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Oct 21, 2009 | 10:33 AM

#31

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This is an JDM car... Toyota sells many car variations in Japan, because they have 6 different dealer networks/brands and >40% of the market.

I wish they sold Avensis with this powertrain....

Oct 21, 2009 | 11:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by spwolf

This is an JDM car... Toyota sells many car variations in Japan, because they have 6 different dealer networks/brands and >40% of the market.

I wish they sold Avensis with this powertrain....

Yup a lot of dealer networks (most notably Netz and Toyopet are the most well-known dealer networks there and heck I don't even know the rest :P)

Oct 21, 2009 | 08:28 PM

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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.

Do we know this for a fact despite he HS coming out first? I would be curious to know if this was originally designed as a Toyota, and hence the more econobox look.

Oct 21, 2009 | 09:08 PM

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HS is already being sold in japan. this is the afterthought, not the HS

Oct 21, 2009 | 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX

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

Yeah but part of that scarcity could be because production favoured U.S. spec cars.

Oct 22, 2009 | 10:10 AM

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Nice interior..

Oct 22, 2009 | 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mind18

Do we know this for a fact despite he HS coming out first? I would be curious to know if this was originally designed as a Toyota, and hence the more econobox look.

Excellent point. Just because the HS came out first does not mean it was designed as a Lexus. Clearly the HS is a rebadged Toyota Sai. Every aspect of the HS reaks of Toyota. It does not have Lexus styling and looks like a fancy Corolla. It all makes sense now

Oct 22, 2009 | 01:02 PM

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A bit of a snoozer, don't think the typical HS buyer will ever know or care.

Oct 22, 2009 | 01:22 PM

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A bit of a snoozer, don't think the typical HS buyer will ever know or care.

What happens when they pull up to a stop light next to a Rolla ?

Oct 22, 2009 | 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sens4Miles

actually, it is using platform of Avensis, which is more luxurious than Camry, let alone Corolla and the fact that it is very low volume vehicle that has more tech features than any other Toyota, probably means that it was engineered with both versions in mind.

Basically, it means that Toyota buyers will get Lexus interior quality even in cheapest models (for instance like Prado does), so thats nothing anyone can complain about.

Oct 22, 2009 | 09:26 PM

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This is very interesting and the Toyota Sai is a rebadge.

Sai = HS 250h
Camry/Scepter/Vista/Aurion/Windom = ES 350
Altezza = IS 300
Harrier/Kluger/Highlander = RX 350
Landcruiser Prado = GX 470
Landcruiser Cygnus = LX 470

Oct 22, 2009 | 10:35 PM

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Oct 22, 2009 | 10:59 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Koma

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.

Makes no difference. The engineers who put this thing together put it together knowing full well that that it will be used as a Toyota is some places while in others it will be used as a Lexus.