Rarer still are sedans with all-wheel-drive and a starting price well below $50,000 — but Lexus offers a cost leader, a high-value premium mid-size luxury sedan with its stylish ES250 AWD F Sport.

For the first time in seven generations—and new for the 2021 model year—the ES packs an all-wheel-drive system, and pairs it with a four-cylinder engine. We spent a few days test-driving the ...

Now, after a scant 29-year absence, the ES250 has been revived in the form of the 2021 Lexus ES250 AWD. Yes, the ES has always stuck around, but this is a return of the 250 model to North America.

The 2021 Lexus ES, which goes on sale in September, will offer all-wheel drive. The AWD system comes on the new ES250 model which has a 2.5-liter inline-four making 203 horsepower. Pricing for the ...