Small Lexus on it's way.

Or so they say. Could be interesting, sort of looks like a MS3 with out the gigantic new smile.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/09/officially-official-lexus-reveals-lf-ch-concept-in-full-ahead-o/

yay.. another overly expensive toyota

looks like afancy mazda 3

If it feels anything like the is250 I'm going to have to yawn.

My is250 is an appliance not a car. It has no soul or character. About the only thing it does well is U Turns. It doesn't do anything bad, but it's not a car as I think of a car. It reminds me of the Cadillacs of yesteryears.

carguy123 wrote: If it feels anything like the is250 I'm going to have to yawn. My is250 is an appliance not a car. It has no soul or character. About the only thing it does well is U Turns. It doesn't do anything bad, but it's not a car as I think of a car. It reminds me of the Cadillacs of yesteryears.

Crazy huh? A car pretty much exactly like an Accord (or Appliance) could be such a thing! Only difference is it powers the rear wheels and cost more because it's got an L in a circle instead of a T. Although it's direct competition is the TSX not the Accord but still TSX = Euro Accord.

I bet the designers at Volvo are high-fiving right now. For the first time in the company's history, one of its cars has been plagiarized!

Hmm, a less-practical, more expensive Prius? Blah. Who is the intended buyer? And why would they buy this over the Prius (or the Lexus equivalent)?

I like my RX330. Like carguy's IS250, it gets me from A to B with no fuss. Quiet and comfy. Not much character, but my wife preferred it to the X3, and it's her car.

I'm guessing it's related to the Scion tC.

Toyota, Honda, Subaru and VW can do no wrong.

Ever.

Just accept it.[/sarcasm]

My LS400 will kick your sportscar's butt.

I've already seen the commercial for this car, they are (overly?) emphasising it's many safety/driver convenience features...actually minimizing that it's an economy car or a hybrid. My experience with Lexus buyers/owners is that they will buy ANYTHING with the "magical" L in the grille.

Dont, shoot me, but i kinda liked it. I drive an 03 Matrix, so this is kind of like an upgrade to me...BUT I'm not crazy about the rear windshield area of this car, its like they couldn't decide whether to copy a Scion box or a Lexus RX

As for the driving experience, fuel economy and price... I'm waiting to be impressed...

So are any of the Lexus Hybrids fun to mash the accelerator pedal? (There are a couple Lexus hybrids already, right?)

Dr. Hess wrote: My LS400 will Lick your sportscar's butt.

There, I fixed it for you

Its kinda cool looking but will probably be boring to drive - just like everything else from Honduh or Toyoda.

Thankfully we have Mazda to give us some good, reliable, fun to drive, Jap cars. :)

RossD wrote: So are any of the Lexus Hybrids fun to mash the accelerator pedal? (There are a couple Lexus hybrids already, right?)

No, not really. Lexus is the anti-BMW. Mobile sofa barges. Not that that's a bad thing - my wife loves her RX330 (non-hybrid) - it's just kinda numb. A big, expensive, comfortable appliance. I like how comfortable it is, it scoots along ok (but far from fast), but gets crappy gas mileage (for a 3.3L V6).

The RX400h makes more total power than the RX330 or RX350. It's an odd system. Two electric motors - one mounted with the gas engine and driving the front wheels - and a second driving the rear wheels on it's own (only under full throttle, or if the front wheels slip). I think it's marginally faster than the RX350, but the driving dynamics are mostly the same (ie, numb and isolated).

integraguy wrote: My experience with Lexus buyers/owners is that they will buy ANYTHING with the "magical" L in the grille.

My wife's employer provides company cars to the executive team (VP, pres, officers). A year or two ago, the number of Lexus surpassed the number of BMWs. The guy that manages the leases prefers the Lexus - more reliable, easier to schedule service, and the dealer is WAY easier to deal with.

We bought our CPO RX330 from the commercial sales dude at the dealer. One of the most pain-free buying experiences. Had the car in for a quick service last week (new key cut/programmed) and it was also painless. If the service continues at this level, I will def. buy another Lexus. So far, the total ownership experience is leaps and bounds better than the Volvo it replaced.

"So far the total ownership experience........"

I didn't notice anyone saying ANY Lexus was a great car to drive. So why not just save money and get a Toyota? Oh, that's right, Toyota dealers have that wonder customer "attitude".

Lexus, the kind of car Hyacinth Bucket would own.

integraguy wrote: Lexus, the kind of car Hyacinth Bucket would own.

Quoted for truth.

integraguy wrote: "So far the total ownership experience........" I didn't notice anyone saying ANY Lexus was a great car to drive. So why not just save money and get a Toyota? Oh, that's right, Toyota dealers have that wonder customer "attitude". Lexus, the kind of car Hyacinth Bucket would own.

I have posted this before but just as a side note......my friend that works at a Lexus/Toyota dealership told me they charge $49.95 for an oil change on a Toyota and $99.95 for an oil change on a Lexus. Even when sometimes they have the exact same engine!!