Lexus LS460 by Hyundai

[Christofuh]

 

[Flambeur]

LOL.. Well the first LS imitated S-Class. So whatever.

It's a pretty car, perhaps better looking than the LS460. Specs might be better too.

Genesis must be doing well if they are doing an even more upscale version of it.

 

[Asterix]

Awesome looking car. I'd buy it in a heartbeat if it comes into the States.

 

[uhurit]

It just needs to lose the chrome wheels

 

[acidboy]

LOL @ car displayed under the Toyota sign

 

[Artisan Fan]

Very LS like but the exterior styling on the waist is much better executed on the LS imho. A friend has a Hyundai Sonata and it is a surprisingly nice car.

 

[oneeightyseven]

Originally Posted by acidicboy

LOL @ car displayed under the Toyota sign

lol irony.

 

[Roikins]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

Very LS like but the exterior styling on the waist is much better executed on the LS imho. A friend has a Hyundai Sonata and it is a surprisingly nice car.

My friend got to drive around in a new Hyundai Genesis sedan for a week for review, and I was surprised at how nice it was. The interior didn't feel cheap, their version of iDrive/MMI/etc. was great, and the motor was nice. They might be better served if they took the Nissan/Toyota/Honda route by creating a new company name for their luxury cars, because I bet lots of people end up passing on it due to the Hyundai badge.

 

[Roikins]

Double-post.

 

[A Canuker]

Here in Canada the Genisis is badged differently from the rest of the Hyundia line. I have a Sonota and like it greatly as, for my Canadian dollar, it was a much better deal then everything else in its size.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Roikins

My friend got to drive around in a new Hyundai Genesis sedan for a week for review, and I was surprised at how nice it was. The interior didn't feel cheap, their version of iDrive/MMI/etc. was great, and the motor was nice. They might be better served if they took the Nissan/Toyota/Honda route by creating a new company name for their luxury cars, because I bet lots of people end up passing on it due to the Hyundai badge.

It's not the badge, per se, it's that people dropping this kind of cash do not want to have to use the same service center as people buying the ultra-cheap cars. The service center is not going to give you the service experience, if you went to luxury dealership. It's why the VW Touraeg was never in my list of choices, as I really don't want to get to a VW dealership for service, when I could go to a Lexus, Infiniti, Rover, etc.

 

[visionology]

They really need to market these under a new brand separate from Hyundai. This will allow them to provide separate service and a new atmosphere.

 

[Roikins]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

It's not the badge, per se, it's that people dropping this kind of cash do not want to have to use the same service center as people buying the ultra-cheap cars. The service center is not going to give you the service experience, if you went to luxury dealership. It's why the VW Touraeg was never in my list of choices, as I really don't want to get to a VW dealership for service, when I could go to a Lexus, Infiniti, Rover, etc.


Perhaps, but with a new badge, would in fact come another dealership/service center away from the Hyundai folks.

 

[Southern-Nupe]

Originally Posted by Roikins

Perhaps, but with a new badge, would in fact come another dealership/service center away from the Hyundai folks.
I agree with your first statment. Dealer service may play a role, but for the majority of the people looking into purchasing luxury class auto's, name cache is the determining factor. All one has to do is, look at the success Toyota has had with Lexus, and Nissan with Infiniti. Hyundai has made amazing feats as of late, however some will not forget that this was essentially a manufacturer of cheap, easy transportation (who at one time was wholly unreliable).

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by Southern-Nupe

I agree with your first statment.

Dealer service may play a role, but for the majority of the people looking into purchasing luxury class auto's, name cache is the determining factor. All one has to do is, look at the success Toyota has had with Lexus, and Nissan with Infiniti. Hyundai has made amazing feats as of late, however some will not forget that this was essentially a manufacturer of cheap, easy transportation (who at one time was wholly unreliable).

I think you're wrong Nupe, or at least partially wrong. I can tell you if the typical Lexus driver had to have the same service experience of the person driving a 10 year old Corolla, there would be far fewer Lexus drivers.

The top price point of Toyota SUVs (about 60k for a platinum level Sequoia) is about what it costs for the GX Lexus. It's only about 15k less than an LX. It's the service that gets people into a Lexus, IMO, not the name cache. It was creating different dealership networks that tipped Lexus and Infiniti, not the badging per se.