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Re: Re-badged Cars - 02-26-2006, 08:40 AM

First person to mention the new Lexus IS or GS gets it from me!

That said, I suppose that the SC (was - not now - according to Lexus.jp) sold as a Toyota Soarer, the overseas RX is still sold there as a Toyota Harrier, and the just-superseded ES330 was sold there as a Windom. The also-recently superseded LS was sold there as a Celsior. Apparently you guys in the states have the Lexus GX is sold in Japan as a Landcruiser Prado, which it also is here in Australia. The LX is sold in Japan as a Landcruiser Cygnus. Hopefully they get their act together and move all Lexus models to Lexus-only, soon (next gen?), with the debut of Lexus in Japan.

As for Honda, the Acura RL is the Honda Legend elsewhere. The TSX is the Accord Euro. The RSX is the Integra. Trend: they take the best Hondas and make them Acuras. I won't count the NSX and MDX because (from my perspective) at least they only just change the "Honda" to "Acura", no model name change.

I won't even begin with Nissan/Infiniti, since I have very little experience there, and it's not that early here anymore..

In Australia, Holden used to straight-rebadge the Opel Astra, Zafira and Vectra. We also took the Corsa as a Barina. Now the Barina is a rebadged Daewoo Kalos, sedan and hatch version available. The ex-Daewoo Lacetti (also a Suzuki/Chevy Lacetti/Nubira for some of you) is now the Holden Viva. Conversely, the Monaro is modified and exported as the Pontiac GTO, and the Statesman/Caprice is exported to China as a Buick . Plus the Daewoo Lacetti is a Buick Estelle in China.. wait, forget it. I'm sick of these GM rebadging shenanigans.

I hereby pronounce GM as the world's worst rebadging offender, or if you're an economic rationalist, as the best at utilising global economies of scale..
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