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Originally Posted by Xcaliber003
To answer your question the competition is Audi A6, BMW 5 series, Cadi STS, Infiniti M, Jag S-Type, Lex GS, and the MB E-Class; according to Car & Driver. The RL's acceleration came second to last ahead of the 530i. Every car listed was a V8 model except for the BMW and MB, and overall they still ranked the RL second place behind the M45. IMO the competition should be the six cyl. variants of each, it's not a fair comparison against the more powerful 8 cyl models.
I was most suprised by how heavy the RL car has gotten, but AWD does come w/ a penalty. Honda/Acura has never been about doing anything excessively (like was said before), it should be interesting to see what their next move is considering the competition. I just hope their fundamentals of good handling and balance as the top priority.
Offtopic but anyone notice that Lexus is the only Japanese brand w/ a fullsize luxury car anymore?
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Yea,
That Article pissed off ClubLexus like no other.
The problem being that the RL was that good of a car...
Up against its Real Competition like Edmunds.com did, the RL was actually near the top in acceleration and KILLED THEM in Overall finish, the Lexus GS300 came dead last, next the the BMW 530i, following those were the audi, infiniti and by a LARGE margin the Acura RL first place.
Acceleration the RL was actually i think quicker than everyone but the M35x.
anymore is wrong, but yea i know they're the only one now. Nissan has canceled its president/Q45 over here because they realized that THAT MARKET is not a lucrative market to play in...That's the thing nobody seems to notice. Lexus spent a lot of time playing catch up. at the minimum they've spent 15 years trying to build themselves up to the point they are now, riding the coat tails of their competition.
The only cars that really make lexus any money are the IS and GS.
The LS is still there but only because it's been there copying the big boys for 15 years. Finally it's able to do some tricky-dick stuff on its own now.
Seriously, the car was developed to replace the Sclass for supremacy in the globe. big ambitions, and they're still trying, but it's not there yet. And as of yet, it's still just another Japanese Luxury sedan.
If they do decide to put a V12 in it, i wonder who'd buy it...if you're buying a V12, why not just get the Sclass or 760. Because if it doesn't out run the S600 (the top dog in that league) you're just wasting your money. In that class (600 class aka V12) it's all about stupid amounts of luxury and straight line speed. Comparitively how many 760s are out there? How many S600s? exactly.