New Lexus LS460...I hate Japanese car designers

deutsch100 · 01-14-2006, 11:30 AM

Let's just buy a 7 Series, copy it and call it a Lexus. Shark fin, Hoffmeister Kink, tail lights design. They disgust me!

Reckamech · 01-14-2006, 12:40 PM

WOW. I am in total disbelief. I thought the new S class was a 7 series rip.

RedStripe · 01-14-2006, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Reckamech

WOW. I am in total disbelief. I thought the new S class was a 7 series rip.

MB took the interior, Lexus took the exterior.

NaTuReB0Y · 01-14-2006, 12:48 PM

Lexus took it....perfected it.....
wait til' the LS460 Hybrid comes out....$100,000...a first for any Japanese car.

01-14-2006, 02:40 PM

it dont look like a 7 to much from these angles

db17k · 01-14-2006, 02:44 PM

so what, you hate Joji now too?

that lexus is butt ugly BTW.

01-14-2006, 02:51 PM

i agree.. all their new models suck... the new gs and is are horrible.. i think the 1997 gs looks better than the 2006

NaTuReB0Y · 01-14-2006, 03:15 PM

most old folks buy lexus i.e. LS460 for toyota quality/reliability...not on looks or handling

Tine · 01-14-2006, 03:16 PM

...
Originals:

being mereged =

Shocking! LS - a perfect copy of 7-series!

NaTuReB0Y · 01-14-2006, 03:18 PM

the pursuit of perfection is relentless.......

Hula-Hula · 01-14-2006, 03:23 PM

holy shit thats pretty close!

deutsch100 · 01-14-2006, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tine

...
Originals:

being mereged =

Shocking! LS - a perfect copy of 7-series!

Awesome work Tine. See...I knew it looked the same to me. Talk about shameless, no imagination!

dme330i · 01-14-2006, 04:22 PM

The best compliment is "being copied . . ."

erawamai · 01-14-2006, 07:00 PM

It actually looks different to me. It's proportions are similar and these proportions are probably reasonably universal.

So much lexus bashing. But why? Half the threads in this forum are *Lexus is shit. My Bimmer is soooo soooo much better*

Gawd some people need to grow up build a bridge and get over their the badge which seems to operate as an extention of their penis. This is a BMW forum, not a *lets reaffirm our egos by bashing other cars*. It kinda makes me not want to buy a BMW.

wyrm11 · 01-14-2006, 07:07 PM

you hate "japanese car designers"? Uh...are you saying you hate designers of Japanese cars, or designers who are Japanese?

Cause didn't a Japanese guy design the e90?

BMW0 · 01-14-2006, 08:32 PM

wyrm11 I believe it's the one who designed the new bunch of Lexus cars. I have to say that i'm not pleased with Lexus' work ethics.

j0b0sapi3n · 01-15-2006, 12:27 AM

it looks like an obese IS

Arby 330 · 01-15-2006, 12:41 AM

my dad is an old boring guy and loves his boring lexuses... in a way it makes me happy that it looks like a 7, cuz that means i can at least pretend im in a BMW.

On a side note.... i dont really like the exhaust on the LS, but i really like the fact that the exhaust shows at least. I hate how the 7 hides the exhaust

deutsch100 · 01-15-2006, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erawamai

This is a BMW forum, not a *lets reaffirm our egos by bashing other cars*. It kinda makes me not want to buy a BMW.

Then you shouldn't!!!

E90-4life · 01-15-2006, 01:17 AM

Lexus has a solid customer base and will sell every single new LS it makes. If a brand(and this isn't necessarily my opinion of Lexus) has cars that may be lacking in one of many areas that may not appeal so much to the consumer(largely relative), realibility will hit the home run everytime.

sunny_m3 · 01-15-2006, 01:33 AM

Funny thing is they even made something contraversial like the 7er look boring.

ksfrogman · 01-15-2006, 01:44 AM

Good job Tine. There's no doubt that there are some major styling elements (e.g., the white horizontal rear tail light section) and overall shape and size of the vehicle that were copied. Then again, wasn't it Lexus that had the Start/Stop Engine button first?

And yes, a Japanese design engineer is responsible for our nice e90. I'm not Japanese btw.

Regardless of who copies who, what ethnicity designers are, or what country of origin a car comes from, we must acknowledge that the best form of flattery is imitation. Yet as similar as the cars are, they are still different in many respects, and have their unique looks and attributes.

Must we brand bash or belittle another make/model to make us feel better about the make of car we love?

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Reckamech Master of Disaster 33 Rep 136 Posts Drives: 2014 X5 Sport Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dallas,TX iTrader: (0)	WOW. I am in total disbelief. I thought the new S class was a 7 series rip.
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erawamai First Lieutenant 162 Rep 305 Posts Drives: BMW 330i G21 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia iTrader: (0)	It actually looks different to me. It's proportions are similar and these proportions are probably reasonably universal. So much lexus bashing. But why? Half the threads in this forum are Lexus is shit. My Bimmer is soooo soooo much better Gawd some people need to grow up build a bridge and get over their the badge which seems to operate as an extention of their penis. This is a BMW forum, not a lets reaffirm our egos by bashing other cars. It kinda makes me not want to buy a BMW.
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wyrm11 ///Man of Steel 30 Rep 1,243 Posts Drives: Monaco 335 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CA iTrader: (0)	you hate "japanese car designers"? Uh...are you saying you hate designers of Japanese cars, or designers who are Japanese? Cause didn't a Japanese guy design the e90?
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Arby 330 First Lieutenant 16 Rep 310 Posts Drives: jet black 330 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ft. Myers, FLorida iTrader: (0)	my dad is an old boring guy and loves his boring lexuses... in a way it makes me happy that it looks like a 7, cuz that means i can at least pretend im in a BMW. On a side note.... i dont really like the exhaust on the LS, but i really like the fact that the exhaust shows at least. I hate how the 7 hides the exhaust __________________ 330i- Jet Black/black leather/aluminum trim/sports/premium/nav-IDrive ....every single option available (steptronic ) 5% suntek- all the way around (15% strip on front winshield)
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