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Replying to: david83 (Jul 15, 2006 7:46 am) |
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Replying to: david83 (Jul 15, 2006 7:46 am) |
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Replying to: quemfala (Jul 15, 2006 5:59 am) They should all be buying/leasing the Lexus GS. NOT!  No matter how you spin it, the simple truth is more people looking for an LPS pick the 5 series. The numbers say so. Unless Porsche decides to confront the 5 head on, this superiority will continue ad infinitum, IMNSHO.
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Replying to: hpowders (Jul 15, 2006 5:32 pm) The media's assessment of the BMW 5-series new design actually has been mixed. Automobile Magazine did what you claim "the media" does: "The BMW 5-series breaks the classic unified automotive form into a collection of fractured surfaces, and it's the only car in our memory that has inspired mention of a painting by Picasso. But, as in so many discussions of cubism, the word beauty never enters our conversation about this car." But Motor Trend told got readers excited about the 530i with: "The fifth-generation BMW 5 Series, with its flame-cut flanks and take-no-prisoners suspension, hit the ground running in the 2004 model year. Here's a thoroughbred, the product of decades of setting the benchmark all other automaker's sport sedans aspire to. Just look at the stance, the way the body sits on the chassis, ready to pounce on any opportunity to show its stuff on a challenging stretch of road." As for reliability ratings, I partially agree with you. CR currently dismisses all German cars as unreliable. But in JDP's press release of their 2006 initial quality survey, they said: "Brands with the fewest defects and malfunctions include BMW, Chrysler, Hyundai, Lexus, Porsche and Toyota." In so far, as consumers are ignoring CR, well maybe, but it's just as possible that many buyers who want German cars are not going to seriously consider Japanese cars, so they'll be influenced to buy a BMW by CR's comparisons among German cars, and there CR claims the BMW 5-series will be more reliable than the Audi A6 and the Mercedes E-series. So, I think there's a fair amount of support in the media for people who want a German LPS to buy the one that has long been established in their minds as the best one to drive and now is routinely assessed as more reliable than other German LPS cars. |
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Replying to: david83 (Jul 15, 2006 7:46 am) Strong though the engine of the A8L may well be, it ain't no match for the brakes of the A8L. Said another way, if you were really braking, even if the engine was at full throttle, your car would have stopped rather quickly. My bet is that you thought you had your foot on the brake when you were really mashing the throttle instead. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Jul 15, 2006 8:28 pm) |
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Replying to: lexusguy (Jul 05, 2005 9:23 pm) To both camps, I can only say, "if you like it, it's good." Some interesting reading for y'all. http://stereophile.com/news/071706infiniti/ John Feng |
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Replying to: david83 (Jul 15, 2006 7:46 am)
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Replying to: bfeng7 (Jul 17, 2006 2:22 pm) As I've said in the past, car stereos is the one area where I think Bose has done some very good work, and it seems that the most recent Infiniti\Bose collabs are the best of the lot. The top level Infiniti M stereo is easily a match for Lexus\ML, Volvo\Dynaudio, or Acura\ELS, and it seems as if the system in the new G will be as good if not better. The reason why Bose car audio can be so good is exactly the same reason that holds back the home products. Priorities. The Bose engineers working with Infiniti have the exact same goals as the Mark Levinson engineers. Make the system sound as good as it possibly can. You don't have to worry about making a cutesy system with plenty of WAF when you're making a car stereo. |
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Replying to: pearl (Jul 17, 2006 2:57 pm) |
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