Did Lexus just accidentally kill off its legendary LS sedan? That is the question after a teaser of the next-gen ES confusingly labeled it a “global flagship model.” For decades, that title belonged squarely to the full-size LS, the car that launched the Lexus brand itself. Seeing the mid-size ES being called Lexus’ flagship raised some eyebrows and sparked rumors of the LS’s demise.
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