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Re: R&T First Drive: 2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetec - 12-26-2006, 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cawimmer430 View Post
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.
It really isn't much of a value either anymore. The GS430 is pointless next to the GS350 as is the GS450h. If I had to get a GS, it would be a GS350 AWD, you have the best of everything. Over 300hp and AWD. Why they didn't make the GS450h AWD is beyond me.

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