I"m sure all car lovers appreciate tremendous efforts put into this car, but it doesn't look like a GS/aristo anymore
However, that silver one is

 

One word.... WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nice...

 

The silver one is very nice I agree

 

As if we need any more people saying that Lexus's look like Mercedes

 

You guys are missing the cultural connotations here. The Japanese have always envied the European-produced cars and that's why they always buy stuff that mimick "Euro" look. I think even the conservative VIP cues are taken from their european counterparts. Everything from the LED puddlelamps, MB side mirror blinkers, wood center console and steering wheel, etc. are all examples from the European manufacturers that transcend into the Japanese modification crowd.

You don't have to approve of them. I just thought I should let y'all know. (Not to mention the fact that owning German cars in Japan is darn near impossibly expensive). Like here for example, a Benz E320 is over $120,000 and in counterpart, my aristo new would only have been around $95,000. Most can't afford the Benz, so they get the "next best thing". You buy the reliable, economical, dependable Japanese car and then you modify it by "stealing cues" from their more expensive European brothers. It may not be approved of in the US, but it certainly is the norm here in Asia.