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Infiniti Q45 | 41 | 75.93% | |
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09-01-2001, 02:16 PM | #31 | ||
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With this and the previously mentioned hypothetical marketing strategy in mind, it seems like Chris's idea might work well since the consumers would see that the Infiniti is better equipped in any option format, and perhaps then some of those cash-friendly Lexus-types would come on over. ...This feels like a Camry/Accord comparison... |
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09-02-2001, 05:14 PM | #32 | |
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Infinity is the same age as lexus, they just botched it at the start. And how old is Nissan/Datsun?? They came here at about the same time.
But people with tons of money seem to be stupid, and not care about the product. They buy the one with the most cachet, and we have already discussed that.
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and please explain how the Q45 has more character? what has the Q45 made or developed? i'm not putting you down, i just want to know
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how is an SC430 a rip?
and all cars have lots of similarities, i don't really agree about the S-Class vs. LS430 thing... but that's you opinion the LS430 has always been said to have more technological features (maybe not anymore but in the early 90s), good reliability and a quiter ride than it's German competitors
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Note the curvatures of both headlights, the similar grilles, and the identical A-pillar. If the SC430 was a roaster instead of a cabriolet, the rear would probably look even more alike:
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10-03-2001, 03:13 PM | #39 | |
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you can't expect every car to be totally different.... the back of an S-Type jag looks like the back of a Bentley, nobody says oohhh that's a rip. Cause every car has something similar to other cars
and in real life they look totally different except for the grill.... Lexus took the SLK lights and totally improved on them. Just like i think IS300 lights look the same as civic light, lots of lights look really similar. I don't here anybody complaining about that? Plus the SC430 is way more curved, i think it's unfair to say they're copying the SLK
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See, i think the major difference is that JAG, BMW, BENZ all have a specific look they associate with ALL there cars. Lexus doesnt. So because of that there is no "Lexus look" and thus no legacy. And i think THATS what i dont like about lexus... I mean you take the entire Benz, Jag or Bmw line and remove all the badges (and assume that the person has never seen any of the cars before) and ill bet that anyone with half a brain will be able to tell which of the cars should be grouped together.....Also to me Lexus is just too new, and just hasnt proven itself as a real luxury company, I mean its gone through what? 2 generations? Benz, Bmw, and Jag all have amazing cars in there history that no one can argue with. Example: 1957 300SL Roadster or Gullwing.... Lexus in my opinion just too new to be playing with the big boys. (at least when it comes to the flagships)
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Morpheus XIII, yea yer right......i never noticed that before.......
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that's why BMW & Mercedes were so scared of Lexus when the LS400 came out... because it had more features and it had the most quiet ride of any car
I think Lexus proved itself with that car..... I would say Lexus, BMW, Mercedes and Jaguar are the majore luxury competitors and then Audi and Infiniti are just under (even though the gaps are closing) and it doesn't matter that lexus is only like 15 years old cause Lexus doesn't make the cars, that's just another name for Toyota... and how old is Toyota?! pretty old, i think. Toyota has proven themselves as a good company, so sayin that lexus is too new to be good isn't true because toyota has almost as much history as the german boys like me myself, i like BMW better than Lexus.... but lexus is damn close, and i can't lie and say that the LS430 is worse than a 740i... oldsmobile is around a 100 years old, that doesn't proove anything to me... doesn't mean their car is better than lets say Honda
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I have noticed that a lot of Japanese luxury cars have European influenced styling, now more than ever.....but hey, they say imitation is the sincerist form of flattery.
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