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Mr. Mercedes · 10-24-2005, 07:40 PM

While the proportions are similar, the surfacing, detailing and other design elements are distinctly different to the 5. The car is still very Japanese. It's more of a grown up IS.

And I dont think that it's an acknowledgment that BMW is the new leader amongst the Germans. I think that lexus realised that anything too similar to a Benz the 3rd time around would be too much of a blatant rip off.

10-24-2005, 07:40 PM	#5 (permalink)
Mr. Mercedes Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Australia Posts: 1,285 Thanks: 96 Thanked 77 Times in 52 Posts	Re: Lexus has taken a new design direction! While the proportions are similar, the surfacing, detailing and other design elements are distinctly different to the 5. The car is still very Japanese. It's more of a grown up IS. And I dont think that it's an acknowledgment that BMW is the new leader amongst the Germans. I think that lexus realised that anything too similar to a Benz the 3rd time around would be too much of a blatant rip off.