Friday 14 August 2026 3:13 pm
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Lexus ES 350e
For business leaders, corporate decision-makers and high-income professionals, an executive car needs to do more than take the scenic route through total chaos. It needs to make the journey easier, writes motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay.That could mean quietly hoovering up motorway miles between meetings, providing a comfortable haven while crossing London, or giving you somewhere to work or power down.Having spent time behind the wheel of the all-new Lexus ES 350e, I reckon Lexus has understood that brief incredibly well.I tested the ES from my base at Leonardslee House in West Sussex – a fittingly sophisticated setting for a car that places refinement, craftsmanship and wellbeing at its heart.And while the ES faces competition from the BMW i5 and Volvo ES90, this new Lexus has a particularly appealing quality: it makes travelling feel less draining.
