2003 Lexus LS 430 - Tops Benz and Bimmer Again
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Lexus Lexus LS 430 Ranks Highest In J.D. Power And Associates Apeal Study

10/08/2002 TORRANCE, CA

Oct. 8, 2002 - Lexus claimed the top spot in the Premium Luxury Car category of the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Automotive, Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study released today.

The LS 430 was ranked the Most Appealing Premium Luxury Car in the study outperforming competitors from Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Jaguar. This is the fourth time that Lexus has held the Most Appealing Premium Luxury Car title.

"Not only was the LS 430 ranked the highest in its segment, it also had the highest APEAL score of any model in the study," said Denny Clements, Lexus group vice president and general manager. "This shows that owners make a strong emotional connection with the LS 430."

Now in its seventh year, the 2002 APEAL study has established itself as a benchmark for measuring the appeal of new vehicles and owners' satisfaction with their new vehicle purchase. This year's report is based on information from more than 117,000 owners of new 2002 and early 2003 model-year vehicles.

Respondents decide what they like and don't like about their new vehicles' performance and features after 90 days of ownership. The study asks the owners to rate more than 100 attributes that cover eight areas of vehicle performance and design. The areas include engine and transmission; ride and handling; exterior styling; comfort and convenience; cockpit and instrument panel; heating, ventilation and cooling; seats; and sound system

 

LS430 is a Diamond in the Rough. Most people don't even know of this cars features and each ECU for your riding comfort. I tried counting the ECU's from the EWD guide, but it became too difficult to add them all up!

 

42 ECUs on the UL and somewhere around 32 to 40 on another model depending on which option not come with the car. And those ECUs working well without any problem yet.

 

More ECU's than my age! That is good news - well at least for now... (insert clock ticking sound)

This brings me to an interesting question...
What is the average age of a LS owner? I mean would I see more LS's at Leisure World or Wally World?

 

well

i am 26 years and i own LS430 i love it ...........


the car that i had befor my ls was LX470 and its really nice car ...

now i am thinking of getting the sc430 but i want to keep my ls430....... or i might sell it to my father or bro and i can get it when i need it

 

I'm 22. The car was a "gift" from my Dad, and I love the car very much. :P

 

I'm looking to lease as a writeoff for my business, and what I really wanted was the LS430, but I just couldn't make myself commit to a $1000 lease payment at this time, unfortunately. Oh well, gotta look forward to next time huh?

One thing I did realize was that I could lease an SC430 for about $680 a month!! The residual of that thing is like 40k after 3 years :eek:

 

I am 31, I love my LS430 with Custom Package. I have a 99 GS300 also. In the regular terrible traffic jam here in So. Cal, I don't feel the stress nor the hurry to get out of it. Just crank the Mark Levinson and I'll be fine.