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Originally Posted by B6T
Countless people bemoaning Toyota's decision to carry-over the GR series V6 which on paper has competitive stats... and yet no mention of the reliability issues of the N54, N55, etc. engines that BMW used in the 3-series, or the costs related to those that are borne by owners.
A GR-series V6 will need only basic maintenance (oil changes, plugs, filters) and fuel to run to 300,000km. How many BMW engines can even come close to that level of reliability? Lexus/Toyota customers want that reliability, and don't care so much about 0-60 times or overall HP number, compared to BMW drivers who are more obsessed with stats and tolerate more frequent visits to the service department and out-of-warranty repair costs.
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Nobody buys these cars because consumers are not dumb. 57% of Lexus sales are lease so reliability is not an issue.
LS sales haven fallen off a cliff. It actually used to outsell the MB Sclass in past.
GS is dead as 2020 is last year.
RC rumored to be discontinued due to poor sales.
LC was DOA and will be discontinued.
IS is now on its 2nd refresh and sales have never been worse.
Lexus is lost and Genesis has more compelling products now.
Only Lexus models that sell are the cheap rebadged Toyotas- RX, ES and NX.