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Lexus ES 350
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I'm axiously awaiting this car and I've been watching for spy pics. on a daily basis. The 2007 Camry should debut at the Tokyo Motor Show which opens to the press on Oct. 19th, I suspect the 07' ES350 will also debut there but that remains to be seen. It could also be at the CA international show early in Oct.
I'm sure the real car will not be that ugly.
I don't know why I'm defending this photo, or why few believe it's authenticity......
BTW, the color codes for the 2007 ES were posted on another site, which I can't link or mention since the Edmunds Net [non-permissible content removed] will slap my wrists.
Snaps to Marshallp7 for posting this info.
The 2007 ES350 will be realeased in March, the color choices are:
062-Crystal White (same color as on 05-06)
1G0-Black Pearl (on 06 IS and 06 SC)
1G1-Tungsten Pearl (on 06 IS)
202-Black Onyx (same as on 05-06)
3R5-Royal Ruby Metallic (Hmmmmmm, maybe a Maroon/Burgandy)
3R4-Moon Shell Mica (probably like Alabaster os Glacier Frost)
4T0-Amber Pearl (probably a brown)
4T1-Golden A;mond Metallic (probably a gold)
8P8-Blue Onyx Pearl (same as on 05-06)
778-Aquamarine Pearl (Probaly a green)
The interior choices are
Cashmere
Light Gray
Black
All three interiors will have the Red Walnut (NO MORE ORANGE WOOD)
PS: that picture is deffinately from microsoft paint
The IS as shown came out before the new IS debut, which lends some credence to this image. (if somebody posts that he doesn't believe this is the IS I give up.......it's close to the final form OK)
The other one is a drawing of a potentially new LS 500 and that one I can see for it's size and atributes.
Feel free to comment, obfuscate or otherwise postulate on these as before.
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The shape of the car however will be the same. Compare the shape of the windows and the roof line to the first picture I posted, the one that everyone said was a fake.....Pay close attention to the rear door window and the back glass.
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Guess we'll never know if its the real thing until Lexus puts out a press release.
If the Camry will use a 3.3L based off of the 3.5 in the Avalon, I wouldn't be surprised to see the ES have the full-blown 3.5L.
"Lexus will replace every sedan in its lineup by fall 2006 as it battles to close the gap in car sales with BMW and Mercedes."
"Denny Clements, general manager of Lexus Division, says the time is right for Toyota's premium brand to win over BMW loyalists disaffected by that brand's move toward polarizing design and complicated electronic controls."
"The current Lexus sedans are aging. Meanwhile, the competition has pounced with a series of new cars, including the BMW 5 and 6 series, Mercedes E class, Infiniti G35, Jaguar XJ and Acura TL."
I can't name the source cause' sensorship is alive around here.
It says BMW and Mercedes anyway. Mercedes is usually more sedate.
Maybe those buyers who are excited at getting a Town Car at the Employee price.
Cheap, but it looked no nicer than what you would get if you spent $27K on a loaded Camry V6.
Maybe not far superior, but at least I think its a better value.
Anyways, back to the ES.
4.0L used in truck applications
3.5L currently used in the Avalon, '06 Lexus IS, '07 Lexus GS
3.0L currently used in '06 Lexus GS
2.5L '06 Lexus IS
To the best of my knowledge, there's not a fifth variant of this engine displacing 3.3L, though anything is possible.
~alpha
f Toyota continues with the new engine family, and simultanesouly continues with a revised version of the current 3.3L, I think thats absolutely absurd- the new engine family is cleaner and VERY efficient while still quite powerful. (Right now, at the Kentucky plant, Toyota is producing 4 engines, which I cant fathom, when it could be fewer by at least one, possibly two *IF* both the 3.3L and 3.0L go the way of the ECHO).
FWIW, the Camry isnt underpowered, its just not a class leader in terms of power. The SE V6 can hit 60 in about 7 flat.... Nothing wrong with that...
Re: the ES, I think its most certain that it will feature some variant of the 3.5L engine, probably rated between the Avalon's 268 horses and the IS350's 304.
~alpha
See some smart cost control here ???
The 3.0L in the new GS300 is an iteration of the engine family that started off as the 4.0L in the 2003 4Runner which you indeed speak of. This family includes the new 3.5L in the IS350 and Avalon, as well as the 2.5L in the IS250.
The 3.0L in the GS is in ZERO ways related to the 190 horse 3.0L Camry engine that debuted first in the early 90s.
~alpha
The next ES will have a 245 Hp engine. I personally think it will be higher than that considering the Avalon has 268 Hp. Although for its intended purpose, 245 HP is probably more than the average ES owner needs anyway.