Lexus ES: 1st Generation

This 1990 segment of Motorweek comparing the Lexus ES 250 and the Infiniti M30 just goes to show how far entry-level luxury cars have come over the last 18 years:

It's so rare to find anything about the ES 250, and this is the first video review I've seen. What's more, comparing it the M30 doesn't make a whole lot of sense. As the presenter notes, these cars are only similar in that they were the alternative offerings of the new Japanese luxury brands.

It may be considered the blacksheep of Lexus' entire model history, but Flickr user grateful420angelina sure lucked out finding such a pristine ES 250:

With 147,000 miles on it, it's seen a fair share of asphalt, but it looks like the Ohio winters have been suprisingly kind.