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View Poll Results: Which luxo car finished LAST - in a comparision test
Audi A8L 0 0%
BMW 745i 1 6.25%
Jaguar XJ8 5 31.25%
Mercedes-Benz S430 4 25.00%
Volkswagen Phaeton 3 18.75%
Lexus LS430 3 18.75%
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Old 13th May 2004, 12:55   #1
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I was reading some old issues of a car mag last night, when i came across a comparision test done in December 2003 between these $70,000 luxury cars.

While I was slightly surprised by the winner, I was even more surprised as to which car came LAST from this bunch.

Any guess's ppl? The poll is for which car came last, but also take a guess as to which was considered the BEST.

I'll give the answer by 1700hrs today (13th MAy).

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Old 13th May 2004, 13:00   #2
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lol, I just came from the newstand and was shocked myself

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Old 13th May 2004, 13:04   #3
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Well i voted S430!...just a guess from the reaction of u guys!..
As far as best.....i really donno.....A8 maybe?

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Old 13th May 2004, 13:33   #4
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As for the car that finished last, my guess is the Lexus LS430.

Which car is the best? It's certainly the Jaguar XJ8 for me - by a big margin. The XJ came in at no. 1 in the BBC Top Gear survey too.



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I guess its the Merc S 430

That could be a surprise but cant count out the BMW 7 Series
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Old 13th May 2004, 13:54   #6
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If that magazine is as smart as I am, the BMW 745i came out last...hehehehe

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Car did a similar test with the Merc, BM , Audi and Jag - result - Audi, Merc, Jag (both closely run), BMW (i-drive + looks did it in)
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hehehe...this is interesting!
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Hate u guys who voted for S430!

nyways i voted for lexus!
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Hey,

Not so much OT, but we all know how Lexus has blatantly copied the Mercedes S Class previously, right? One of the generations..cant remember which...had the exact same dimensions of the S Class.

So Lexus takes this imitation to the more obvious. While Mercedes calls its offering the "S430", Lexus simply adds the "L" of its name to Mercs car and names the new Lexus the "LS430". I suppose this means Lexus' version of the S430.

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Define Lexus = Toyota on steroids!
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Old 13th May 2004, 14:52   #12
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Quote[/b] (S350L-E240 @ May 13 2004,13:02)]Hate u guys who voted for S430!

nyways i voted for lexus!
I guess no need to ask you which one you think was the BEST right S350
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i have a bad feeling about this one. id say the worst was the Jaguar XJ8. the best? Volkswagen Phaeton.
(i think im going to get beaten up for this one)
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i would vote in for the XJ8.... one the classiest cars...
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lol rtech for me it's the 7 and S
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