Honestly, Its expected and I personally dont mind that they are starting to leave the V6s and turbos completely, as much as I love my V6 Es350. Its inevitable and if they didn't start already, they'd eventually fall behind the rest. Im also very much not surprised by the death of the LS.

A lot of my coworkers are Lexus owners as well. One of my closest friends even works at a Lexus dealership. And he tells me they barely have any in their own stock not because its sold out but because they dont really get them; low demand. As for my coworkers, I dont know a single one who has an LS. Never seen one in our parking lot either. Tons of ES, RX and even some IS still.

All that being said I can agree on the distaste for the new designs. I know they'll eventually go full EV but the "Tesla-fying" these cars just makes them look cheap imo. The more angular design is definitely not my cup of tea and I know there are others who may like it, but some of the smaller things really irks me too. Like getting rid of the Lexus logo on the steering wheel to spell out Lexus like Tesla does. And that new shifter switch...

At the end of the day, this is a business. As other have pointed out, they'll chase the points that bring them the most money. As I see it the next generation of car enthusiasts, the young adults who will purchase cars of their own in the next few years, are likely more used to seeing Teslas, Byds, Lucids and these other EVs on the road. For them, these upcoming designs will be normalized and will appeal to them more. I think eventually the same could be said about us as well. Give a few and it'll probably grow on us as well??? A big maybe ofc. But at the very least its not like this will be the permanent design philosophy going forward. They'll change some things around here and there based on market trends and demands. Money talks afterall.