Lexus ES 300h

Lexus is adding touchscreens to its updated 2022 ES sedans, while also giving the exterior a very mild touch-up and adding a new F Sport trim level to the ES 300h hybrid.

The 2021 ES gains a new ES 250 AWD powered by a four-cylinder engine and paired with all-wheel drive, as well as a new Black Line Special Edition.

Approximately 44,000 model-year 2019-20 Lexus and Toyota cars and SUVs are being recalled for their engine blocks.

Toyota and its luxury arm, Lexus, have extended the battery warranties offered for the brands’ hybrid vehicles to 10 years or 150,000 miles of driving, whichever comes first.

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Approximately 6,900 model-year 2019-20 Lexus and Toyota cars and SUVs are being recalled for a brake booster pump.

Approximately 560 model-year 2019 Lexus ES 350 and ES 300h sedans are 
 being recalled for their driver knee airbag assemblies.

For the second year in a row, the Porsche 911 is the most dependable 3-
 year-old vehicle, according to J.D. Power's Vehicle Dependability Study, 
 while several GM and Toyota models land close behind.

The 2019 Lexus ES mid-size sedan gets more dramatic exterior styling and 
 a revised cabin control layout, and hybrid models get a new engine.

The 2019 Lexus ES sedan is one change away from getting a full-throated 
 recommendation, but it would be a big change.