natnut

ex-Top Gear STIG test drives all 3 F cars on the track.

LFA to RCF to GSF. He was surprised at how capable the GSF is, even compared to the other 2 more sports focussed cars.

situman

It seems like a sponsored drive. You know like a paid spokesman. His opinion on the LFA is probably more credible than the other two.

Frog98

natnut

He was paid by Lexus? Didn't know Lexus employs the STIG.

djyoshi626

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It very well could be a paid (sponsored) video from Lexus. Marketing on Youtube is done cleverly to sell products to its viewers without appearing to be an advertisement. Either way, I enjoyed the video.

situman

Lexus doesnt employ the people in their TV commercials either...

natnut

This was a TV commercial?

situman

That I dont know but my point was you dont have to be directly employed by Lexus to be their spokesperson. You can continue to debate all you want though but I'm done.

ydooby

Wish he made comparisons to the established cars in the same segments from other car makers, or at least pointed out some not-so-perfect aspects of any of the three cars; otherwise it does come across as a Lexus-sponsored video even if it isn't.

Frog98

Is there any proof this is a sponsored video? So every video that is not a comparison should be taken as a sponsored video? How is his opinion on the LFA more credible than the GS F and RC F?

ydooby

Of course there isn't any proof, and of course this may very well be a genuine review from him. I was just saying that I wish he had been slightly more critical in his review to make his praises sound more convincing to non-Lexus fans. No car is perfect after all, and I'm sure an experienced driver like him can easily find a few critical things to say had he chosen to.