Re: How are these Japanese luxury brands doing these days?

On Fri, 11 May 2007 21:32:02 -0600, "Kikune Mikutamo"
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> wrote:

>"ACAR" <getoutanpush@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>> 2008 Corvette will have a 430 HP engine standard. Weighs a bit less
>> than those sedans, too. Corvette's not a luxury car? Well, if Dave can
>> tell me the Lexus LS is a driver's car, I can call the 'Vette a luxury
>> car, OK?
>
>Yup, sounds good to me ...
>
>DaveW: so I guess you don't have a Lexus you'd stack up
>against an M3 *right now*, do you?

"Stack up against"? That entirely depends on personal preference,
doesn't it?

It's a matter of taste. I'd much rather drive my GS430 than an M3.
Otherwise, I'd have bought an M3.

>We're not talking "woulda coulda shoulda" here, or what might be
>available, depending if said Lexus really does come with that much HP,
>and I suppose depending if the M3 doesn't change, and depending if
>the Lexus isn't "****tly" and hampered by excessive weight added by
>the need for more coddling and comfort ...

Comfort is a positive attribute to me.

>Going out on a limb here, I'd say an early 70s Datsun 510 was more
>of a "driver's car" than most any Lexus so far ... =8^o

You're way out on that limb. This whole concept of "driver's car" is a
little fuzzy to me - is it more desirable to have a harsher
suspension, hard seats and more noise in everyday traffic conditions?
I don't race on public streets, and like most M3 owners, my car will
never see a racetrack.