Car enthusiasts are stumbling over “unusual” numbers of luxury cars in Dubai Garage
Two car enthusiasts explored what is called a “hidden” garage in Dubai, including dozens of luxury cars, according to the video show. Andrew Elgamil, also known as @flaexus, said a friend who lives in a downtown Dubai building above the parking lot had the man put in his garage.
Lexus could be a mostly SUV-centric brand these days, with a packed lineup that travels from entry-level UX to NX, RX, 3-row TX and off-road GX and LX models. However, even if there are two Lexus badge SUVs per Lexus badge vehicle, the ES sedan remains a family anchor product alongside the popular RX crossover.
This was one of the first Lexus nameplates to more or less debut at the same time as the Splasher Original LS400 in 1989, and although the large medium-sized sedan might disappear into suburban backgrounds across America, it is largely due to its ubiquitous presence. Lexus sells healthy numbers every year, with over 40,000 people finding new driveways last year. This was the sixth year of ES.
Soon, a new ES will be on sale and you’re watching it. This is the 2026 Lexus ES, making its big debut on the other side of the world at the 2025 Shanghai Auto Show last month, but now has US-specific details. If you think the sedan is boring and being bought by old people or golfers, the new ES will look to land within a country club set like the Bright-Red Rolls-Royce convertible from Caddy Shack.
But in reality, each ES looked young and fresh. The outgoing model introduced in 2019 is already subtly sexy, long enough to make you forget the more stable versions of the 1990s and 2000s, and the undulating curves in the profile are cheeky. So, even if the 2025 ES is an isolation machine designed for quiet, trouble-free operation, why not the elderly (or those who think they’re buying the ES) won’t corner the market with a reliable, luxurious, modest, attractive sedan?
Within that context, the new ES is not a very wild departure from the current model, or at least not a stylist. The full-width taillights, sharp corner elements and pointy lighting have been adopted from the 2023 LF-ZC concept car, but the overall shape is a transmitter S sedan with few blade runners. It has a little more edge than the 2019-2025 ES, and has a much less grille, so you may need to get used to it even if you get used to it. And given the market direction, sedans take on the recent years – in general they aim for a more sporty or sexy vibe. Justifying skipping an SUV that everyone else seems to want these days – the new look of the ES is not only appropriate, but it seems clever.
Hybrid or electric, please recommend it
It’s under the new body that marks the real departure of a Lexus medium-sized luxury sedan. This is the first mainstream Lexus designed as a “dual platform vehicle,” as Lexus says, and because both the internal combustion engine and all the electric variants share the body.
This concept is nothing new. Rival BMW has been selling dual-pass ice/EV vehicles for several years, including the I4/4 series Gran Coupe, I5/5 series, and I7/7 series, but it was the first for Lexus, and the first Toyota product since the third generation Rav4 offered engineering equipped engineering.
The details are rough so far, but the 2026 ES sounds like a new version of the older ES TNGA-K platform adapted to these ice and EV powertrains. The Lexus has expanded its car. There are few new vehicles smaller than what it replaces, but here there will be room for ample batteries under the ES floor to provide a competitive driving range.
The wheelbase extends from the huge 3.1 inch to 116.1 and extends full-length balloons from 195.9 inch to LS Challenge 202.3. The width increases by 2.1 inches, but the ES height increases by a few inches compared to the other. This depends on the 2025 and 2026 ES models you are comparing. This is important. Because today’s ES is a rather large vehicle with spacious rear seats, but the headroom is not very generous. And when you add a battery to the car floor, that floor tends to rise. Unless the roof is high, vertical cabin space can be reduced.
So we have been able to maintain or improve the headroom of our current ES (the company says that “seat locations are set high to improve ease of entry and exit, while “we’ve seen almost everything). Similarly, the latest ES move from a strut-type setup to multi-link rear suspension is sure to reduce packaging flexibility and rear suspension profile.
EVs are certainly more powerful
The form of propulsion is expanding, but the Lexus retains a line of choice. Just like before, you can choose between two powertrains, each with or without all-wheel drive. The 2026 ES offers a choice of 2.5 liter 4-cylinder hybrids and a single or dual motor full power source, only in place of a gas V-6 or hybrid four-cylinder engine.
As before, the hybrid is named ES350H (last year it was ES300H). If you can’t find the ES350H badge on the trunk lid, it is recommended that you are looking at the hybrid, otherwise smooth and extra grill opening in the body’s nose.
Again based on a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, it supports dual electric motors (one is a motor/generator and the other is a large electric drive motor). This time only, it can be used with all-wheel drive. Like other modern Toyota and Lexus hybrids, this is achieved using a third electric motor installed individually on the rear axle, providing on-demand all-wheel drive and providing a little overall power boost for the launch.
Lexus says the front-wheel drive ES350H offers 243 hp overall, specifying the same power output for all-wheel drive models. (The small Toyota Camry, which uses the same basic setup, offers 225 hp in front drive format and 232 hp in AWD despite low power.) Tests showed that although Toyota products utilize a similar setup, they share power counts between front wheel drive models and all wheel drive models. So the Lexus thinks the same thing, estimating the all-wheel drive ES350H to 60 mph in 0.2 seconds and speeds in 7.2 seconds.
The All-Electric 2026 Lexus ES wears a completely smooth snoot and carries the ES350E and ES500E monikers. The power figures provided are almost the same as those of Toyota’s recently updated BZ (previously BZ4X) electric SUV. It’s 338 horsepower for a single motor, front-wheel drive ES350E and dual motor, all-wheel drive ES500E.
Unfortunately, these numbers track the performance offered for BZ’s gorgeous twin, the Lexus RZ Electric SUV. The BZ’s gorgeous twins push 224 hp in front drive format, 380 hp in dual motor format, and 408 hp in dual motor F-sport outfits.
Lexus says the front-drive ES350E can range up to 300 miles when equipped with a 19-inch equipment, which is the smallest selection of wheels. The dual-motor ES500E is just 250 miles away, 50 miles from its peak range. Although no battery details have been provided so far, I’m not shocked when the electric ES model has the same 74.7 kWh battery used in the new BZ, the Lexus installs a larger 77 kWh unit from the RZ (although the ES exerts similar power…).
Anyway, the battery is charged via a NACS (North American charging system, SAE J3400 style) plug. That is, it is compatible with the Tesla Supercharger. Lexus claims that you can close the battery (10-80%) in just 30 minutes via a DC fast charger. The onboard 11-kw AC charger makes the most of the latest Level 2 home charger.
I’m leaning violently towards luxury
Not only is the outgoing ES already somewhat attractive, it’s also a valuable return on a very sophisticated and comfortable front wheel drive-based foundation (in a class filled with rear drives like the BMW’s 5 Series and Mercedes-Benz’s excellent e-Class). This is a car that becomes synonymous with quietly oozing out the highway, and the Lexus suggests that the 2026 ES will become even more luxurious despite its more modern and minimalist vibe.
In addition to a longer wheelbase, potentially smoother rides, the Lexus says the ES’ construction is stiffer, reducing noise paths and vibrations. And you don’t need to remind us that all electric vehicles tend to operate quieter than internal combustion machines (or at least their powertrains do).
Based on the luxurious reliability of ES, Lexus offers two-seat executive packages in the US with reclining, passenger side footrests, seat massage, heating and ventilation. This setup is more common in one size full-size sedan than the mid-sized luxury model, and comes with the ES350E luxury trim.
The rest of the cabin is properly appointed richly with suede materials, strategically placed ambient lighting, and even “special coatings” that “improve surface quality.” Of course, there is a script. A 14-inch touchscreen with 12.3-inch all-digital gauge cluster and Apple Carplay, Android Auto, Dual-Bluetooth Phone pairing capabilities and built-in navigation. Again, it’s amazing how the ES cabins are wrestled. This is not a traditional, old world luxury. Lexus is also amazed at the new ground that instead of the brand’s “Lexus” is embossed on the steering wheel hub. Minimalist surface; And there are no obvious wood cuts anywhere.
Just because it’s great to see the sedan being redesigned with even more expressive styling and bold powertrain options, it doesn’t just make you intrigued by what you’ve seen so far and killed or replaced by an SUV. Of course, the ES is more than just a sedan. This is a luxury model core that is popular among American Lexus.
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