Seen the Chevy Malibu ad with the GS next door ?
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I know it's real. I think it is the implementation of the wood that looks questionable. If you compare GS to LS, in LS it looks like wood is a core part of the interior design. In GS, it looks like somebody said, "How can we make this look less Toyota, I know let's slap some wood here and there".
i don't mind. it takes more than just a few pieces of wood to make an interior luxurious.
you won't find our seats or leather in a toyota.
the only thing that cheapens the look is the silver painted piece around the nav screen + a/c controls.
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I've driven a rented Malibu LTZ and it is a great car and Camry competition. Review below
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...alibu-ltz.html
Wood is a personal thing. I don't need the feel of a forest in every car. I like the sculpted wood in the GS on the doors and on the console and the steering wheel. Maybe a little glossy for my liking but I always get compliments on it.
In a sports sedan like the GS I prefer less wood. In a full luxury car like the LS I would expect more wood.
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/car...alibu-ltz.html
Wood is a personal thing. I don't need the feel of a forest in every car. I like the sculpted wood in the GS on the doors and on the console and the steering wheel. Maybe a little glossy for my liking but I always get compliments on it.
In a sports sedan like the GS I prefer less wood. In a full luxury car like the LS I would expect more wood.
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I had another great idea for a Toyota ad. They should take apart a Malibu and make the point that since GM pays the unions 2X the money to build the car, what are the things they have to sacrifice to save money. Then show how Toyota does it right in the Camry.
I love Lexus' "The Hard Way is the Only Way" campaign btw.
I love Lexus' "The Hard Way is the Only Way" campaign btw.
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Its worst for the 07 and earlier GS models - the shift gate in those cars looks identical to the one in the Camry.
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Wood is a personal thing. I don't need the feel of a forest in every car. I like the sculpted wood in the GS on the doors and on the console and the steering wheel. Maybe a little glossy for my liking but I always get compliments on it.
In a sports sedan like the GS I prefer less wood. In a full luxury car like the LS I would expect more wood.
In a sports sedan like the GS I prefer less wood. In a full luxury car like the LS I would expect more wood.
But I think the market moved on. The use of dark woods like Anthracite, Black bamboo, piano wood, in sportier models from BMW, Mercedes and Audi looks both sporty and luxurious which is exactly what cars in this segment are supposed to be. To be honest I prefer that to the aluminum trim that some people spec in their M-Sport models. I would always go M-Sport and Anthracite wood.
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saw the commerical for the first time yesterday, but I don't agree w/ *batman*. it looks absurd comparing Chevy agaisnt Lexus, it should have been a Camry in the other drive way. But the truth of the matter is, most people will have no clue what the other car (GS) is, because the GS is not known to the mainstream.
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saw the commerical for the first time yesterday, but I don't agree w/ *batman*. it looks absurd comparing Chevy agaisnt Lexus, it should have been a Camry in the other drive way. But the truth of the matter is, most people will have no clue what the other car (GS) is, because the GS is not known to the mainstream.
My point is just that it makes chevy buyers feel they are getting a great deal when the ad implies the car is comparable to a Lexus.
It's tricking the Chevy buyer into a false sense of value. The oldest trick in the marketing book.
It's the same thing as when Hyundai first launched the Genesis and were comparing it to the BMW 750i. It was absurd to compare an 85k car to a 40k car, but the people who bought it felt that they were getting a great deal compared with spending 40k on an ES350.
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ahah. it was a 2GS ?!
now i see what chevy is doing.
Just like they compared the Cruz with the ugly last generation hyundai elantra.
they're comparing their new cars with 6 year old models.
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Saw a tv commercial tonight for the 2011Chevy Malibu. They showed a guy bqckingmout ofnhis drivewaybin a new Chevy Malibu and his neighbor in the driveway with a GS third gen in his driveway and they talk about Chevy envy or something like that. Yea...ok, I'd rather have a malibu......or NOT!
I am not saying anything bad about Chevy because I do believe they are building good product these days but please Chevy, comparing yourself to a car that is 20 grand more...I don't think so!
I am not saying anything bad about Chevy because I do believe they are building good product these days but please Chevy, comparing yourself to a car that is 20 grand more...I don't think so!
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