My IS250, as fine as it is, will not last forever and I have started to track the ES as a potential replacement. The change would of course be conditional on a reasonable insurance quote; it makes no sense to improve the gas mileage from 30mpg to 50mpg if the savings are vitiated by a gross uplift in insurance cost. (I have followed closely the saga of canbus thefts.) My question is more, how will it differ to own and drive? It is obviously larger, and front-wheel drive — will it feel cumbersome? (Though I have had two V6 Toyota Camrys in the past, which must be similarish.) I would appreciate ..read more

Hi everyone, Got an es300h with digital mirrors last October. The transition from conventional mirros was painful ? but I got used to the location of the screens in a few days and now love all the benefits. But... I know, a lot of people will say "I told you guys". I started noticing that on some occacions the colours would become washed out, mostly in the middle of the screens (when zoomed out), and this would also affect night time view. Heating would somewhat eliminate the issue but it would become the same after the heating goes off. I finally found the cause of it. There is condensaa ..read more

Does anyone know if there is a CATLOC, or similar device, available through dealers for the LEXUS ES300h? If so, does anyone know the part number ..read more

Hello, Im a new owner of the US version of the car and would like to update the maps and the system with a European one (Polish ideally) Any ideas of how to do that would be appreciated:) Thanks  ..read more

Following the recent over-the-air upgrade, I get this screen on start up. The dealer has told me to "reset the key". Requests for details have not yet arrived. I can't find anything in the manual or in the menus in the car.  It's not a problem, just a nuisance but it's getting irksome now. Any thoughts, anyone, please? TIA ..read more

Is there any news of an update to the ES 300h this year, perhaps along the lines of the 5th generation hybrid system, for example, that the UX is getting in its change from 250h to 300h, or is there unlikely to be any significant changes to the ES until the 8th generation model is launched (whenever that might be ..read more

Is there a vaguely secret place I can put a tile device which has a chance to track the car in event of theft? For those unfamiliar it's about 60x30x4mm so quite flat ..read more

  We take the issue of Toyota and Lexus vehicle theft very seriously. We are continuously developing technical solutions to make our vehicles more secure, to help reduce the risk of theft. An enhanced security hardware system was introduced in October 2021 on the latest models targeted by criminals. Since which, we have seen a significant drop in thefts of those models. For older models, we endeavour to create solutions that can offer enhanced protection to our customers.  Following significant investments by Toyota GB, in line with that of other vehicle manufacturers, newly develope ..read more

Hi all, I've downloaded and setup Lexus Link+ on my phone, and it's showing my previous trips. However it's not logging my wife's journeys.  Is that really how it works? Surely it should be linked to the car, and not just my phone ..read more

The heated seats in my 2022 ES Takumi, leather seats, get barely warm after half an hour. I sent the car back to the dealers to fix and was told they couldn't do anything as that was as good as it gets. Does anyone have any idea of how hot the seats should get. Friends cars, ot Lexus,  need the heating turned down after 15 minutes or you feel like you are being cooked alive.  Thanks ..read more