All-new Lexus ES sedan to debut on 23rd April in Shanghai

What’s most interesting is that Lexus is calling the new ES a global flagship model.

Lexus has announced that it will unveil the all-new ES sedan on 23rd April at the 2025 Shanghai Motor Show. The current car has been around for seven years now, with a couple of facelifts in between. The new car will be the eighth-generation model.

Lexus has dropped a teaser image and preview videos building up to the unveiling. The teaser images show a notchback design and seems that the car has grown in size too. One can expect a significant increase in wheelbase as well. It is a known fact that the Chinese love their rear legroom, so this could be one of the reasons that the new car is making its debut in China.

The video clips reveal sweep-style daytime running lights at the front and a light bar connecting the tail lamps at the rear. One can also see black accents in the bumper and large multi-spoke alloy wheels.

Lexus says that the new ES will come with “advanced electrification technologies, hinting at an improved hybrid powertrain and a plug-in variant as well. One can see a charging port cap in one of the teasers.

What’s most interesting is that Lexus is calling the new ES a global flagship model. This statement puts a doubt on the future of the current flagship LS sedan. If the new ES does have a LWB variant, this could be the end of the road for the LS.