Lexmex

Exactly...what would happen to those things like the Toyota Harrier that were rebadged RX300s more or less when they came to the U.S. Would l be driving a Harrier today?

widlfiresd

Without Lexus, I think we would have seen Lexus cars with Toyota badges.

I mean that's how it was until recently.

The ES350 would have been the Camry/Cressida/Avalon, whatever they wanted to call it.

Lexus has a rep for being a Toyota. One that will most likely never go away.

CK6Speed

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Without Lexus I'd still be driving either an Acura, BMW, or Infiniti depending on which brand has the right car for me at that time. The only difference from now is that Lexus wouldn't be included on the list since they wouldn't exist. Otherwise it is the same list as today with Lexus included. I'm not brand exclusive so it makes little difference too me.

MikeSC4

If I didn't have my sc400 I'd probably be driving a '02 CLK430 or '03 540i w/ M sport pkg.

Cornellian

I guess we wouldnt' be talking to each other here.....

LexFather

Sorry sir but it seems you don't know much about Lexus. Please read the Lexus Story to see how this brand started.
Lexus was built from the ground up with the F1, aka LS 400 sold worldwide as Lexus since 1989. Only in Japan was it called TOyota.

People that know nothing about the brand have the perception that these cars already existed and Toyota decided one morning "hey, lets call the Celsior the LS 400" when it was the OTHER way around.

Lexus was close to 10 years in the making before its 1989 debut

mavericck

I know Lexus forced a lot of car companies to wake up and realize that competition really does exist...especially the German car companies.