Road & Track on the Lexus LS460 Sport
#136
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Calty has two design centers which are seperate of TTC. These facilities are for the exterior design of the car. The locations are down here in SoCal at the original location in Newport Beach and the newest studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
TTC USA is a whole different sector which handles R&D for Toyota in North America. It has operations in SoCal, Michigan and Arizona. Calty and TTC work together but they are two different divisions in Toyota.
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_business/design/
This thread has gone WAY off topic.
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TTC USA is a whole different sector which handles R&D for Toyota in North America. It has operations in SoCal, Michigan and Arizona. Calty and TTC work together but they are two different divisions in Toyota.
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_business/design/
http://www.toyota.com/about/our_business/design/
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Lexus has used the "Sport Design" trim designation previously in the Gen 1 IS and Gen 2 GS and Gen 3 ES and of course most recently the "F-Sport" accessory line.
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Speaking of the LS 460 Sport and perhaps crazy chops, Theophilus Chin has come up with a LS-F rendering:
http://www.theophiluschin.com/?p=1977
http://www.theophiluschin.com/?p=1977
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Lexus did use the term "Sport Cross" for a 5-door hatchback version of the IS300, but it sold poorly here in the American market and was pulled after a couple of years.
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I myself think that a car like the LS (and DTS) should be the epitome of softness, luxury, and comfort, and not sport, but, obviously, not all agree.
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the fading DTS doesn't compare or compete with LS.
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Why is that? What you're implying is that it is ridiculous for Mercedes to sport badge an S-Class and BMW to do the same for a 7 series.