Earthboy 4th Gear April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 maybe you dont know anyone who have 1 row of S class and LS park in there yard. lol people who buy bmw/merc will not buy L ... lol ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Hooray! Wood trim. Ah pek rejoice! Toyota should replace the wood trim with piano black. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury1 Turbocharged April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Haha I have to agree with @Rayoflight all that glossy wood trim shouts ah pek! (maybe other trims might make it less ah pek like), damn even the steering has that trim Outside ain't too bad though It better have a TC engine otherwise... Hello ah pek...nowadays the lexus image is different from a decade ago 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Hooray! Wood trim. Ah pek rejoice! I really wonder who still likes fake wood veneer in a car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alheych 6th Gear April 29, 2015 Author Share April 29, 2015 (edited) I really wonder who still likes fake wood veneer in a car. Toyota's (and indeed Lexus') marketing department would have done its homework to keep re-introducing it. They know that wood sells in South East Asia. That's why all the Asian market Toyotas (Fortuner, Hilux, Innova etc) are splashed with large surfaces of fake wood. We may not agree with the aesthetics but their sales volumes speak for themselves... Interior of a Fortuner: Edited April 29, 2015 by Alheych Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wt_know Supersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 haha .... me just kidding la by making a sweeping statement like that ... whatever brand ... whatever car ... sure got potential buyer la ... else car maker will not make the car maybe you dont know anyone who have 1 row of S class and LS park in there yard. lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury1 Turbocharged April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Does my eyes deceive me or does that car have an automatic and manual gearbox? Toyota's (and indeed Lexus') marketing department would have done its homework to keep re-introducing it. They know that wood sells in South East Asia. That's why all the Asian market Toyotas (Fortuner, Hilux, Innova etc) are splashed with large surfaces of fake wood. We may not agree with the aesthetics but their sales volumes speak for themselves... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Toyota's (and indeed Lexus') marketing department would have done its homework to keep re-introducing it. They know that wood sells in South East Asia. That's why all the Asian market Toyotas (Fortuner, Hilux, Innova etc) are splashed with large surfaces of fake wood. We may not agree with the aesthetics but their sales volumes speak for themselves... Maybe they think we all like wooden structures like Balinese/Thai resort ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alheych 6th Gear April 29, 2015 Author Share April 29, 2015 (edited) Does my eyes deceive me or does that car have an automatic and manual gearbox? I think the manual looking one is a 2WD-4WD selector, not sure how it actually works... Edited April 29, 2015 by Alheych 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 (edited) Toyota's (and indeed Lexus') marketing department would have done its homework to keep re-introducing it. They know that wood sells in South East Asia. That's why all the Asian market Toyotas (Fortuner, Hilux, Innova etc) are splashed with large surfaces of fake wood. We may not agree with the aesthetics but their sales volumes speak for themselves... very typical japanese design ...... household is very similar too as in the look and feel Edited April 29, 2015 by Angcheek 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Does my eyes deceive me or does that car have an automatic and manual gearbox? Thats off road purpose Shift 4x2 to 4x4 Maybe they think we all like wooden structures like Balinese/Thai resort ... Yah java, bali, thai, burmese all love wooden features haha 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic April 29, 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Does my eyes deceive me or does that car have an automatic and manual gearbox? That's the 4WD differential gearbox. Nowadays SUVs with selectable 4WD only have knobs to turn to select. In the past it looks like a manual gear shift to select "H" for high diff and "L" for low diff. Got neutral as well for tarmac driving or else it will damage the tires. If you look at the army Land Rover Defenders you will see 2 manual gearshifts. One for regular transmission other smaller one for 4WD. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaloryalor 5th Gear April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 (edited) To sell well in Singapore, you need: 1. the reliability of a Toyota 2. the brand of a Lexus 3. the smallest possible displacement The newly updated ES range, with a new 2.0L engine, really hoseh liao. Even the current ES250 is already quite well priced compared to its stablemates (eg GS). It just needs to be slightly more competitive before we have a bestseller. See more at: http://www.netcarshow.com/lexus/2016-es/ Swee! The Camry already selling about $160K if this ES200 selling $180K then sure many ppl would rather top up this $20K for L badge! Not forgetting it has higher OMV and better resale values. Edited April 30, 2015 by Yaloryalor 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH1667 Hypersonic April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 Swee! The Camry already selling about $160K if this ES200 selling $180K then sure many ppl would rather top up this $20K for L badge! Not forgetting it has higher OMV and better resale values. Have to wait and see if BM bring in this version and what kind of option/accessories is included /available. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiex 2nd Gear April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 not bad. Maybe it will replace the ES250 sold in SG Looks bigger and lower displacement than IS250. Even if this is a FF rather than RWD, i doubt its going to matter to most If its sold here, its going to give camry a run for its $ ( unlikely borneo will allow camry sales to be cannibalize ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MQX87511 5th Gear April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 How much? 180k? 180k? you are joking boh, Camry already 165k Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 180k? you are joking boh, Camry already 165k Camry 2.5L le more power lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinobros 2nd Gear April 30, 2015 Share April 30, 2015 I really like it. Like the wood panel also ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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