The all-new 2026 Lexus ES has made its world debut at the Shanghai motor show, ahead of its Australian release next year – with both hybrid and, for the first time, battery-electric powertrains.
Teased last week ahead of its global premiere in China today, the eighth-generation luxury sedan will be the sixth to be sold in Australia, where more than 15,000 examples have found homes since the second-generation ES arrived here in 1992.
Much larger than the mid-size model it replaces, the new ES rides on a “newly developed” version of the TNGA GA-K platform, which also underpins…


