5123 Agree 100%, and I put my money where my mouth was. I waited out the '21's for the '22s that debuted the touchscreen. And in '23 they overhauled the entire system.

[@mxr572]

the mechanics are great. the body sucks. pity.

[@tonysterbenc]

I enjoy it. Sorry you don't.

[@castaway123100]

The transmission, not the engine, slows the car when downshifting.

[@Devante516]

The engine slows the transmission which is the point

[@user-bd9lw9jp9t]

toyota and lexus is very outdated

[@johnconnors5123]

No they’re not….