Originally posted by: NFS4
Originally posted by: merlocka
Originally posted by: NFS4
B/C the IS300 was never a luxury model. Toyota just put a Lexus badge on it compete with the 3-Series. Sorta like the TSX. That thing doesn't scream luxury either
You think that the
IS250 interior "trumps" the
TL, but then you say the
IS300 interior doesn't scream luxury "sorta like" the
TSX?
I'm not quite following? Both the previous generation IS300 and the current TSX are "appeasers" meaning that they were built for a different market.
The IS300 was a Japanese market Altezza with a Lexus badge on it to give Lexus a RWD sedan to compete with the 3-Series in the US.
The TSX is a European/Japanese market Honda Accord with an Acura badge on it to compete in the same sector in the US.
Neither one of them are luxury vehicles. The TSX is the same level as an Accord b/c that's exactly what it is. Just like the previous IS300, the interior is really nothing to write home about.
Now the NEW IS is built using Toyota's new philosphy for Lexus. Lexus is now its own seperate brand in Japan and will be launching worldwide. Lexus models now have their own seperate design stuidos from Toyota (before they were designed together). With this in mind, a Lexus in Japan will be the same Lexus it is in Europe as it is in the United States.
In other words, Lexus models from here on out are built from the outset as being Lexus. Remember, there was no Lexus in Japan until recently.