The Executive Package on the 2026 Lexus ES 350e is INSANE | Here's Why

Added: 2026-05-31

[00:00:01]What's up everybody and welcome to the channel. In today's video, we're going to be taking a look at the all-new 2026 Lexus ES. Now, this one is the ES 350e.

[00:00:11]So, this is a fully electric car. This one is the luxury with the executive package finished off in the iridium color and MSRP is around $63,700.

[00:00:21]Let's get right into this very luxurious spec electric Lexus and see what it has to offer. Powering this all-new 2026 Lexus ES, for the 350e, this is an electric car with a single motor. It is also front-wheel drive. This makes 221 horsepower with 198 pound-feet of torque. You're going to see 307 miles for the maximum range, a 74.7 kilowatt-hour battery. 0 to 60 is 7.4 seconds and then curb weight is right around 4,650 pounds. The overall length is 202.3 inches with wheelbase at 116.1, width is 75.6, and height is 61.4 inches. Moving on to the exterior styling with the all-new Lexus ES, this has a lot of the nice Lexus character to it and I love these LED headlights.

[00:01:10]You're going to see the upper and lower section of the LEDs both with that nice check mark. You're going to see the headlight down below with this gloss black bezel. You have an LED corner light as well. A nice diamond pattern to the lower section, Lexus badge up above, and then you can still see that hourglass shape throughout the front end. You have openings now below, forward camera and parking sensors, and then throughout the hood you also have that hourglass shape with these lines.

[00:01:36]So, it's a really cool style up front with a lot of sharp angled lines all throughout it.

[00:01:42]And then at the side for the luxury trim, you're going to get these really cool multi-spoke 21-inch wheels. Got a dual-tone color, side parking sensor.

[00:01:50]Charge port is over here. Just press that. It's going to automatically open downwards.

[00:01:55]So, you're going to have all that access, super nicely.

[00:01:59]On the side, we have this nice black trim piece cutting through the doors, integrated all the way towards those tires, and then you're going to see body-colored mirror caps with an LED turn signal, side view camera, and then we have nice flush-mounted door handles.

[00:02:12]You have all black trim throughout the windows, and then a large glass roof up above. And then for the side profile, this is about 6 in longer than the old one. It's wider as well as taller, but it still has a nice footprint to it, nice sharp lines all throughout it with a nice proportion all around.

[00:02:29]The roofline cuts into the back really nicely with more cool-looking sharp lines, and then we also have this blade-style rear taillight. It's going to all light up, the Lexus name will illuminate as well. Rear parking sensors, some gloss trim, and then a very cool style for those turn signals.

[00:02:45]So, it definitely has a cool style overall, fits the modern taste of what a modern Lexus is going to be all about.

[00:02:50]And then for the trunk, it comes standard with a power trunk lid. You're going to get a button back here as well.

[00:02:55]And then for the trunk, around 17 cubic feet of cargo volume.

[00:03:00]You have a lot of space in here, definitely very ample for anything you're going to need. And then underneath, we have a little hidden storage with a tire inflator kit.

[00:03:08]You have a pass-through right in the center.

[00:03:10]And then right up above, we can just press that button and very easily close everything down.

[00:03:15]Now, for the key fob, you're going to get your typical Lexus design to it, nicely shaped. You have your lock and unlock. If I go ahead and lock the car, you have power-folding side mirrors, and of course, once you grab the door handle, it automatically unlocks. We can view this white semi-aniline leather interior over a bamboo trim.

[00:03:35]Now, on the side, you have all the nice soft-touch materials, nice padded armrest, more soft-touch up here, Mark Levinson audio, and then the bamboo is a very cool feature. It's all ambient lit under here, and even throughout it, it it light up at night. So, it's a really cool looking interior, especially at night. You have a good metallic finish on all of your controls, controls on the side of the seat, and when you press this button, you're going to get a nice bolster for that leg.

[00:04:03]And then, for the leather seating, you're going to get all the nice perforations throughout it. Perforated on the back. Just a smooth look overall.

[00:04:11]For the steering wheel, black leather wrapped, nice design with some dark finish, and then Lexus' name is written out.

[00:04:17]And then now inside the all new Lexus ES 350e. Keep my foot on the brake. I'm going to go and power it on. We have the memory seat and everything. It'll all get back into its position. Got a 14-in [music] screen in the center, 12.3-in for the gauge cluster. Now, on the steering wheel, we have these really nice buttons with this kind of a leather texture to it, nice soft touch. However, the buttons are actual buttons. You have to click them like normal. We have a volume right here, track as well. Cruise control's all over on the right, and we have these paddle shifters for the regen braking.

[00:04:46]We have these stalk on the right side for windshield wipers, turn signals over on the left side with headlights. Now, for this gauge cluster, we have a lot of nice little presets, different designs that'll automatically come up. You're even going to get the full screen navigation that'll look really nice throughout the screen. And then, continuing over, we have a more traditional-style gauge cluster, as well as a central one. So, it's really nice, and then you can also go up and down, and you're going to get all of your basic trip information for everything like that.

[00:05:13]So, I like that a lot. I think the bezel looks really neat with the softer touch, kind of a suede-style material.

[00:05:19]So, it just looks really modern and clean. It's really easy to see. For this side, we're going to get three different memory seats, and once again, these are actually buttons within the soft touch.

[00:05:28]So, it's really easy to use. Interior dimming, trunk release down here. And then you're going to see this nice texture with one of your air vents, soft touch on the dash. We also have the heads-up display.

[00:05:39]And then more of this soft touch for the upper dashboard.

[00:05:42]Far right side, once again, we are going to get memory seating for for passenger on the same buttons, and then all this soft touch material with this cool texture.

[00:05:50]Now, for the 14-in screen has a really good look to it. You're going to see right now we have the full screen navigation. We also have the drive mode, and then swiping this over we have more information with all these large tiles.

[00:06:03]We can customize it all and mix and match how you'd like things to go, so that makes it really easy depending on what you would like in your car. Hitting save, home icon, and now we have this nice setup. You're going to see full screen navigation coming up, very easy to use with all the good information. Of course, audio, phone integration, and then being electric car, we have a menu with all that information. You can see your range, and then we have more info on this far right side.

[00:06:30]There should be settings as well you can scroll through, and then with the full camera system we have a driver quarter which is basically a built-in dash cam.

[00:06:37]And then on any of the menus you can hit the top right, and we have a shortcut where you can change the night and day view. We also have Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and then all your safety information is easily adjustable.

[00:06:48]So, going back to the main screen has a nice look to it. There's a shortcut for the camera right here. You're going to see that 360 view on the right side, top down. Then we can toggle this as well.

[00:06:58]Now, if I go into reverse, got a good looking backup camera, and then we also have that forward facing camera.

[00:07:05]For climate controls it's all integrated down below. We have these toggles, makes it very simple.

[00:07:11]Different zones, heated and ventilated seating, heated steering wheel. We can tap this one and do the control.

[00:07:17]However, once again, we have these buttons that you can very easily make all your adjustments.

[00:07:22]Volume is right in the center, and then we have more of your air vents and a few more buttons all throughout it. You're going to see two USB-Cs down below with wireless phone charging, more of this bamboo color, this light color, and then storage underneath. And then this is a nice kind of a soft touch material, a satin black. We have cup holders underneath one side, and you have traction control and brake hold, and your nice little shifter.

[00:07:46]Padded armrest, you can open that up very easily. You got a ton of hidden space.

[00:07:50]Opens up two ways. And then, as far as the drive modes go, it may not come up with the bright light right now, but whenever you tap it, you're going to get this nice green for eco, red for sport.

[00:08:01]And again, you may not see it with the lighting, but the bamboo changes colors.

[00:08:06]So, when I tap that, you might be able to see the green.

[00:08:08]And then, you can see the red through it as well. So again, you might not see that right now, but it does look really cool in low light.

[00:08:16]You're also going to see one last look now at the interior with these beautiful seats. A very nice fit and finish throughout it. Black headliner with a large sunroof shade, and then you're going to get all those controls up above. The glass is openable, as well.

[00:08:30]Got a digital rearview with the garage door buttons integrated, and then you're going to see a nice-sized glove box that is lockable with some nice soft touch underneath.

[00:08:38]Moving on to the interior now, we can just grab this handle and open it up.

[00:08:41]For the rear, you're going to see manual sunshades in back, which is definitely a great touch. You have more soft touch up above, and then all of this soft touch, more of this bamboo interior. And again, when the drive modes change, this all lights up even in the back, which is really cool. Got more soft touch, electronic release handles. And then, for these back seats, we have these smooth leather, as well as all the perforated leather.

[00:09:04]Really nice design with this executive package. You have this adjustable center. You can pull this up and still utilize this as a three-person bench row. You can already see I have one of the leg rests out. There's air vents in the center, couple plugs, and then we have all this storage on the back side.

[00:09:21]Now, from here, the big party trick with the executive package is a lot of what's going on right in the center. There are some cup holders here, but when you start taking a look at the screen now, we have all sorts of different controls.

[00:09:33]You have modes for different massage settings. You can adjust where you'd like all that. You have your temperature you can adjust. Left side and right side you can make some changes too. For the right side you're going to get that adjustable leg rest that you can very easily put down and put up. And then of course if you press that button you can hold that and it'll get that seat back into the upright position. So you got a lot of nice controls, recline, heated and ventilated options. Toggling this of course you can now turn that on.

[00:10:03]And then front seat if you press this icon and hold that arrow we can now get this seat out of the way. So you're going to get yourself a very good lounger for the passenger rear seat once that is all the way in the upright configuration. Headrest is even going to fold down for good visibility in back.

[00:10:19]So now sitting in the back seat with the Lexus ES 350 with the executive package.

[00:10:25]So this is only available on this specific one given this is a front wheel drive vehicle. So you're not going to see this executive package on the hybrid or the 500 which is all wheel drive. So with this sitting here at 5'11" I can go ahead and adjust my seat whether it's upright or recline. This is a pretty comfortable back seat. Tons of headroom at 5'11". Driver seat at my height I have fantastic knee room and legroom.

[00:10:48]And with the side shade up I went ahead and put the rear shade up. To be honest I could be back here on a very long trip especially with the ventilated seat. Now I've gone ahead and made this seat into its recliner with the leg rest and the front seat is out of the way. So just hopping over that console now at 5'11" how well can I enjoy sitting back here?

[00:11:10]Yeah no not too bad. So again recline is pretty good and my feet are kind of hitting the seat in front of me but honestly it's actually a pretty good place to be for a road trip. These are also massaging rear seats so that is already on. You just kind of tap the screen and make those adjustments.

[00:11:29]But nice massage back here. I could actually use my laptop, get some work done. This is an impressive back seat.

[00:11:36]And then one last look from my view. So, as you can tell, that one is all down.

[00:11:41]Driver seat is like normal, and my feet, again, just barely on my toes touching.

[00:11:47]But, for 5'11, this is pretty darn nice with how luxurious this back is. For not that expensive, this is a pretty affordable luxury car with some pretty high-end features. Uh, space in the back for the new ES definitely really, really nice. All right, so setting off now in the 2026 ES 350h. So, this one basically is only going to be front-wheel drive, but this is the only one that also has that insane back seat, which was quite nice to check out. That's the place to be if you have maybe a driver or something, but this is a pretty well-done car for some luxuries. So, starting off on some really bumpy, bad roads here in San Diego. So, definitely going to be putting this suspension to the test. I will say it absorbs bumps pretty well for being a really bad road. Overall, it's a very comfortable interior. The seats are nice and plush. You are going to see the dual-pane acoustic glass, and the nice soft open and close. So, everything just works very relaxed. This is a relaxing car to drive. We're just in the sport mode actually, so we'll test out that in a little bit. But, it is nice to see just the blend of comfort you're going to find in this car with the nav and everything in the center gauge cluster, that is also a nice touch just to help you navigate and, you know, use all the tech. So, I've been liking just how simple the technology works in this car.

[00:13:12]On a smoother road now, it's definitely significantly smoother than the bumpy road. But, it drives very well, you know, going up these hills and everything, you have good power.

[00:13:22]It's not blisteringly fast, but, you know, it's going to do the job to get you to places. So, overall, seems to drive really nice, just comfortable place to be. The steering feel is good.

[00:13:33]All the buttons work really well. So, I'm enjoying just how pretty simple a lot of this car is to use.

[00:13:40]And then getting back up and going, still climbing some steep hills.

[00:13:46]You know, not too bad. Very smooth acceleration and just a quiet interior.

[00:13:51]Seats are padded. The leg rests are nice to have on the other seats and everything and the overall seat does cradle my leg very well. So, I like just the overall space, especially having the driver leg rest. And then visibility's all really good. Camera system works fantastic. Easy to see over your left and right shoulder. So, driving it just as a normal car around town, it seems like a great city car given it's easy to maneuver. You got the cameras. Turning radius is pretty sharp. And then if you were to do long-distance trips, with the navigation, a lot of the charging is actually built into how the nav is going to work. So, they've done a cool job integrating the electric aspects into the screen and everything to where it's not going to be an intimidating car to own as an electric car. So, my honest thoughts now with the all-new Lexus ES.

[00:14:39]just drove the hybrid one. Now, I'm in the electric front-wheel drive version.

[00:14:43]Basically, the slower of the two electric ones. The 500e is going to obviously pack a lot more and even have the all-wheel drive. But with this one, this is your only way to get that executive rear seat, which is, to be honest, pretty impressive. I can actually fit back there with the leg rest. A lot of times when they do that, you know, if you're not a kid, you're not going to fit back there. But I can genuinely sit there and utilize that seat, the massagers, the ventilated, the sunshades. That's a pretty nice place to be. So, driving this, if you're to buy this as your daily, it's really comfortable. I think Lexus did a pretty good job making the ES just kind of more refined. And I feel like pricing is impressive. This doesn't break the bank for what it offers. You know, there's a lot of fancy features in this, very nice materials all throughout it, and it's not that expensive for a fully electric car in general. Even these hardly get to 70 grand. So, I feel like they really priced this in a pretty impressive way.

[00:15:37]So, now going downhill, I like how you can play with these paddles to hold you back a little bit more with the regen, so you don't have to just fly down a hill holding the brakes. So, pretty cool the way they use the tech in general.

[00:15:50]It's an easy car to maneuver.

[00:15:53]You get a little bit of torque steer given it is front-wheel drive and you have that instant electric power, but nothing that you wouldn't expect from a car like this. With the navigation, I have it set back to the hotel, and it pops up in the center gauge cluster. So, I like how depending on if you're using the built-in nav or even your Apple CarPlay, it's all going to pop up in the center to allow you to see what's going on without having your passenger have to see nav as well. So, passenger could be making some changes somewhere, but driver's always going to have nav right in the center. I also like how easy everything is to use. You know, the touchscreen climate not everyone's a big fan of. However, they've done it to where I genuinely don't have complaints.

[00:16:31]I don't like the touchscreen stuff either as far as the climate controls, but this is easy to use. So, I like how it's simple. It's simple, it looks good.

[00:16:39]There's really nothing to complain about with how the interior functions.

[00:16:44]A little bit of wheel spin.

[00:16:46]Flooring it up the hill.

[00:16:48]Not bad at all.

[00:16:50]General comfort is pretty good as we're hitting and dodging potholes.

[00:16:55]I have good leg room and everything. The seat itself is very comfortable and padded.

[00:17:00]I don't think there's anything that jumps out at me as a dislike. It feels like a pretty solid vehicle. Build quality is good. These soft-close doors, which are of course a nice touch to see on a car like this.

[00:17:11]But, it just has all the little bells and whistles that make it relaxing. And once you do get on a smooth road, I mean, it is just a very pleasant driving experience. It's so quiet in here. I mean, I don't even have to talk aloud on a road and in a little bit we'll go like 50 and still just as quiet. So, they've done a nice job making it a pleasant driving experience.

[00:17:33]And given it's not overly expensive for it, even a luxury brand, you know, the fact that it drives this nice for the price, it all makes some sense to where in today's world where everything's going crazy in price, this is a pretty high-end car without the high-end price tag. Now, the cruise control also works really well. One tap of a button and we're all set up. And I like these toggles that make it really easy just to do everything. So, you don't have to worry about like touch sensitive buttons or anything like that with these toggles and just with the layout of the controls. Same with the screen controls themselves. These buttons are very easy.

[00:18:06]Distance spacing works great. I can adjust that. And the car's going to come to a full stop. So, with the car in front of me, I'm not even touching the brake at all. And we're going to slow down with the car in front of me. But, that is about it then for the 2026, the all-new Lexus ES 350H. That backseat is very, very cool for sure. And the overall ride quality is just a pleasant car. If you enjoyed the video, be sure to give it a thumbs up. Hit that subscribe button. Stay tuned for plenty more content to come and I'll see you guys in the next video. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go. Here we go.

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