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Re: R&T First Drive: 2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec - 12-25-2006, 02:13 PM

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Over on Edmunds they've come down off their high horse about hybrids every since the GS450h starting getting its teeth kicked in comparos and sales have been so restricted. 18 months ago the GS450h was going to oust the E/5/A6 and now it doesn't sell, doesn't win anything and generally is seen as an poor value.

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Small trunk, lousy fuel economy outside the urban environment, overpriced (for a Lexus) - yep, a bad deal. I'd rather get a GS350 and be done with it. You get the same car that get's slightly poorer fuel economy but still has enough trunk space for the family.

That said, I personally feel that the Lexus GS has nothing really over the German competition except reliability and value. That's it. These two things don't make a car class leading. Ironically, I hear the GS is not even that comfortable.
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