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fungke · 11-18-2005, 11:22 AM

is it true they are selling Lexus is Japan?
sorry if i am behind.

jhbhatia · 11-18-2005, 11:34 AM

yes, true! People were importing lexus to be different...so might as well market a car which is made there!

Cyorke · 11-18-2005, 05:09 PM

I find it odd though because werent many of the Lexus branded cars actually Toyotas that were rebadged and sent here. Technically they were Toyotas and the same body style for the most part. like the Harrier/RX, the the LS/Celsior I think it is. I am not sure about all the names and such since I dont keep up with the japanese models very much but those two seem to stick out to me.

toyotaholic · 11-18-2005, 05:17 PM

^ true but i think only 2 models are on sale..the sc and i think the gs? dont remember, but its dumb to sell the entire lineup when they can buy a toyota which the lex is based on for less

fungke · 11-19-2005, 01:10 AM

i was actually asking since i was always under the impression that they did not need lexus there. the only reason why they created the lexus name was there was a market for luxury vehicles in north america among other parts. this is what i tell my friends...but then i see the japanese site...http://lexus.jp/

they sell the SC, GS, IS..according to the site.

Trdkamuri510 · 11-19-2005, 01:25 PM

yah they just rebadged all the toyota vehicles..

i think was it 04 or 05 they offically launched lexus world wide.. so all older toyota vehicles that were lexus badged in the US offically became the lexus names.

toyotaholic · 11-19-2005, 08:21 PM

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i was actually asking since i was always under the impression that they did not need lexus there. the only reason why they created the lexus name was there was a market for luxury vehicles in north america among other parts.

yea, but they want to compete with bmw and benz...toyota wants to flex their muscle

jhbhatia · 11-21-2005, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Cyorke

I find it odd though because werent many of the Lexus branded cars actually Toyotas that were rebadged and sent here. Technically they were Toyotas and the same body style for the most part. like the Harrier/RX, the the LS/Celsior I think it is. I am not sure about all the names and such since I dont keep up with the japanese models very much but those two seem to stick out to me.

true for a couple of years ago, but not currently! Lexus is now for sale in jpn!

foompla · 11-21-2005, 11:48 PM

now thats just silly. is acura doing the same thing?

***Razo-E*** · 11-21-2005, 11:52 PM

they arent "rebading" Toyotas and sending them as Lexus...

the Toyota Aristo's a Lexus GS that's rebadged as a Toyota..

but NOW, there'll be no more Aristo, Celsior, Harrier, Land Cruiser Prado, Windom, Soarer, or Altezza, once the models are due for a redesign, they'll be badged as Lexus (save the current Soarer, which is badged as an SC430), so the new "Lexuses" are infact NOT Toyotas, but exclusively Lexus..

Christian87N · 11-22-2005, 02:04 AM

Everyone will finally stop saying that Lexus is nothing more than a rebadged toyota.

CACressida · 12-01-2005, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Razo-E

they arent "rebading" Toyotas and sending them as Lexus...

the Toyota Aristo's a Lexus GS that's rebadged as a Toyota..

but NOW, there'll be no more Aristo, Celsior, Harrier, Land Cruiser Prado, Windom, Soarer, or Altezza, once the models are due for a redesign, they'll be badged as Lexus (save the current Soarer, which is badged as an SC430), so the new "Lexuses" are infact NOT Toyotas, but exclusively Lexus..

Actually, the Lexus GX and LX are rebadged Toyotas. Toyota took the LandCruiser back in 95 and put a Lexus emblem on it. The Prado has been around way longer than the GX.

***Razo-E*** · 12-01-2005, 10:45 PM

i know, but those models werent available at launch, or early on...

what im saying is that some Lexus executives didnt sneak over to japan, took a bunch of cars, and put "L" badges on them..

Toyota developed the Aristo as a Lexus, they knew the Altezza would be sold as a Lexus, etc..

***84Cressida*** · 12-09-2005, 12:42 AM

Nothing wrong with the Lexus' that were imported Toyotas. If Lexus can get high praise, high quality, and become the best selling luxury brand with them, then they must be good. I love the ES330.

xpeed · 12-09-2005, 02:16 AM

Simply put, the new Lexus models are now only being offered as a Lexus brand car. Toyota won't have the cars in their lineups anymore. So the new GS, IS, and most likely the LS will become a Lexus brand car only.