How are these Japanese luxury brands doing these days?

On 2 May 2007 05:04:53 -0700, ACAR <dimndsonmywndshld.DeleteThis@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>While I generally agree with this assessment lets not forget that for
>the VAST majority of drivers the speed difference between a Lexus and
>BMW (with similar HP to weight ratio) being hustled down a public road
>won't amount to anything significant. And if you live where winter
>ravages the roads, a softer sprung car is sometimes faster.
>
>The RWD Infiniti cars prove BMW and MB don't have a lock on "drivers
>car" territory. To be fair, any owner of a RWD sports car (lots of
>Miata owners out there) already knows this better than any sedan
>driver. I'll go out on a limb and predict that once GM's new RWD
>sporty cars hit the market and more folks get exposed to RWD dynamics
>that BMW/MB mystique is gonna fade.

And Lexus doesn't make RWD cars.... except, of course, the IS, the GS
and the LS.

>
> What kind of an idiot keeps a car that makes him so unhappy?

You guys and gals forget that a kar, no matter what brand it may be, a
car will not perform unless the driver knows how to drive...my AWD
Lexus corneres better than any German or US rear or front wheel drive
I have ever owned or rented....

Sure every brand of car has its inherent roadworthiness, and sure you
can't put a car through its paces any more without getting a ticket
from John Law, so we are left with really two choices, styling appeal/
comfort and, no hidden surprises, ergo reliability.......

in the first case, it is very judgemental, the Audi grille is about
as ugly as they come with their pseudo Olympic logo etched in Kapital
Letters, and the Japanese designs are not very innovative either
(witness the Nissan taillights), but in the case for not leaving you
stranded or with a hefty repair bill, the Japanese outshine all
others, US, European and other Asian brands combined, except perhaps
for the Koreans, but there I am still on the learning curve.......