Comparing Acura to Lexus was a Mistake, Says Acura GM

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06-08-18, 11:54 AM

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+1 Very good point. The most wealthy people in this world live on a budget, a insanely good budget. Look at Mark Zuckerberg - he only wears basic tees and jeans. I believe he still drives his black Acura TSX.

Your example doesn't support your view too much, Mark Zuckerberg is super super rich person, he doesn't need any car to show his succeed, instead, he can drive a main stream car to show his humbleness like Buffet.
If you watch MSNBC show "super rich", you will see most of them spend unbelievable amount of $$ for privacy and hobbit.

06-08-18, 12:53 PM

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While the Lexus LS sales did drop this month to 908 units, its still pretty good and averaging pretty close to each other considering it did 999 in April and 1,008 in March. I predict sales will probably shoot back up once its Lexus' Golden Opportunity Event.

I don't think a not having a V8 will hurt Lexus LS sales. Because the Lexus LS TTV6 holds itself pretty well against the Germans.
According to Lexus, MB, and BMW website - their official 0-60 numbers:
Lexus LS: 4.6 seconds
S450: 5.4 seconds
740i: 5.4 seconds
S560: 4.6 seconds
750i: 4.6 seconds (4.3 w/ xDrive)
Basically - the Lexus LS with a TTV6 is only slower than the M760i and S63/S65 AMG and has a better average MPG than the competition.

I think that's a pretty good feat considering it has no V8 trim. Hopefully they add an LS-F that can compete with the M760i and S63/S65 AMG.
I think the main problem is the "sporty" styling is not sitting well with some people and the average consumer can't look pass the badge.

I have not seen any reviews duplicate that LS500 0-60 number of 4.5 sec, the few that have done tests that I have read got 0-60 in 5.0 seconds and 5.3, 5.2 which is decent but slower then competitors 8 cylinders.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/lexus...t-test-review/
https://www.caranddriver.com/lexus/ls

The issue is other competitors also offer 8 cylinders that are quicker with more power, the S class 8 cylinder was standard for the first 2 or 3 years and it has 449hp, tests/reviews show it does in fact do 0-60 in 4.5 to 4.8 sec and you can go to higher spec trims with 500+hp and 0-60 under 4 sec, BMW 750 has 445hp and does 0-60 in 4.2-4.3 secs with awd in tests/reviews and there are quicker options. It is not just about 0-60, the 8 cylinders are smoother, more refined, make better noises, etc. Maybe Lexus has a 8 cylinder on the way for the LS, hopefully it is not some specialty engine/version that pushes the price to over 100K no matter what trim level and it is a upgrade for a reasonable amount or else the LS could suffer being mainly 6 cylinder only compared to the competitors that all offer regular 8 cylinder options.