Sales Drop, Lexus ES Gasoline Variant Will Stop In Australia

Lexus ES. (Doc. Global Toyota)

JAKARTA - Japan's luxury automotive brand, Lexus confirmed that it will only release electrification vehicles in several markets including Australia. Models such as the ES sedan will be available only for hybrid variants in the country.

With the presence of only the hybrid type, the manufacturer intends to stop some pure gasoline models such as the ES250 variant.

Launching from CarExpert, Friday, December 20, ES250 is the only type of gasoline from the ES family offered in Australia. Meanwhile, the V6-powered ES350 type has been suspended for the country's market.

In addition, sales from the type ES250 only account for 10 percent of the country's total ES sedan models.

With the removal of the ES250 model, the price of the ES sedan will be higher than before with a tag starting from US$65,540 (Rp663.8 million) for the ES300h Luxury type or US$3,400 (Rp34.4 million) more expensive than the ES250 Luxury.

ES250 is only offered in the form of Luxury and F Sport, while ES300h is only available in the form of high-end Sports Luxury.

Throughout this year, the sale of Lexus electrification for the country's market is indeed impressive. The Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV), Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) segment, and Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) account for 74.5 percent of total sales.

Although the pure ES type of gasoline will be stopped, the manufacturer with the L logo still maintains gasoline variants in models such as NX, RX, LS, and LC in addition to sales of hybrid vehicles such as UX, LM, and ES. Meanwhile, the LBX lightweight SUV was launched as a hybrid model only, but got the Morizo RR issue powered by gasoline in 2025 for the Australian market.