If your radio dial has ever tripped across an easy-listening station promising all the best the adult-contemporary genre has to offer, congratulations. You have found the Lexus ES of the airwaves.

Designed to please all and aggrieve none, this mid-size sedan from Toyota’s luxury division has crooned its way into more than a million households since its debut in 1989. It’s done so by playing it cool with reliably conservative comfort, docile performance and a solid value proposition.

But after nearly 2 1/2 decades of smooth hits, Lexus decided to redo the 2013 ES playlist with a smidge less Peabo Bryson and a smidge more “Gangnam Style.” The result is a fresh take on a car starting at $36,980 that should largely broaden the appeal of one of the brand’s most important vehicles.