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Oct 20, 2009 | 11:54 AM

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LIMS407

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i guess its the future of the car...gonna miss some escalade with 26s...

Oct 20, 2009 | 12:50 PM

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this completely sucks. how can they sell this and the HS in the same market in Japan

Oct 20, 2009 | 01:20 PM

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So is Toyota now actively trying to sabotage the Lexus brand in Japan?

Straight rebadge, old school GM style. And I thought the GX was bad

Oct 20, 2009 | 01:40 PM

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Very strange move by Toyota, gotta see how this plays out.

Oct 20, 2009 | 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RXSF

this completely sucks. how can they sell this and the HS in the same market in Japan

Maybe they feel that with the Toyota badge upfront it might sell better.

Some sort of market research data must support their decision in some way or another.

Oct 20, 2009 | 02:53 PM

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HS is better looking that this car.

Oct 20, 2009 | 04:04 PM

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Mister Two

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WTF? Extremely disappointing that Toyota is continuing its badge engineering tradition. It's OK to share platforms and drivetrains between Lexus and Toyota IMO, but such a blatant rebadging is utterly unacceptable.

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Oct 20, 2009 | 04:12 PM

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HS is clearly better looking.

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Oct 20, 2009 | 04:46 PM

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Dont forget the HS is a rebadge Toyota Avensis

Oct 20, 2009 | 04:49 PM

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Dont forget the HS is a rebadge Toyota Avensis

Not really. The HS only uses Avensis's platform but not the styling and interior. The Sai on the other hand is pretty much a straight rebadge of the HS.

Oct 20, 2009 | 05:19 PM

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This really takes the air out of the "Lexus is not a rebadged Toyota" argument.

Oct 21, 2009 | 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by bruce van

This really takes the air out of the "Lexus is not a rebadged Toyota" argument.

Technically, it's a rebadged Lexus. So you're getting a bargain Lexus with a Toyota badge?

I'm really interested to see why the Sai is cheaper though.

Oct 21, 2009 | 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by TwiBlueG35

HS is better looking that this car.

I guess we have different opinions then cause I disagree. The HS looks boring like a Corolla. I think this HS and the RX were designed by summer interns hence why I notice that the design is worse (unlike the LS, IS, ES, GS and SC which were neat in terms of design).

Hence, IMHO, the Toyota Sai is designed WAY better than its Lexus counterpart

Just my two cents there

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Oh and it's Japan. They can have craptons of Toyota vehicles in just one vehicle segment/category/class.

Oct 21, 2009 | 09:43 AM

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JDM loves their niche cars. Just in the compact segment Toyota has tons of conflicting offerings, all with differing styles and options.

Oct 21, 2009 | 10:26 AM

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Got this info.....Toyota/Lexus are selling every last Hybrid they can make and its hurting US production. This is with low gas prices!!!

In Japan
Prius is already sold out and earliest delivery date to customer is around May 2010
Lexus HS already sold out and earliest delivery date to customer is around June 2010

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