 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am GoPenny I do new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the new 2021 Lexus ES 250 courtesy of Bobby Ray Hall Lexus in Mechanicsburg PA for more information on their inventory please feel free to check out the link in the description box below and so I am quite excited to be in this one today. This is an incredibly reliable sedan and actually my dad's last vehicle was an ES he took it over 200,000 miles before actually trading it in so that is proof right there if you needed it but one major change for the 2021 model here I am just going to give it to you guys right now all wheel drive does now come standard on every single trim level of the ES which is a brilliant thing here in Pennsylvania because we do actually get snow quite often here so that is very much a good thing and it smells like a chlorinated hotel pole in here right now because we just took it through the car wash so for that reason alone I am quite excited to be in this one but in this video I will be testing out and going over everything about this one including acceleration, braking, steering for a ride quality sound system, exhaust club and everything else of course so having set off that what do you guys say let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing. And so there will be a few different trim levels for the 2021 Lexus ES first one being the base trim starting at $40,000 even then there is the F Sport starting at $45,800 luxury which actually is the one we have today starting at $45,200 and the Ultra luxury starting at $49,000 even but so having said that regardless of trim level that you go with a power plant on the ES250 will be the same powering this one is a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated inline 4 cylinder putting out 203 horsepower at 6,500 rpm 184 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,000 rpm power sent to all four wheels through an 8 speed automatic with paddle shifters which you guys know we will of course be testing out a little bit here 0 to 60 time comes in at approximately 8.6 seconds top speed 131 miles per hour and MBG numbers coming in at 25 in the city 34 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel but so now before we do this paddle shifter test I did want to mention there are of course some drive modes that come standard on the ES the drive mode button is located just above the gauges there and to the right so the way that works if you want to in sport driving mode you turn it up if you want to in eco driving mode you turn it down if you want to put it back to normal you simply just press in on that button that is how you're going to go ahead and adjust those drive modes but I will say it will adjust things like the shift points of throttle response steering sensitivity and actually the colors on the gauges as well which is my personal favorite I think that's pretty darn cool so just put it in sport mode a lot of red and white hues if you put it back to normal you got the black and then if you put it in eco you got some blue hues so that is pretty darn cool I like that but anyways now having got all of that out of the way what do you guys say let's go ahead and find a straightaway let's put the paddle shifters to the test here first I'm going to push the shifter all the way to the back and to the left that is going to give me full control over the shifting it is also going to tell me what gear I'm in up on the digital portion of the gauges and let's see how quickly these paddle shifters are going to react for us here all right you guys here is our paddle shifter test as I'm getting on to this straightaway actually not bad I mean it's not the quickest acceleration in the world but the paddle shifters are actually quite quick and they have a very high quality feel to them as well so feel aluminum actually so very nice quality on the paddle shifters also I love the fact that they do actually react quite quickly as well so Lexus well done with the paddle shifters I'm now going to get back full control to the es here I'm just going to slide the shifter back to the right and now let's go ahead and find that straightaway again let's do a quick little acceleration test here with the car having full control let's see how quickly this es here can get us up to speed off we go you know what it's not bad not the quickest thing in the world of course but it's not bad I will say that it's pretty much as expected you're not going to have any issues with merging onto the highway but would have liked to have seen a little bit more when it comes to that acceleration but then again it wouldn't be as reliable I think if they were to have turbo charged that engine configuration or something like that so we'll say the acceleration isn't bad but it's certainly not the quickest thing in the world but so anyways to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important so up front you will find 12 inch ventilated front discs in the back 11.1 inch solid rear discs as far as that 60 to 0 stopping distance goes they're just going to come in at 125 feet which is pretty respectable I'm certainly not bad for as much power as this thing has I will say that as far as the braking feel goes absolutely no issues there there's no dead spots in the braking or it's not squishy or spongy or anything like that so braking feel is perfectly fine here in our es touching on suspension and handling up front you're going to get an independent midfierce and strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension gas pressure eye shock absorbers as well did what I also mentioned though if you were to go with the f sport trim level or ultra luxury trim level you will get lateral performance dampers and that is definitely something I would probably recommend because that is kind of going to give you the best of both worlds it's not only going to tighten up the suspension during heavy cornering but it is going to read the roads imperfections and give you a much smoother ride then as well so if you wanted to smooth the ride definitely go with one of those two trim levels because that is how you're going to go ahead and get it but having said that I will say the ride quality really isn't all that bad in our luxury trim level that we have today so we don't have the performance dampers but still ride quality is perfectly acceptable I haven't had any issues with the ride quality at least my short test drive here today I will say that as far as steering feel goes again I'm actually pleasantly surprised and maybe it's because I have it in sport driving mode right now but it is a much heavier feel to the steering maybe because of that but let me go ahead and put it back in normal driving mode here and it's still actually a little bit more on the heavier side so really I don't mind it either way that you go with the steering feel feels right in the ES I will say that not as heavy as the IS 350 I recently drove I loved that steering feels one of the best steering feels I've felt in a long time actually but this ES definitely does it very well as well so I will say that anyways touching on cabin noise perfectly fine this is a Lexus is to be expected there's not a whole lot of exterior wind noise at all coming into the cabin so that is definitely quite nice touching on visibility this is a very nice shaped sedan so I can see perfectly fine out the back so definitely no issues there either and for every single trim level but the base trim you will actually also get rain sensing windshield wipers as well so that means whenever the ES detects any kind of mist or rainfall it's going to automatically turn on those windshield wipers so essentially it's just one less thing you got to worry about so that's a big plus there as well and in addition to that I do want to mention there is a head up display that is optional on all trim levels it does not come standard on any particular trim level but it is an option and I wanted to mention it because we do have that here today so I'm looking at right now the speed limit of the current road I'm on I'm looking at my current speed and there is going to be some safety features displayed up on my windshield as well so it better helps me keep my eyes on the road so I can better enjoy the drive here in our ES 250 but that about rounds of the performance segment of this review guys let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2021 Lexus ES 250 all right so here she is you guys the new 2021 Lexus ES 250 finished in eminent white pearl which is an added paint option by the way but anyways let's go ahead and start up front on this one of course you have that iconic Lexus spindle front grille to the sides led headlights do come standard across the board automatic feature of course coming with that as well meaning when it starts to get dark at night those headlights are going to turn on automatically for you there led daytime running lights also coming standard to the bottom corners then below the headlights you will find front air curtains helping direct air around the wheel entire combination for a little better aerodynamics there there will be a unique gloss black front grille for the f sport trim levels specifically and since we have the luxury I can't share that to you guys right now but I did want to mention it then another feature I wanted to mention up front here because we actually have a different headlight setup this is the triple beam led headlight package just goes for $1515 and that of course will give you a little better illumination at night as well and it looks dang cool up there as well but anyways let's now go ahead and make our way to the side of the ES 250 here it's up now since we are around to the side of the ES chrome windows surrounds do come standard you will get some f sport badging if you were to go with the f sport trim level of course when it comes to the side mirrors they are power adjustable body colored side mirrors they will be heated with led integrated turd signal send as well then taking a look down at the wheel setups 17 inch 10 spoke alloys coming with the base 18 inch 10 spoke alloys coming with the luxury although we do have an optional wheel package today we actually have the 18 inch multi spoke noise reduction alloy wheels believe it or not that is a thing these wheels are actually going to reduce noise so that is pretty interesting to me 19 inch split five spoke alloys coming with the f sport and 18 inch split five spoke alloys coming with the ultra luxury then so overall a very nice side profile to this thing in my personal opinion but now let's go ahead and make our way to the back of the ES 250 so now since we are around back first thing I wanted to mention is there is a rear spoiler on our ES 250 that is an optional thing that we do have specifically for the luxury trim level here however if you were to go with f sport that actually does come standard with a rear spoiler so looking something like we have right now led tail lights do come standard back there as well and just below it all there actually is a single exhaust outlet tucked away so having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip something else since we are around back of the ES there are a few different ways to go ahead and open that rear trunk there is a button on the key fob that is one way there is also a button on the trunk itself and there is a button by the driver side left knee as well and I did want to mention for the ultra luxury trim level and as an added option for a luxury that we have today there is a power trunk with the kick sensor that is going to be actually what we have here today so that is going to be available for you as well if you did want a power trunk but once opened up car capacity comes in at 16.7 cubic feet there was actually some tie down anchors back there as well as grocery bag hooks which you typically don't find on sedans you find them on suv so was kind of pleasantly surprised to find that they were back there also some led cargo lighting and there is a spare tire underneath the cargo floor as well but they make our way to the rear leg room that comes in at 39.2 inches so for reference I mean even six feet tall this is how much space I have back there did would also mention for the rear passengers there is rear ventilation there is a rear center armrest with cup holders and there is a power rear sun shade if you were to go with the luxury trim level and rear side windows sun shades if you were to go with the ultra luxury so we don't have any of that today but what we do have is a lot of charging ports I will say that there are actually dual usb charging ports in the back there and one 12 volt power outlet a lot of times with a lot of sedans you'll see one usb charging port sometimes you'll see two but it's very rare you're going to get two usb charging ports and a 12 volt power outlet as well so well done laxist if you got kids in the back they're definitely going to stay charged up then making our way to the front seats 10-way power adjustable front seats do come standard even with the base trim level and that is going to come with a new luxe finish f sport trim level is going to add to that heated and ventilated front seats f sport bolstered seats as well which by the way are the most comfortable seats in existence although we don't have it today but I did want to mention that to you guys these seats are plenty comfortable but the f sport goes above and beyond literally every single other vehicle I've ever tested so I wanted to mention that to you guys memory settings also come with the f sport trim level and up luxury trim is going to add to that a perforated leather which is what we have today any 14-way power adjustable driver seat as well and again seats are plenty comfortable either route you go it's just the f sports are the best but then take a look at the steering wheel this tilt and telescoping it is power adjustable for the f sport trim level and up it will be leather wrapped for every single trim level and it will be heated with some woodgrain accents if you were to go with the ultra luxury although that is an option for our luxury trim that we have today so therefore that is what you guys are looking at but now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup let me start by showing you guys the key here because it is a pretty heavy duty key I like the design here Lexus logo on the one side all of your buttons are going to be located on the flip side though lock unlock and that button to pop the hatch it is however all keyless entry with a push button starts all I'm going to do here simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee there and so once started up it is essentially all kind of a digital gauge cluster for the most part which I kind of like you kind of course adjust what is on those digital gauges by using the steering wheel mounted control on the left side as I said previously when you adjust the drive mode is going to adjust the colors of those gauges which is pretty cool you got a digital speedometer front and center you got the tachometer surrounding that of course you can check out your miles per gallon at any given time how many miles you have left until you hit empty there is a compass up there radio information safety information when you need your next oil change and the list goes on so basically everything you could possibly want up on the gauges there but now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality a power moonroof is actually coming standard for every single trim level you got to love that dual zoom climate control also standard for every single trim level I got to say I like the design that they did behind the dual zoom climate control we'll say that I mean it does feel plastic of course but like I say with all of my other reviews if you're going to do plastic at least given a nice design and that is what Lexus did so that is pretty cool I like it well done Lexus for that wood trim is going to come with the luxury trim level that we of course have today ambient lighting is going to come with the luxury and ultra luxury trim level so overall it's finished pretty much like Alexis should be it's absolutely high quality materials everywhere you look there is soft touch material with contrast stitching just above the passenger side glove box like I said even with the plastics it's like high quality plastics because there's designed to it even with the center armrest you guys can see the design maybe you can't maybe you can't there is a design to the center armrest as well which is pretty cool and by the way within the center armrest there is a wireless phone charger which is an added option but we do have that as well any decent amount of storage in there and the 12 volt power outlet is actually in there as well there is an adjustable cup holder here just in front of that there is also dual usb charging ports auxiliary port and yet another cup holder as well in front of the shifter there is actually what also appears to be a cd player that's different haven't seen those in quite a while but that is available just in front of the shifter there as well and like I said overall interior quality is amazing there's an auto dimming rear view mirror here with homeland controls are up to three different garage doors don't want to forget to mention that either and I love the contrast between the light and the dark leather and the wood trim that we have here in our particular es here today but anyway so let's not go ahead and make our way to the tech display because it is going to differ depending on which configuration that you go with so there is an eight inch color touch screen display that comes standard on the base f sport and luxury trim however ultra luxury is going to bump that up to a 12.3 inch high resolution display screen it is not touch screen though so I didn't want to mention that but all of your buttons in the mouse pack controller is going to be located just to the right of the shifter that is how you're going to go ahead and control that and I say that because that is the one we have today it's actually an option here for our luxury trim but either way you can check out bluetooth and audio streaming either way you still get amazon alexa compatibility you still have android auto and apple car playing meaning if you have a smartphone just look it up to the es and you have free navigation displayed upon that tech display factory navigation system is going to come with the ultra luxury it is available for some of the other trim levels can of course check out your climate control information up there as well along with some of your driving statistics and of course your radio information and so this is one of my favorite parts because there are a couple different sound systems available for this one but the good one is the one we have today not that the other one's bad but 10 speakers actually do come standard across the board for every single trim level but there is an optional mark levenson surround sound system with 17 speakers and get ready for it 1800 watts that is insane a lot of optional sound systems will come with 1200 1400 1800 is pretty ridiculous and that is the one we have today so by the way that goes for 2900 that's a mark levenson and navigation package combined so 2900 is how much that one is going to cost but let's go ahead and turn the radio here see what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity this one i didn't want to turn it off that pretty much says it right there that sound system was amazing no matter what you listen to you can listen to the worst song with no bass with nothing in it and it would still sound amazing on this mark levenson surround sound system that is why i wanted to emphasize that because the mark levenson system with any lexus especially the es with 1800 watts it's brilliant it is brilliant it is among the best for sure that was an amazing sound system i'm just going to put it that way but last thing i wanted to mention to you guys on the entertainment screen is when you do put this one in reverse you of course will find a rear view camera with a couple different angles actually letting you know who or what is behind you and it did not also mention ultra luxury trim level is going to give you a panoramic view monitor as well which is always is going to lead us into safety and so to start iihs top safety pick plus which pretty much says it all right there that is the very highest designation given by iihs front side side current airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tether to your children for the rear car seats rear child door lock tire pressure monitoring system that's all boring at this point but also coming standard across the board will be lexus safety system 2.0 plus which includes pre-collision system with pedestrian detection lane tracing assist lane departure alert with steering assist road sign assist dynamic radar cruise control and automatic high beams as well and then if you were to go with the f sport trim level now if you're also going to get a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert and so all in all when it comes to my final thoughts here of the es 250 i love that it now has all-wheel drive it's always a big selling point for me personally living in pennsylvania we get quite a bit of snow and if you don't have all-wheel drive inevitably at some point or another you're either going to slip end up in a ditch or end up stuck somewhere so that is why all-wheel drive is a big deal to me as sports seats are the very best seating out there right now without a doubt i've driven 550 ish cars at this point car structs suv's f sport seats are still my favorite to this day so if you have the opportunity and maybe you have a bad back those f sport seats are going to be where it's at unbeatable reliability as well you can't go wrong with really any lexus and since this is essentially the fancy version of the toyota camera you guys know this is definitely an extremely reliable vehicle stellar safety as well i mentioned to you guys iihs top safety pick plus so essentially this vehicle does everything right where it matters most like safety like reliability like seat comfort all-wheel drive so these are definitely big selling points as far as constructive criticism goes that i got i like the gauges but i think maybe a larger digital gauge cluster would be pretty cool like a 12.3 inch which is what a lot of other manufacturers are doing these days like mercedes-benz and bmw hunday misubishi probably go on and on but that is kind of the trend at this point and it is the trend because it is completely customizable you can essentially change the look or whatever to make it your own multicolor ambient lighting i think would be pretty cool in this one as well and maybe i missed it on this next one but rear heated seats i think would go pretty darn good with the es as well especially as much luxury as the es currently has here and it has a dang lot i feel like that is just one thing that's kind of missing with the es is rear heated seats correct me if i'm wrong but i don't remember seeing on lexus's website that they were available but anyways that about rounds off this review you guys thank you so much for watching for free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you wanted to see what's coming next on the channel before it actually gets to youtube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're in a new car reviews that is what we do here on this channel after all do appreciate you guys watching more than you know when i will see you guys all in the next video stay gold