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I purchased mine about two month ago, and I got 10% off window sticker price which is about 4300.

10% off sticker price wil be ok.

March 2013 | Change | Year to date | YTD Change Acura TL 3080 + 5.4% 6793 - 19.3% Buick LaCrosse 4157 - 1.9% 11,372 - 15.6% Chrysler 300 5686 - 22.5% 16,034 - 19.7% Hyundai Azera 1117 + 773% 2709 + 1604% Hyundai Genesis 3124 - 8.9% 8113 - 1.4% Lexus ES 6798 + 116% 16,801 + 96.5% Lincoln MKZ 2360 - 19.5% 3758 - 46.9% Nissan Maxima 6088 - 11.7% 14,007 - 19.9% Toyota Avalon 6982 + 110% 17,525 + 74.5% Volkswagen CC 1770 + 33.4% 4085 - 1.7% Volvo XC70 431 - 5.3% 1120 - 16.8% http://www.goodcarbadcar.net/2013/04/usa-march-2013-ytd-luxury-car-sales-figures.html

Riding and performance is always against each other in a cerntain price range. Es350 is moving towards performance side in this generation to attract younger buyer. On a smooth road, you won't feel any difference, however, when road gets bumppy, you can tell the result from higher tire pressure and tighten suspession. I like this generation from inside and out, sure, the performance improvement is what I like the most.

Part of this is about tire pressure. For most family sedan include previous ES, the tire pressure is 30 psi. Now Lexus increases it to 33 which will improve the performance and mpg but it'll hurt riding a bit. If you really miss the previous ES ride, make them back to 30.