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2016 Lexus ES Will Continue To Sell Very Well In America Because ES Always Sells Well

2016 Lexus ES300h white

Lexus introduced the 2016 ES at the Shanghai International Motor Show earlier this week, bringing meaningful updates to the sixth-generation of the early Lexus. The ES sedan, a front-wheel-drive hit from the get-go, was one of two cars Lexus used to introduce the brand to the world. 

A Camry-based car, the ES was typically a V6-powered car only, but a four-cylinder hybrid arrived with the 2013 model year.

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