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1/4 mile: 535i - 14.1 @ 96.8 A6 - 13.6 @ 102.0 Skid pad, 200-ft. diameter (lateral g): 535i - 0.88 A6 - 0.90 Braking, 60-0 mph (ft.): 535i - 118 A6 - 111 From insideline.com (Audi w/ Pirelli P Zero Sport, BMW w/ Goodyear Excellence). Last edited by Sedoy; 02-18-2012 at 09:33 PM.. |
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I'm not understanding the "Camry turd" comments. While I personally don't like any Lexus cars in general, including the GS, I do know it has nothing in common with a Camry. It is not, by any means, a rebadged Camry. It would be as silly as saying BMW 535 is a "Mini turd". Makes no sense, right?
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Yes I have driven the A6 3.0 quattro and was not impressed... : |
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Personally, I was much more impressed with the A6 than I was with the 535i xdrive. Of the two, the A6 is definitely more of a driver's car. It's funny how over the past 10 years, BMW has been trying so hard to make the 5-series more like the A6 and E-class, while Audi was trying to make the A6 more like the 5-series. The result is that the roles are now reversed. |
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What is this crap, a Lexus commercial sponsored by Motortrend?
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About ten years ago, BMW decided that the 5-series needed more luxury and less sport. Can't really blame them, as that decision payed off with higher sales. I'm just glad the 3-series is still built with the enthusiast in mind. |
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Lexus is no doubt make good cars. I really liked IS & GS models but I think BMW is still one step ahead with style and performance. I don't even compare Lexus cars because they do look and perform like Toyota cars. Although GS is a good competitor, Im definitely more into BMW in every way!
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I can really understand why Lexus has a big market in US. Lot of drivers comes from US cars and they really think the Lexus has a nice interior. But when comparing to BMW?
No matter what the japanese manufacturers are doing, they are lacking when it comes to interior refinement and design overall. They still have no elegance what so ever. Here in Europe Toyota sells a lot of cars since the are cheap, but when Toyota thinks they can take BMW money for their cheaply built products, they don't sell any cars. I would never ever consider a Lexus for BMW money. I would in fact prefer one of the newer Jeep Grand Cherokees or whatever. Edit: I just looked at the swedish price list and the cheapest GS450 is, cough cough 18000$ more than a faster 535i? |
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And in Europe Lexus sales are much lower, the cars here are not significantly cheaper than the competition and the Lexus brand name is not strong enough vs BMW, Mercedes, Audi etc. However from what I have heard the Lexus dealers service level is superior to the rest of the premium brands...the others have a lot to learn.
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i have tested the new A6 3.0T and its like all Audis i have tested, good cars in straight roads.. Thought it looked nice so i went to a dealer for test drive, but what a disappointment to drive... A car for people how dont like to drive
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