Underneath is a four-wheel independent MacPherson strut suspension that is just right for the ES300. It's going to come up a little soft on the scorecards of real driving enthusiasts, but it keeps the car agile in curves taken with gusto and delivers a ride that will warm the hearts of American luxury car lovers. Frankly, you're only going to notice these differences at the extremes. In everyday driving I couldn't tell you which setting was in effect without looking. The leather-wrapped seats are standard and very comfortable.
Storage is pretty good.
There are the door pockets, a two-tier armrest console stoage compartment and the glove box. The CD player does take a bit of glove box space. Trunk space is pretty much average for this size car and a ski pass-through is under the rear seat center armrest. The famous Lexus dash display is there in all its glory in the ES and the controls are all nicely at hand. One little thing I appreciated was the placement of the trunk and fuel filler opener buttons on the dash instead of the armrest or door bottom.