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New Lexus GS wins the Auto Trophy 2004 in Germany thanks to its new sophisticated design

check this out

http://www.autospies.com/article/ind...articleId=3506

XeroK00L

The new GS gets voted "the winner of the 2004 Auto Trophy prize for imported Luxury cars" in Germany. Oh well... I guess it's still something to be happy about...

And maybe I'm prejudiced, but personally I think the main reason why the new GS won over the new RL and M45 in the imported luxury car category was that the brand awareness for Lexus is still quite a bit greater than that for Infiniti and Acura in Germany, and not necessarily that the new GS is really a better car than the two.

Gojirra99

Not sure if the new RL will be available in Europe as a Legend, but I don't think Infiniti cars are available there even as a Nissan.

XeroK00L

So that means the new GS basically won in a category where there was zero (0) competitor?

Edit: And it still won only 16.5% of the votes?? Which models won the 83.5% anyway?

LexFather

It's better . The RL is sold as the Honda Legend, not sure if they will sell the M35/45 as the Nissan FUga. Infiniti in Europe is still 4 or 5 years away.

SecPole14

Of course! That's because the GS has NO competition!!

LexFather

The GS won an award for styling and design in Europe even before it was sold. But I cannot find the link? Can someone provide it?

Gojirra99

Do you mean THIS ONE ?

http://www.lexus-europe.com/about_le...rmans_like.asp

LexFather

XeroK00L

Sorry Sick but this thread does not need a sticky. It's a repost x 2 and you have even made a reply to the first one in last October.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=138068
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=140800

And then again I'll point out that this award was for the "best imported luxury car in Germany", which means no German car was competing, not even Infiniti and Acura, whose M35/45 and RL aren't being sold there.

LexFather

Thanks. I looked ALL OVER for those threads, for some reason I came up very empty.

Itsuki_23

Nevertheless, those glimpses were enough to impress 84,000 German readers of "Auto Zeitung" and "TV Movie", naming the new Lexus GS the winner of the 2004 Auto Trophy prize for imported Luxury cars.

For Germans imported cars are all brands/models not German origin. Luxury cars in that category - Lexus, Infiniti, Acura, Saab, Volvo, Cadillac, Aston Martin, Jaguar, all other British brands etc.

encore888

I didn't know about this...good job Lexus GS! Good to see even the Germans are giving this automobile its due.