Lexus USA website issues
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From: Ca
The Lexus USA is dull, unimaginative and looks poorly done.
I do not want to read about a car's features. Show them to me. Give me some multimedia and videos to get me excited about the cars. I hate how they have page after page of charts with mind-numbing numbers.
For a properly done website, see Ford's website. I'll probably never buy their cars but the entertainment value of the Ford site certainly helps their brand image.
Lastly, what is with that "L-studio" portion of the site? Who wants to watch a bunch of middle aged people having dinner and making small talk? It is boring and cheap! I see plenty of that at home, thank you very much!
I do not want to read about a car's features. Show them to me. Give me some multimedia and videos to get me excited about the cars. I hate how they have page after page of charts with mind-numbing numbers.
For a properly done website, see Ford's website. I'll probably never buy their cars but the entertainment value of the Ford site certainly helps their brand image.
Lastly, what is with that "L-studio" portion of the site? Who wants to watch a bunch of middle aged people having dinner and making small talk? It is boring and cheap! I see plenty of that at home, thank you very much!
Lexus Champion
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 11,044
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From: Southeastern PA
I know I'm not the only one here, but how many people have noticed that for some of the refreshed Lexus models, instead of properly updating the pictures in the gallery, the old pictures are simply photoshopped, often poorly, to add anything new.
Also with some refreshed models, the photoshopped pics are missing certain key details. For example, the wood piece below the glovebox on the 2010 ES.
IMHO, this detracts from the website and makes some of the Lexus models look downscale with some of these poorly done pics. I'm also not a fan of how certain pictures are overly stylized; it makes the cars look unrealistic. Personally I miss having to see super-sharp, high resolution real-life pics of the cars.
If you're listening Toyota/Lexus, it would be nice if more effort was put into the Lexus USA (and Lexus Canada) websites. With the Lexus Canada website, the problem there is that website is barely updated. The concepts are outdated, and some of the pictures for refreshed models are outdated. Good websites leave a good impression, particularly for younger people.
Also with some refreshed models, the photoshopped pics are missing certain key details. For example, the wood piece below the glovebox on the 2010 ES.
IMHO, this detracts from the website and makes some of the Lexus models look downscale with some of these poorly done pics. I'm also not a fan of how certain pictures are overly stylized; it makes the cars look unrealistic. Personally I miss having to see super-sharp, high resolution real-life pics of the cars.
If you're listening Toyota/Lexus, it would be nice if more effort was put into the Lexus USA (and Lexus Canada) websites. With the Lexus Canada website, the problem there is that website is barely updated. The concepts are outdated, and some of the pictures for refreshed models are outdated. Good websites leave a good impression, particularly for younger people.
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Lexus Fanatic
Joined: Jan 2005
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From: A better place
The Lexus USA is dull, unimaginative and looks poorly done.
I do not want to read about a car's features. Show them to me. Give me some multimedia and videos to get me excited about the cars. I hate how they have page after page of charts with mind-numbing numbers.
For a properly done website, see Ford's website. I'll probably never buy their cars but the entertainment value of the Ford site certainly helps their brand image.
Lastly, what is with that "L-studio" portion of the site? Who wants to watch a bunch of middle aged people having dinner and making small talk? It is boring and cheap! I see plenty of that at home, thank you very much!
I do not want to read about a car's features. Show them to me. Give me some multimedia and videos to get me excited about the cars. I hate how they have page after page of charts with mind-numbing numbers.
For a properly done website, see Ford's website. I'll probably never buy their cars but the entertainment value of the Ford site certainly helps their brand image.
Lastly, what is with that "L-studio" portion of the site? Who wants to watch a bunch of middle aged people having dinner and making small talk? It is boring and cheap! I see plenty of that at home, thank you very much!
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From: Ca
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From: A better place
So the 2010 GS is up, and once again some really bad photoshopped pics as well as mistakes 
.
As with other Lexus models, the press pictures of the exterior look SO much better than the pictures up on the Lexus website.
*Lexus, if you are listening, this is NOT good for image or reputation*.
. As with other Lexus models, the press pictures of the exterior look SO much better than the pictures up on the Lexus website.
*Lexus, if you are listening, this is NOT good for image or reputation*.
Lexus Connoisseur
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: USA
Just to be fair to Lexus...and this has been discussed MANY times over and over again...
http://www.lexus.com/site/
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Lexus Champion
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From: MIchigan
I am not against photoshopping the pics at all. I have no problem with that. What I am against is using 2009 pics for the 2010 model website when the model changed.
This has to be one of the worst looking fog light setups I have ever seen.
Probably the best front end Lexus has ever had.
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From: MIchigan
Furthermore, this picture is from 2006 when the car first came out, all they did is edit the shark fin and badging. They decided to leave the same 06-07 wheels on the car, and didn't even update the 450h tail lights
