Originally Posted by rosskoss

The fact that this conversation pops up on forums practically on a monthly basis tells me that, no, Lexus is not at the same level as BMW and MB. They may be in sales, but not in prestige.

The leaders in defining what the segment is all about will always be BMW and MB. They set the standard for the rest to follow. And follow is pretty much what Lexus has always done from its inception. The difference being that Lexus tries to take an idea from the Germans and then execute it as well as possible resulting in a better built car.